S8 is a line on 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 ...
.
It operates from
Wildau
Wildau () is a German town of the state of Brandenburg, located in the district of Dahme-Spreewald. It is located close to Berlin and easily reached by the ''S-Bahn''. As of 2019 its population was 10,404 inhabitants.
History
The history of Wilda ...
to
Birkenwerder
Birkenwerder is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany.
Geography
Birkenwerder is situated in the south of Oberhavel. The northern border of Berlin is 3 kilometres away. Birkenwerder shares his border with Oranienburg ...
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
Zeuthen is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.
Geography
It is located near the southeastern Berlin city limits on the western shore of the Dahme River and the Zeuthener See. It borders Eichwalde in the ...
appears in the opening frames of
Pet Shop Boys
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'
music video
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for the single ''Leaving'' from the album ''
Elysium
Elysium (, ), otherwise known as the Elysian Fields ( grc, Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, ''Ēlýsion pedíon'') or Elysian Plains, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philos ...
'' (2012).
Gallery
Bahnhof Berlin-Grünau S8 2006.jpg, S8 at Grünau
Berlin - S-Bahnhof Plänterwald (7713983966).jpg, S8 at Plänterwald
Plänterwald () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow and the site of its former town hall.
History
The name Plänterwald derives ...
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 is ...
References
External links
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{{Public transport in Berlin
Berlin S-Bahn lines
fi:S8 (Berliinin S-Bahn)