The U-bahn/metro in Berlin, Germany 2017

The Berlin U-Bahn is a rapid transit system in Berlin, the capital and largest city of Germany, and a major part of the city's public transport system. Together with the S-Bahn, a network of suburban train lines, and a tram network that operates mostly in the eastern parts of the city, it serves as the main means of transport in the capital.

Opened in 1902, the U-Bahn serves 175 stations spread across nine lines, with a total track length of 155.4 kilometres (96 miles 45 chains), 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. Over the course of a year, U-Bahn trains travel 132 million kilometres (82 million miles), and carry over 400 million passengers. In 2017, 553.1 million passengers rode the U-Bahn. The entire system is maintained and operated by the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, commonly known as the BVG.

Designed to alleviate traffic flowing into and out of central Berlin, the U-Bahn was rapidly expanded until the city was divided into East and West Berlin at the end of World War II. Although the system remained open to residents of both sides at first, the construction of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent restrictions imposed by the Government of East Germany limited travel across the border. The East Berlin U-Bahn lines from West Berlin were severed, except for two West Berlin lines that ran through East Berlin (U6 and U8). These were allowed to pass through East Berlin without stopping at any of the stations, which were closed. Friedrichstraße was the exception because it was used as a transfer point between U6 and the West Berlin S-Bahn system, and a border crossing into East Berlin. The system was reopened completely following the fall of the Berlin Wall, and German reunification. ~Wikipedia

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[amfm]

Clean, bright, uncluttered stations, colorful trains, padded seats- why can't we have this in the US?

[土浦乗り鉄]

Vielen Dank für das Teilen eines schönen Videos. Grüße aus Japan.

[doge.a.cat]

Germany is amazing! I'd love to go to Berlin. I've only been to Freiburg once years back, and it was gorgeous.

[EdWhizAviationTrains]

Thank you for the Great footage - Liked & Subscribed 😎👍

[ErelH]

Clean and efficient, well maintained stations, consistent branding and color scheme (yellow of course) and great trains. The only thing I really don't like are those annoying window stickers. They make looking out of the window less pleasant and are just ugly...

[scottyerkes]

Excellent video!! Thank you Tim😀😀♥️♥️

[roberthuron]

Berlin, as New York has two different rolling stock sizes! One is equivalent to the IRT, and the other is equivalent to BMT/IND, as they are a narrow, and wide, because sections of the U-Bahn were built at different times! The S-Bahn, also has a fascinating history, as it was steam operated, with some rather amazing 2-6-0T's, and they like their counterparts, on the New York Elevateds, and the Metropolitan[London], we're the work horses of the day! Hope you've got a video of that system in the offing! Thanks for a glimpse of a under rated network, which should be better known! Thank you!! 😊

[kenmills]

Interesting video: I have a friend who was in the army for the remainder of the 1980s (after high school and some college) and early 1990s, and he traveled during off time, he was in Bonn, Germany though; here in America, we kept in touched in bits-n-pieces until the mid late 1990s, and his picture profile- - posted in early 2010s- - is on Facebook which I wouldn't find out altogether until late in the decade.
At least the entire rapid transit system has "respect" for their elevated sections of routes that reminds me of the ones compared in New York (especially because I still live here despite circumstancial relocations), Philadelphia, Chicago, and what WAS Boston: all of these cities have a history of 'trimming the fat' for politrickal (note intentional misspelling) and poorly planned economical reasons with excuses in tow, I'm a mass transit/history fan 🚇🚉🚍 👍; I just shared this video with a current friend who was a commercial pilot for 20+ years, and it was humorously dumb of me to have asked if he's ever been to Berlin, Germany when it's obvious (duhhhh 😄).