Potsdam Medienstadt Babelsberg station is a station on the Berlin–Blankenheim railway located in the east of the Potsdam district of Drewitz near Babelsberg, the historic center of the German film industry, and the former West Berlin exclave of Steinstücken. The station's DS-100 code is BDW[1] and its station’s numerical code is 5013.[2] It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.[2]

Potsdam Medienstadt Babelsberg
View of the platform from the level crossing
General information
Location	Drewitz, Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany
Coordinates	52°22′55″N 13°7′18″E
Line(s)	Berlin–Blankenheim railway (KBS 209.33)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	5013
DS100 code	BDW [1]
IBNR	8011430
Category	5[2]
Fare zone	VBB: Berlin C and Potsdam B/5851[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	15 May 1879
Previous names	Drewitz (1879–2000)
Passengers
< 2,500/day
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Nordost Following station Potsdam-Rehbrücke towards Dessau Hbf RE 7 Berlin-Wannsee towards Wünsdorf-Waldstadt Preceding station Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn Following station Berlin-Wannsee Terminus RB 33 Potsdam-Rehbrücke towards Jüterbog
Location
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The station was opened on 15 May 1879 with the name of Drewitz. It was a freight border crossing point from East Germany to West Berlin from 1949 to 1990. Numerous safety devices were installed for this purpose such as special points that would prevent an unauthorized movement of a locomotive towards Berlin-Wannsee in the American sector of Berlin. This meant that some sets of points would cause trains making unauthorized movements to derail.

After the reunification of Germany, an ICE connecting train ran from Berlin Zoologischer Garten through Drewitz station to Michendorf as electrification had not been completed on any line from the west to Berlin.

On 28 May 2000, the station’s name was changed to the current name in order to emphasize its proximity to the Babelsberg Media City (Medienstadt), including Babelsberg Studio.

The entire building is under heritage protection.

Rail services

The following services stop at the station:

Line	Route
RE 7	Wünsdorf-Waldstadt – Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 – Berlin – Potsdam Medienstadt Babelsberg – Michendorf – Bad Belzig – Dessau
RB 33	Berlin-Wannsee – Potsdam Medienstadt Babelsberg – Michendorf – Beelitz Stadt – Treuenbrietzen – Jüterbog

References

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