Sassnitz station

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Sassnitz
Sassnitz Bahnhof 05.JPG
Sassnitz railway station
LocationSassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,  Germany
Coordinates54°30′58″N 13°38′17″E / 54.51611°N 13.63806°E / 54.51611; 13.63806Coordinates: 54°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
Services
Preceding station ODEG Following station
Lancken
towards Lietzow (Rügen), Stralsund Hbf or Rostock Hbf
Terminus
Location
Sassnitz is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Sassnitz
Sassnitz
Location within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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):[1]

  • 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.[2][3]

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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