Berlin Wuhlheide Rangierbahnhof, Rail yard in Biesdorf district, Germany
Berlin Wuhlheide Rangierbahnhof is a former rail yard in eastern Berlin that once sorted and managed freight wagons across several kilometers of track. The facility sits between Wuhlheide and Biesdorf, with a large nature reserve now occupying much of the land where trains once operated.
Planning for this sorting yard began in 1938, but World War II halted the project until work resumed in 1951. Operations ran from 1953 until 1994, serving the rail network of East Germany.
The facility transformation from an industrial rail yard to the Biesenhorster Sand nature reserve represents the evolution of Berlin's transportation infrastructure.
Visitors can find remnants of the former yard such as exit tracks and a wagon workshop within the nature reserve area. The best time to explore is during dry weather when the paths around the site are easily walkable.
This was one of the few large-scale sorting yards of the German Railways and was completely replanned after war damage. Its transformation into a nature reserve now shows an unusual blend of industrial heritage and recovering landscape.
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