S45 (Berlin)
| Overview | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Locale | Berlin | ||
| Service | |||
| System | Berlin S-Bahn | ||
| Operator(s) | S-Bahn Berlin GmbH | ||
| Rolling stock | DBAG Class 483 DBAG Class 484 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Electrification | 750 V DC Third rail | ||
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S45 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn.[1] It operates from Flughafen BER beneath Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Südkreuz[2] via:
- 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.[3] The rail extension includes include two new stops: Waßmannsdorf and Berlin Brandenburg Airport.[4][5] Due to the opening of the new airport, Schönefeld Airport station has been renamed to "Flughafen BER - Terminal 5 station". When Terminal 5 was closed, the station has been renamed to Schönefeld (bei Berlin) station.
References
- ^ "S-Bahn Network Map" (PDF). S-Bahn Berlin GmbH. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Bahnhofs- und Linieninformationssystem s-bahn-berlin.de
- ^ "2020 vision for Berlin's long-overdue Brandenburg Airport" Travel weekly, 9 January 2018
- ^ Map of the reorganization of the rail system serving the new airport "Berlin Brandenburg"
- ^ (in German) Infos and map on "S-Bahn Berlin GMBH" website Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
