Transit in Berlin

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Berlin's local public transport network consists of several integrated systems. These include the U-Bahn (subway) and S-Bahn (suburban) urban rail systems, regional railway services, a tramway system, a bus network and a number of ferry services. There are a large number of common interchange stations between the different modes. All these services form part of the common public transport tariff run by the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB). This covers the city of Berlin and approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) beyond the city boundaries. The area is split into three zones. Zone A is the central parts of the city (inside the Ringbahn), and zone B is the outer parts of Berlin City. Zone C covers an area beyond the city boundaries. Ticket fares have a slight price difference between these three zones. For instance in June 2010, a one-day ticket for zone A+B was priced at €6.10, a zone B+C one-day travel ticket was €6.30, and for all three zones A+B+C, the price was €6.50.

 

 

The "Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg" (VBB) is a transport association run by public transport providers in the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg.

 

 

Some Type 477 trains, built before World War II, remained in service until the early 21st century

 

The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system. Unlike the U-Bahn, the S-Bahn crosses the Berlin city and state border into the surrounding state of Brandenburg, mostly from the former East Berlin but today also from West Berlin to Potsdam. Although the S- and U-Bahn are part of a unified fare system, they have different operators. The S-Bahn is operated by S-Bahn Berlin GmbH, a subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn, whilst the U-Bahn is run by BVG, the main public transit company for the city of Berlin.

 

Central station

 

Berlin has several high speed rail (ICE) connections

 

http://www.bvg.de/

 

The "Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe" (German for Berlin Transportation Company) or BVG is the main public transport company of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It manages the city's U-Bahn underground railway, as well as the city's tram, bus and ferry networks, but not the S-Bahn urban rail system. The Berliner Verkehrs Aktiengesellschaft was formed in 1928.

 

A Berlin bus during the strikes of 1932

 

From 1 August 1949, the BVG networks in West Berlin and East Berlin were operated separately. The two operators were originally known as BVG (West) and BVG (Ost), but from 1 January 1969 the eastern operator was renamed as the Kombinat Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe or BVB. After the reunification of Berlin, the two operators were recombined into the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe on 1 January 1992.

 

BVG-Map

 

U-Bahn

 

Opened in 1902, the U-Bahn serves 173 stations spread across nine lines, with a total track length of 147 kilometres (91.3 mi), about 80% of which is underground. Trains run every two to five minutes during peak hours, every five minutes for the rest of the day and every ten minutes in the evening and on Sunday. They travel 132 million km (83 million mi), carrying 400 million passengers, over the year.

 

U-Bahn development 1902–2004

 

During the Second World War, U-Bahn travel soared as car use fell, and many of the underground stations were used as air-raid shelters; however, Allied bombs damaged or destroyed large parts of the U-Bahn system.

 

tram

 

The Berlin Tram is one of the oldest tram networks in the world.

 

Bus transport

 

Opened in 1846, it represents the oldest public transport service of the city. Its fleet consists of 1,300 vehicles circa, that make comprehensively 300,000 kilometers per day.

 

 

Bus in East Berlin

 

the known double decker buses

 

 

Mercedes Benz Citaro

 

Ferry

 

Berlin, the capital city of Germany, has an extensive network of rivers, lakes and canals. As a consequence ferry transport forms a part of the transport network of Berlin.

 

Also there is Metro Bus and Metro Tram system which has a 10 minutes frequency.

[EE Broadway Local]

Very nice photos. Citaro!

[Citaro]

Very nice photos. Citaro!

 

Thanks:)

[East New York]

Those are some nice, and very interesting shots.