Lalendorf station

Lalendorf station is located in the municipality of Lalendorf in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Neustrelitz–Warnemünde railway and the railway from Bützow to Neubrandenburg cross near the station. Both lines originally had separate station facilities, both located on the same station forecourt. Since the Neustrelitz–Warnemünde railway was rebuilt in 1960, it bypasses the Lalendorf station, but it is connected to it by a connecting curve. The station’s entrance building and several other buildings in the station area are heritage-listed buildings.LocationThe station is located in the municipality of Lalendorf in the district of Rostock on the southern edge of the village of Lalendorf about 10 kilometres east of Güstrow and about 40 kilometres south-east of Rostock. The railway line from Bützow runs in an east–west direction, while the line from Neustrelitz to Warnemunde runs from southeast to northwest.HistoryLalendorf station was opened in 1864 when the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway (Großherzoglich Mecklenburgische Friedrich-Franz-Eisenbahn, MFFE) extended its line from Güstrow to Malchin. The line was to was extended in 1867 to Strasburg on the Prussian border, where it connected with Stettin (now Szczecin in Poland). The Neustrelitz–Warnemünde railway, known as the Lloyd-Bahn (Lloyd Railway), which was opened in 1886, crossed the MFFE line in Lalendorf. It had its own station north of the MFFE station. The station forecourt and its access road and the railway hotel were used by both railway companies. Both line were interconnected at the western ends of the two stations.