Berlin
subway, tram, light rail, commuter subway (S-Bahn)

Fixed guideway rail transport in Berlin consists of a metro (the U-Bahn), a suburban network that closely resembles a subway, and an extensive tram network. An elevated urban maglev, built in 1992, passed away in 1998.


Metro photo courtesy Magnus Stomfelt and Mark Kavanagh
 


Metro (U-Bahn)

The 11 line metro network opened for service in 1902. It currently serves 11 lines, 170 stations, and 151.7 km of track. The BVG is currently experimenting with it's new H-Bahn, a driverless subway car that has been in experimental revenue service on line 5. So far, the trains still keep a driver at the helm.

BVG official home page
The U-Bahn's 100 year anniversary home page (complete with an extensive gallery)
Berliner U-BahnBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) page
Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) und VBB
U-Bahn Berlin
Public Transit in Berlin by Robert Haack
Berlin Underground World - subterranean urban explorers
Railsim Site (German)
U-Bahn Museum
U-Bahn In Berlin - A site rich in information and images
Marcus Shomaker's u-Bahn fan page
Markus Jurziczek's Berliner Verkehrsseiten
Andre Loop's Berlin metro fan page
Ralf Mueller's Transport in Berlin
The Berlin U-Bahn Gallery

 Berlin Tramcar

Tramway

Berlin's tramway system, opened in 1865 as a horse drawn tram,  consists of 28 lines covering 187.7 km, with a total route length of 370.4 km and 375 tram stops. In January 2012, Line 60 was extended from Aldershof to Karl Ziegler Strasse.

Public Transport In Berlin's tramway feature
Rules for filming in Berlin trams
Berlin Streetcar Private Page
Tram Berlin
More on Berlin tramways (German only)