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Adlershof Station
Adlershof is a railway station in the district of Adlershof in Berlin. It is located on the Berlin–Görlitz railway and is served by lines S45, S46, S8, S85, and S9 of the Berlin S-Bahn The Berlin S-Bahn () 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 .... History Before a station was actually built, there were two stops on the Görlitzer Bahn. The current station is approximately at the height of the former Bude 10 Adlershof request stop on Dorfstraße (now Dörpfeldstraße), mentioned in plans as early as 1876, while the southern stop Glienicke was at the height of Glienicker Weg. The stop on open tracks was already in use since 1872, but the passenger volume grew so fast that two side platforms were built as early as 1874. On 8 January 1894 a reception building at the new Adlershof-Glieni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adlershof
Adlershof (, literally "Eagle's Court") is a locality (') in the borough (') Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin, Germany. Adlershof is home to the new City of Science, Technology and Media ( WISTA), located on the southwestern edge of the locality. History A part of the area known today as the "City of Science, Technology and Media", was once known as the Johannisthal Air Field. Germany's first motorized aircraft took off from here at the beginning of the 20th century. Albatros, Fokker, Rumpler and Wright made Adlershof-Johannisthal famous. In 1912 the German Experimental Institute for Aviation (Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt – DVL) made Adlershof its headquarters. Laboratories, motor test beds, wind tunnels and hangars were erected in the 20s and 30s and are historical landmarks today. World War I Adlershof is particularly well known for a series of competitions between various aviation firms' fighter aircraft designs that were held there starting in 1918. This was the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S8 (Berlin)
S8 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn. It operates from Wildau to Birkenwerder over: *the Görlitz line, opened in 1866 and electrified in 1929, *the Ring line, completed in 1877 and electrified in 1926, *the Outer ring, completed on 22 November 1952 and electrified for the S-Bahn in 1962, *and a short section of the Prussian Northern line, opened on 10 July 1877 and electrified on 8 August 1925. In popular culture An S8 train to Zeuthen appears in the opening frames of Pet Shop Boys' music video for the single ''Leaving'' from the album ''Elysium'' (2012). Gallery Bahnhof Berlin-Grünau S8 2006.jpg, S8 at Grünau Berlin - S-Bahnhof Plänterwald (7713983966).jpg, S8 at Plänterwald Db-s-bahn-berlin-s8-br-823635.jpg, S8 at Treptower Park Treptower Park (, with a silent ''w'') is a park alongside the river Spree in Alt-Treptow, in the district of Treptow-Köpenick, south of central Berlin. History It was the location of the Great Industrial Exposition of Berlin in 1896. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin S-Bahn Stations
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Berlin
The Berlin tramway (german: Straßenbahn Berlin) is the main tram system in Berlin, Germany. It is one of the oldest tram networks in the world having its origins in 1865 and is operated by (BVG), which was founded in 1929. It is notable for being the third-largest tram system in the world, after Trams in Melbourne, Melbourne and Trams in Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg. Berlin's tram system is made up of 22 lines that operate across a standard gauge network, with almost 800 stops and measuring almost in Network length (transport), route length and in Network length (transport)#Line length, line length. Nine of the lines, called Metrotram, operate 24 hours a day and are identified with the letter "M" before their number; the other thirteen lines are regular city tram lines and are identified by just a line number. Most of the recent network is within the confines of the former East Berlin—tram lines within West Berlin having been replaced by buses during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin S-Bahn
The Berlin S-Bahn () 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). 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. In its first decades of operation, the trains were steam-drawn; even after the electrification of large parts of the network, a number of lines remained under steam. Today, the term ''S-Bahn'' is used in Berlin only for those lines and trains with third-rail electrical power transmission and the special Berlin S-Bahn loading gauge. The third unique technical feature of the Berlin S-Bahn, the , is being phased out and replaced by a communications-based train control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S9 (Berlin)
S9 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn. It operates from Flughafen BER-Terminals 1/2 to Spandau through Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Central Station) over: *a very short section of the Outer ring, opened in 1951 and electrified in 1983, *a short section of the former Outer freight ring opened in the early 1940s and electrified in 1983, *the Görlitz line, opened in 1866 and electrified in 1929, *the Ring line, completed in 1877 and electrified in 1926 and, via a connecting curve, *the Berlin–Wrocław railway, which at Berlin Ostbahnhof becomes *the Berlin Stadtbahn to Charlottenburg, *the Spandau Suburban Line The Spandau suburban railway (german: Spandauer Vorortbahn) is a suburban railway in Berlin. It is an extension of the Stadtbahn (city railway) from Westkreuz to Spandau. Its last kilometre runs parallel with the Lehrte and Hamburg lines. It .... References {{Public transport in Berlin Berlin S-Bahn lines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S85 (Berlin)
S85 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn.S-Bahn Berlin GmbH – Linieninformation der Linie S85 www.s-bahn-berlin.de, accessed 30 Jan 10 It operates from Grünau to Berlin-Pankow over: *the , opened on 13 September 1866 and electrified on 4 January 1929, *the , opened on 17 July 1871 and electrified in 1926 and *the |
S46 (Berlin)
The Berlin S-Bahn line 46 (S46) runs from Königs Wusterhausen to Westend. It operates over: *the Görlitz line, opened in 1866 and electrified in 1929, *the Baumschulenweg–Neukölln link line, opened on 8 June 1896 and electrified in 1928 and *the Ring line, completed in 1877 and electrified in 1926. Until 28 May 2006, the line ran from Königs Wusterhausen Königs Wusterhausen () is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district of the state of Brandenburg in Germany a few kilometers outside Berlin. Geography Geographical location Königs Wusterhausen – or "KW" () as it is often called locally – lie ... to Gesundbrunnen. The line was shortened to Westend to allow frequency improvements to the S41 and S42 ring lines. The shortened line contains 23 stations. References {{Public transport in Berlin Berlin S-Bahn lines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treptow-Köpenick
Treptow-Köpenick () is the ninth borough of Berlin, Germany, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Treptow and Köpenick. Overview Among Berlin's boroughs it is the largest by area with the lowest population density. The Johannisthal Air Field, Germany's first airfield, was located in Treptow-Köpenick, between Johannisthal and Adlershof. Treptower Park, a popular place for recreation and a tourist destination, is also located in the borough. The park features the sprawling Soviet War Memorial, a war memorial to the Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in 1945. Subdivisions Treptow-Köpenick is divided into 15 localities: *Alt-Treptow *Plänterwald * Baumschulenweg * Johannisthal *Niederschöneweide *Altglienicke *Adlershof *Bohnsdorf *Oberschöneweide *Köpenick *Friedrichshagen *Rahnsdorf * Grünau *Müggelheim *Schmöckwitz Politics District council The governing body of Treptow-Köpenick is the district council ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S45 (Berlin)
S45 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn. It operates from Flughafen BER Terminal 1–2 beneath Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Südkreuz over: *a very short section of the Outer ring, opened in 1951 and electrified in 1983, *a short section of the former Outer freight ring opened in the early 1940s and electrified in 1983, *the Görlitz line, opened in 1866 and electrified in 1929, *the Baumschulenweg–Neukölln link line, opened on 8 June 1896 and electrified in 1928 and *the Ring line, completed in 1877 and electrified in 1926. History A southern extension from the former terminus at the Schönefeld Airport station has been constructed prior to the opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The rail extension includes include two new stops: Waßmannsdorf and Terminals 1–2 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
