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Sassnitz
Sassnitz railway station
General information
LocationSassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,  Germany
Coordinates54°30′58″N 13°38′17″E / 54.51611°N 13.63806°E / 54.51611; 13.63806
Line(s)Stralsund–Sassnitz railway
Platforms2
Tracks3
Train operatorsODEG
Connections
  • RE 9
History
Opened1 July 1891; 133 years ago (1891-07-01)
Electrified27 May 1989; 35 years ago (1989-05-27)
Services
Preceding station Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn Following station
Lanckentowards Rostock Hbf RE 9 Terminus
Location
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Sassnitz (German: Bahnhof Sassnitz) is a railway station in the town of Sassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The station lies on the Stralsund–Sassnitz railway and the train services are operated by Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

  • Regional services RE 9 Rostock – Velgast – Stralsund – Lietzow – Sassnitz

History

The station was the destination of Vladimir Lenin's sealed train when he was provided passage through the German Empire by the Foreign Office and the Abteilung IIIb during the Russian Revolution, after which he boarded a ferry across the Baltic Sea for Trelleborg, Sweden, and then a train en route to Finland Station in Petrograd.

Gallery

References

  1. Timetables for Sassnitz station
  2. Hammer, Joshua. "Vladimir Lenin's Return Journey to Russia Changed the World Forever". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  3. Flakin, Wladek (2018-03-29). "When the Russian Revolution passed through Berlin". EXBERLINER.com. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
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