S2 — Röntgental. Two doors.

S2 — Röntgental. Vom und Zum Bahnsteig.

S2 — Röntgental. Unusually, this station also has a ‘from the platforms’ sign … a relic from a more civilised age, when going through the right door was a matter of some importance.

S2 — Röntgental. Unusual elegance on the way to the platforms.

S2 — Röntgental. Inside the grand hall.

S2 — Röntgental. The old station building at Röntgental is, in fact, one of the gems along the northern portion of the line. These doors, with their elegant wrought iron, are only the beginning… (Note also the bizarrely oversized light fittings).

S2 — Röntgental. Welcome to X-Ray Valley.

S2 — Buch. Platform in autumn.

S2 — Buch. The old ticket windows.

S2 — Buch. Organic forms.

S2 — Buch. The light from below.

S2 — Buch. Another station, another fantastic hanging light.

S2 — Buch. An upside-down neon S.

S2 — Karow. Tracks and trees.

S2 — Karow. Do you feel welcome yet?

S2 — Karow. A warm welcome.

S2 — Blankenburg. The far end of the platform.

S2 — Blankenburg. The ennobling architecture of early public transportation.

S2 — Blankenburg. Letters for lintels.

S2 — Blankenburg. The grand hall (light detail).

S2 — Blankenburg. The grand hall.

S2 — Blankenburg. The fading glory.

S2 — Heinersdorf. Roundhouse.

S2 — Heinersdorf. On the platform.

S2 — Heinersdorf. Two very small windows.

S2 — Heinersdorf. A new clock in an old setting.

S2 — Heinersdorf. The lights and the ceiling.

S2 — Heinersdorf. A place to sit.

S2 — Heinersdorf. Vaulted space with hanging light.

S2 — Heinersdorf. Alternative entrance.

S2 — Heinersdorf. Letter in the arch.

S2 — Pankow. Return of the large neon S.

S2 — Pankow. Decorative birds / waterfowl.

S2 — Pankow. Service Dream II.

S2 — Pankow. A phone by any other name…

S2 — Pankow. Lighting enthusiasts take note: the next several stations on this line have some remarkable hanging lights (and elegant ceilings to accompany them).

S2 — Pankow. Overgrowth.

S2 — Pankow. The architects of the station building clearly had access to something good.

S2 — Pankow. Today we veer off from the familiar world of the North-South line and enter what is perhaps the most fascinating section of the S2. Starting here:

Just getting ourselves set up here…