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side, the line gradually closed. Initially, only the first 200 metres across the border were affected. At the end of the 1980s the last tracks were removed. Only the underpass under the main line remained.
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trains reversed at Köllnische Heide. Only the northern track was operated between Köllnische Heide and Neukölln. In the late 1970s, the embankment on the northern side threatened to sag, causing the
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151:Track gauge
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56:March 2017
31:references
832:reunified
785:Stadtbahn
612:Ring line
204:Route map
191:750 V DC
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717:Köpenick
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