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Here is a video of Schwanheide station on the Hamburg-Berlin high-speed line. You can see ICE1, ICE-T, ICE4, IC, EC, RE1 Hamburg - Rostock and freight trains. During the division of Germany, Schwanheide station was a border station on the Hamburg-Berlin railway line on the German GDR side in the Mecklenburg town of Schwanheide near Boizenburg. After reunification in 1990, the Hamburg-Berlin railway line was expanded to a high-speed line. Schwanheide station is now just a stop. The railway line has been expanded to accommodate speeds of up to 230 km/h. Express trains pass the stop at high speeds, which is why the platforms are secured with barriers with warning signs. The border crossing building is empty and is subject to vandalism.