Are you an EPFL student looking for a semester project?
Work with us on data science and visualisation projects, and deploy your project as an app on top of Graph Search.
Concept
Berlin Stadtbahn
Summary
The Berlin Stadtbahn ("city railway") is a major railway thoroughfare in the German capital Berlin, which runs through Berlin from east to west. It connects the eastern district of Friedrichshain with Charlottenburg in the west via 11 intermediate stations including Hauptbahnhof. The Berlin Stadtbahn is often also defined as the slightly longer route between Ostkreuz and Westkreuz, although this is not technically correct.
The line was originally built in the 1880s. It is in length, and is entirely elevated above the city's streets. The four track route carries S-Bahn, Regionalbahn, Regional-Express, Intercity, EuroCity and Intercity-Express trains.
The Stadtbahn line is an elevated rail line with viaducts totalling in length and including 731 masonry viaduct arches. A further of the line are situated on 64 bridges, that cross adjoining streets and (three times) the River Spree. The remaining length of the line is on an embankment.
The line carries four tracks, in two pairs. The northern pair are reserved for use by the S-Bahn, and are electrified using a third rail carrying 750V DC. The S-Bahn tracks have platforms at all eleven stations along the Stadtbahn.
The southern pair of tracks are used by Regionalbahn, Regional-Express, Intercity, EuroCity and Intercity-Express trains, and are electrified using the German standard of 15 kV at 16.7 Hz AC, supplied by overhead line. Six of the Stadtbahn stations have platforms on these tracks, although not all trains stop at all stations, depending on the class and route of the train.
From east to west, the Stadtbahn has stations at:
Ostbahnhof
Jannowitzbrücke (S-Bahn only)
Alexanderplatz
Hackescher Markt (S-Bahn only)
Friedrichstraße
Hauptbahnhof
Bellevue (S-Bahn only)
Tiergarten (S-Bahn only)
Zoologischer Garten
Savignyplatz (S-Bahn only)
Charlottenburg
The S-Bahn tracks of the Stadtbahn currently carry the following routes (as of December 2020):
(Spandau to Erkner)
(Westkreuz to Strausberg Nord)
(Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Ahrensfelde)
(Spandau to BER Airport — Terminal 1-2).
Official source
About this result
This page is automatically generated and may contain information that is not correct, complete, up-to-date, or relevant to your search query. The same applies to every other page on this website. Please make sure to verify the information with EPFL's official sources.