Which major Berlin railway station was divided by the Berlin Wall and became a crossing point between East and West?

Friedrichstraße station was the major Berlin railway station divided by the Berlin Wall and used as a crossing point between East and West.

The station stood in East Berlin but handled trains and passengers connected with West Berlin. After the Wall was built, separate circulation areas and strict controls divided travelers according to their destination. West Berlin’s S-Bahn and U-Bahn lines could pass through East Berlin, but trains generally did not stop at most stations in the eastern sector.

Friedrichstraße remained an important exception because it served international and inter-zone traffic. The station became a major transit point for people changing between East and West, and the nearby border-control building acquired the nickname “Palace of Tears.” After the Wall opened, the station quickly returned to normal cross-city use and remains one of Berlin’s central transport hubs.