The station also serves as a stop for various private excursion and sightseeing boats, among others, those of the Stern und Kreisschiffahrt and Reederei Riedel companies.

When the Jannowitz Bridge was rebuilt (1881–1883), the suburban station of the same name was opened on the Berlin Stadtbahn (“city railway”) viaduct next to the Spree river.

[5] A roof was built above the wall, which was connected to the existing platform canopy, creating a half-open concourse to the north.

The traffic on the Stadtbahn steadily increased and the narrow central platform on the suburban tracks at Jannowitzbrücke had to be widened.

To obtain sufficient space, the tracks of the long-distance line were shifted slightly towards the south in 1906/1907, so it rested on a supporting structure built directly in the river.

With the establishment of the S-Bahn network and the electrification of the Stadtbahn from 1928, the station was demolished and rebuilt in its present form between 1927 and 1932 to plans by the architect Hugo Röttcher.

At the end of the 19th century, the decision was taken in Berlin to build a new rapid transit rail system and various proposals were submitted for its implementation.

After the First World War and the subsequent economic crisis, AEG-Schnellbahn-AG, a subsidiary of AEG, had to file for insolvency and was liquidated.

The city of Berlin took over the underground works that had previously been built; this included, among other things, the tunnel under the Spree near Jannowitzbrücke.

In World War II, the station suffered little damage and it only had to be closed during the period of the final battle.

Months later, on 1 July 1990, the border controls were abolished with the establishment of a monetary, economic and social union between the two Germanys.

The opening was planned for 13 August, but with restrictions on S-Bahn operations (no traffic on the Stadtbahn), the station was reopened earlier.