S85 (Berlin)
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Berlin |
| Service | |
| System | Berlin S-Bahn |
| Operator(s) | S-Bahn Berlin GmbH |
| Rolling stock | DBAG Class 481 DBAG Class 485 |
| Technical | |
| Electrification | 750 V DC Third rail |
S85 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn.[1] It operates from Grünau to Berlin-Pankow and Berlin-Frohnau over:
- the Berlin–Görlitz railway, opened on 13 September 1866 and electrified on 4 January 1929,
- the Ringbahn, opened on 17 July 1871 and electrified in 1926 and
- the Prussian Northern Railway, opened on 10 July 1877 and electrified in 1925.
Service history
The S85 was created on 2 June 1991, replacing the Brown route of the East Berlin S-Bahn between Buch and Spindlersfeld (via the eastern part of the Ringbahn).[2][3]
References
- ^ S-Bahn Berlin GmbH – Linieninformation der Linie S85, www.s-bahn-berlin.de, accessed 30 Jan 10
- ^ "How the S-Bahn got its numbers". S-Bahn Berlin (in German). Berlin: Deutsche Bahn. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Berliner Nahverkehrsnetz – Schnellbahnnetz". Berliner Linienchronik (in German). Berlin: Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe. November 1990. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
