Joachimsthal Imperial Railway Station
| Joachimsthal Imperial Railway Station | |
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 Imperial Pavilion of the Joachimsthal Imperial Railway Station
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| Operating point type | Breakpoint |
| Platform tracks | 1 |
| abbreviation | WWLS |
| Price range | 7th |
| opening | December 5, 1898 |
| Profile on Bahnhof.de | Joachimsthal_Kaiserbahnhof |
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| City / municipality | Joachimsthal |
| country | Brandenburg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 57 '50 " N , 13 ° 45' 17" E |
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| Railway stations in Brandenburg | |
Joachimsthal Kaiserbahnhof (until 1998 Werbellinsee station , then briefly Joachimsthal Süd ) is one of the train stations in Germany used by the last German Emperor Wilhelm II . It was opened in 1898 as a station on the then newly created Britz – Fürstenberg line, which branched off from the Berlin-Stettin Railway . The largely original ensemble of buildings with the imperial pavilion is a listed architectural monument .
The facility is located on the southern edge of the small town of Joachimsthal and is one of two train stations in the city next to the Joachimsthal train station . Both are served by the regional train line RB 63.
history
The Kaiserbahnhof is located on the narrow land connection between Werbellinsee and Grimnitzsee on the Kleiner Lubowsee in the south of the city of Joachimsthal. It was commissioned by Wilhelm II so that the court and hunting parties could change from the imperial saloon carriages to carriages and comfortably reach the Hubertusstock hunting lodge on the edge of the Schorfheide .
In the autumn of 1898, the emperor got out here for the first time on a hunt lasting several days, which officially opened the facility. After the emperor's abdication, in the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich , the hunting lodge was still used and the train station was used for representation. It was not until the GDR era that the buildings slowly fell into disrepair due to the omnipresent lack of materials , and the hotel burned down in the 1950s. For Helmut Schmidt's visit to the GDR in 1981, an external renovation of the remaining buildings began. Since the Chancellor did not arrive by train, contrary to originally planned, the work was ended again.
Until 1998 the station was called Werbellinsee , then briefly Joachimsthal Süd , before it was given its current name.
Description of the station
The Kaiserbahnhof consists of three buildings: a hotel and restaurant, located a little to the west, the Kaiserpavillon and the small reception building , all of which were built in half-timbered construction. The restoration of all three parts of the ensemble was carried out in accordance with the preservation order, so that the original color of the façades in a dark brown tone and contrasting white can be seen again.
The Kaiserpavillon is the most striking building in the station complex. It has a rectangular floor plan of around 7 × 15 meters. A Prussian eagle with a black and white coat of arms decorates the covered entrance area. The most essential element of the pavilion is the "Kaisersaal", which is closed off by a wooden barrel vault . A colored mosaic floor, multi-part historically reconstructed lead-frame windows, wrought-iron candlesticks and a fireplace create the historical ambience. The hall is equipped with modern conference technology and can be used accordingly. On both sides of the roof ridge, wooden dragon heads adorn the gables of the pavilion.
Other uses
Since the renovation of the facility, which was funded by the German Foundation for Monument Protection (2004 to 2007), the former pavilion has been used regularly for various cultural activities, for example since 2006 as “Germany's first radio play station”. In 2008, the station received the “Selected Location” award from the Germany - Land of Ideas initiative .
There is also a tourist information office in the building, and until the end of April 2012 a railway fan ran the “Café Kaiserbahnhof Schorfheide” on a part-time basis on weekends, holidays and special occasions. After that, the café had to be closed.
reachability
The stop at the Kaiserbahnhof is served all year round by the Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) with the RB 63 line as a demand stop . The Kaiserbahnhof is roughly halfway between the neighboring Althüttendorf and Joachimsthal stations .
The station can be reached from the federal motorway 11 via the Britz-Chorin and Joachimsthal exits.
The bus lines 515, 911 and 917 have stops at the Kaiserbahnhof. It can also be reached with the tourist bus route “Rund um den Werbellinsee”, which runs from spring to autumn.
The Berlin – Usedom long-distance cycle route runs a little north of the Kaiserbahnhof. The “Historic Town Centers - Route 1” cycle path leads along the west bank of the Werbellinsee.
The station is also on hiking routes to the Grimnitz castle ruins , the Biorama project , the Hubertusstock hunting lodge or the Chorin monastery . It is also a stop on the 5.9 km long Kaiserrundweg.
Finally, excursion boats also operate on the Werbellinsee , which dock at the northern end of the lake near the Kaiserbahnhof and in the Elsenau district .
A neighboring seaside resort, the “Voigtswiese” campsite and a holiday village on the Grimnitzsee are further destinations in the vicinity of the train station.
Web links
- Website of the Heimatverein Joachimsthal ( Memento from August 28, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- City information page
- Joachimsthal radio play station
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b German Foundation for Monument Protection: Funding project Kaiserbahnhof on the website of the German Foundation for Monument Protection, accessed on September 16, 2012
- ↑ The Kaiserbahnhof brought an upswing (PDF; 2.5 MB) on stadtmagazinverlag.de; Retrieved September 16, 2012
- ^ Office Joachimsthal: The Imperial Railway Station
- ↑ Joachimsthal radio play station ( Memento from September 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Audio play station Joachimsthal: Put your ear on the track. Germany's first radio play station is in Joachimsthal
- ↑ Brief description of the Kaiserrundweg in the Schorfheide , accessed on January 22, 2012