Rahnsdorf station is a station of the Berlin S-Bahn. It is located in the district of Rahnsdorf in the Berlin district of Treptow-Köpenick.HistoryThe station was opened on 15 May 1879. The station was rebuilt to a design by the architects Charles Cornelius and Waldemar Suadicani between 1899 and 1902. This work was made necessary by the elevation of the tracks and the simultaneous construction of a separate pair of tracks for long-distance and freight traffic. The original construction of the station area is still largely preserved and the station building is heritage-listed.There was a serious railway accident on 11 November 1916: a group of track maintenance workers made up of women—because of labour shortages as a result of the First World War—waved to the soldiers of a passing military train. Because of poor visibility due to fog, they did not hear a warning—that was given too late—of a train approaching on the track on which they stood. 19 women were killed. The look-out person was convicted and sent to prison for one year. Electric suburban trains have stopped at the station since 11 June 1928; since 1 December 1930 they have been branded as S-Bahn services. Some steam-hauled services continued for about half a year and they ended in 1929.Train services ended in April 1945 due to the war. After the Second World War, the Soviet occupation administration dismantled both S-Bahn tracks. The line, including the station, was returned to operation on 1 September 1948. The station was the terminus until 2 November 1948, since the line had not been restored to Erkner. In 2009 and 2010, the platform canopy was restored, the lighting was renewed and tactile paving was installed.