U Bahn Berlin
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The Berlin S-Bahn (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-smallfont-size:85%.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-smallfont-size:100%German: [ˈɛs baːn]) is a rapid transit railway system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It has been in operation under this name since December 1930, having been previously called the special tariff area Berliner Stadt-, Ring- und Vorortbahnen (Berlin city, orbital, and suburban railways).[1] It complements the Berlin U-Bahn and is the link to many outer-Berlin areas, such as Berlin Brandenburg Airport. As such, the Berlin S-Bahn blends elements of a commuter rail service and a rapid transit system.
Services on the Berlin S-Bahn have been provided by the Prussian or German national railway company of the respective time, which means the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft after the First World War, the Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany) (in both East and West Berlin) until 1993 (except West Berlin from 1984 to 1994, the BVG period) and Deutsche Bahn after its incorporation in 1994.
Lines S41 and S42 continuously circle around the Ringbahn, the former clockwise, the latter anti-clockwise. Lines S45, S46, and S47 link destinations in the southeast with the southern section of the Ringbahn via the tangential link from the Görlitzer Bahn to the Ring via Köllnische Heide.
Formerly, there existed four curves at Westkreuz and Ostkreuz allowing to go to a northern ring (Nordring) and to a southern ring (Südring) using central tracks of Stadbahn. Nordring and Südring are common terms, but never scheduled routes as separate rings. One curve of Südring at Westkreuz left over for internal use, the other one is mentioned connector at Ostkreuz.
Generally speaking, the first digit of a route number denotes the main route or a group of routes. Thus, S25 is a branch of S2, while S41, S42, S45, S46, and S47 are all Ringbahn routes that share some of the same route. So S41, S42, S45, S46, and S47 are together S4. However, the S4 does not exist as an independent entity.
On 21 August 2017, with the completion of the Ostkreuz renovation, and on 10 December 2017, with the completion of the connection between the Stadtbahn and Ringbahn at Ostkreuz, the following changes were made:
After hostilities ceased in 1945, Berlin was given special status as a "Four-Sector City," surrounded by the Soviet Occupation Zone, which later became the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The Allies had decided that S-Bahn service in the western sectors of Berlin should continue to be provided by the Reichsbahn (DR), which was by now the provider of railway services in East Germany. (Rail services in West Germany proper were provided by the new Deutsche Bundesbahn.)
The S-Bahn has also been operated in two separate subnets of the Deutsche Reichsbahn. In East Berlin, the S-Bahn retained a transport share of approximately 35 percent, the mode of transport with the highest passenger share. In the 1970s and 1980s the route network continued to grow. In particular, the new housing estates were connected to the grid in the northeast of the city (Marzahn and Hohenschönhausen).
However, the Berlin S-Bahn strike brought the S-Bahn to the attention of the public, and aroused the desire for West Berlin to manage its section of the S-Bahn itself. In 1983 negotiations of representatives of the Senate, the SNB and the Deutsche Reichsbahn took place. In December 1983, these were concluded with Allied consent to the agreement between the Deutsche Reichsbahn and the Berlin Senate for the transfer of operating rights of the S-Bahn in the area of West Berlin. The BVG received the oldest carriages from the DR; but the BVG was eager to quickly get to modern standards for a subway. Therefore, soon new S-Bahn trains were purchased on their behalf, which are still in use on the Berlin S-Bahn network as the 480 series.
With the progress of construction work on 31 August 2009, the southern connection and platform A were decommissioned. This route had to be realigned as a result. The construction plans envisaged that the connection would be restored by 2014. After its completion, traffic will again be able to be run from the southern Ringbahn onto the Stadtbahn.
In October 2009, the new Regionalbahn station on the Ringbahn was sufficiently complete for S-Bahn trains on the Ringbahn to use it temporarily. Demolition of the Ringbahn platform could then start and the new platform, including a concourse, could be built. This was put into operation on 16 April 2012, after a 16-day track closure.[5]
The so-called Ringbahn runs on a circular route of about 37 kilometers around Berlin's city centre. It consists of the S-Bahn lines S41 and S42 - the S41 moves clockwise, the S42 anticlockwise. The Ringbahn stops at 27 stations and needs approximately 60 minutes to circle around the city. Many stations of the Ringbahn offer connections to other S-Bahn and subway lines that take you to the city center or the outskirts of Berlin. Important stations of the Ringbahn are Westkreuz, Gesundbrunnen Ostkreuz, and Südkreuz. During peak hours, the trains run in five-minute intervals, in the evening in ten-minute intervals.
Alternatively, the documents (ticket inspector's handout, ticket, if applicable customer card/proof of entitlement) can be presented personally at the increased fare charge customer office ("EBE-Kundenbüro") or customer centre at Ostbahnhof (main hall on the ground floor or on the gallery). Please note that reductions of the increased fare charge cannot be checked and processed at the customer office at Ostbahnhof until 2 p.m. on the next working day after the ticket inspection.
You can also come in person. To do so, visit our service points at Ostbahnhof (service counter in the S-Bahn customer centre and the customer office for increased fare charges). Our direct customer service staff also base their decisions on the VBB tariff system.
Hi there!
I was wondering if it has to be a 'travel day' on my interrail flexi pass if I want to travel on the S-bahn in Berlin? Or can I just travel on any day where my interrail pass is valid?
Yes they are.
But to be clear, the S-Bahn in Berlin is operated by the DB where Interrail is valid on. U-Bahn is operated by BVG and thus not included in InterRail.
When you are arriving in Berlin you can use it, but when you are offering a travel day for only using the S-bahn in Berlin, you better buy one of the day tickets what are much more cheaper than your travel days.
Die S-Bahn Berlin ist ein Eisenbahnsystem für den öffentlichen Personennahverkehr in Berlin und dem nahen Umland der Stadt. Auf einem Streckennetz von 340 Kilometern verkehren 16 Linien, die 168 Bahnhöfe bedienen, davon liegen rund 83 Kilometer und 36 Bahnhöfe im Land Brandenburg.[1]
Betrieb und Wartung der Fahrzeuge werden von der zur Deutschen Bahn gehörenden S-Bahn Berlin GmbH verantwortet. Die Berliner S-Bahn ist die erste Nahverkehrsbahn, die als S-Bahn bezeichnet wurde, und neben der Hamburger S-Bahn die einzige in Deutschland, die mit Gleichstrom aus einer seitlich angebrachten Stromschiene betrieben wird, wie es sonst eher bei U-Bahnen üblich ist.
Das Netz der Berliner S-Bahn kann in drei verschiedene Bereiche eingeteilt werden.[7] In Ost-West-Richtung durchquert die Stadtbahn die Innenstadt. Sie teilt sich im Westen (Bahnhof Westkreuz) in die Strecken nach Spandau und Potsdam (über Wannsee). Im Osten (Bahnhof Ostkreuz) verzweigt sie sich in die Richtungen Erkner und Strausberg Nord mit weiteren Abzweigen nach Ahrensfelde und Wartenberg.
In Nord-Süd-Richtung verläuft der speziell für den S-Bahn-Verkehr erbaute Nord-Süd-Tunnel. Die Nord-Süd-Strecke schließt in Richtung Norden an die Nordbahn (Richtung Oranienburg) mit den Abzweigen in Richtung Bernau und Hennigsdorf an. Am südlichen Ende führen die Wannseebahn und die Dresdener Bahn (Richtung Blankenfelde) mit dem Abzweig in Richtung Teltow Stadt weiter. Eine Querverbindung zwischen den nach Norden führenden Strecken besteht zwischen Blankenburg und Hohen Neuendorf parallel zum Berliner Außenring.
Der Bahnhof Wuhletal an der Ostbahn stellt eine Besonderheit im Netz der Berliner S-Bahn dar. Hier halten S- und U-Bahn-Züge an gemeinsamen Richtungsbahnsteigen. Er besitzt zwei parallel zueinander liegende Richtungsbahnsteige, deren äußere Gleise von der S-Bahn genutzt werden. Hierbei wird der eine Bahnsteig von den Berliner Verkehrsbetrieben (BVG), der andere von der S-Bahn Berlin GmbH unterhalten. Solche Kombibahnsteige werden selten errichtet.
Mit der Berlin-Potsdamer Eisenbahn ging 1838 die erste Bahnstrecke in Berlin in Betrieb. In den folgenden Jahren entstanden weitere Radialstrecken in alle Himmelsrichtungen. 1871 wurde außerhalb des damals bebauten Gebietes die Ringbahn eröffnet. Seit 1900 wurden mehrere Versuche mit elektrischem Bahnbetrieb unternommen.
Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde das S-Bahn-Netz schnell von Kriegsschäden befreit. Die Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone und später in der DDR behielt auf alliierte Anordnung das Betriebsrecht für das gesamte Berliner Streckennetz.[16][17] Die ersten Züge waren am 6. Juli 1945 wieder im Einsatz. Ende 1947 war bis auf wenige Ausnahmen das gesamte Netz wieder befahrbar.
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