Berlin Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Urban public transport === [[File:Berlin - U-Bahnhof Heidelberger Platz Südzugang.jpg|thumb|The {{lang|de|Berlin U-Bahn|italic=no}} (Metro) at [[Berlin Heidelberger Platz station|{{lang|de|Heidelberger Platz|nocat=y|italic=no}} station]]]] [[File:Alexanderplatz U-bahn and clock, Berlin D.jpg|thumb|[[Alexanderplatz]] [[Berlin U-Bahn|U-bahn]] Station]] The ''[[Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe]]'' (BVG) and the German State-owned [[Deutsche Bahn]] (DB) manage several extensive urban public transport systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/produkte/kleinestatistik/AP_kleinestatistik_de_2015_be.pdf |title=Die kleine Berlin-Statistik 2015 |language=de |publisher=Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg |access-date=14 February 2016 |archive-date=15 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315083836/https://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/produkte/kleinestatistik/AP_kleinestatistik_de_2015_be.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | System ! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | Stations / Lines / Net length ! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | Annual ridership ! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | Operator / Notes |- ! scope="row" | {{lang|de|[[Berlin S-Bahn|S-Bahn]]|italic=no}} | 166 / 16 / {{cvt|331|km}} | 431,000,000 <small>(2016)</small> | [[Deutsche Bahn|DB]] / Mainly overground [[rapid transit]] rail system with suburban stops |- ! scope="row" | {{lang|de|[[Berlin U-Bahn|U-Bahn]]|italic=no}} | 173 / 9 / {{cvt|146|km}} | 563,000,000 <small>(2017)</small> | [[Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe|BVG]] / Mainly underground rail system / 24h-service on weekends |- ! scope="row" | [[Tram transport in Berlin|Tram]] | 404 / 22 / {{cvt|194|km}} | 197,000,000 <small>(2017)</small> | BVG / Operates predominantly in eastern boroughs |- ! scope="row" | [[Bus transport in Berlin|Bus]] | 3227 / 198 / {{cvt|1675|km}} | 440,000,000 <small>(2017)</small> | BVG / Extensive services in all boroughs / 62 Night Lines |- ! scope="row" | [[Ferry transport in Berlin|Ferry]] | 6 lines | | BVG / Transportation as well as recreational ferries |} Public transport in Berlin has a long and complicated history because of the 20th-century division of the city, where movement between the two halves was not served. Since 1989, the transport network has been developed extensively. However, it still contains early 20th century traits, such as the U1.<ref>{{Cite book |author= Winfried Wolf |title=Berlin, Weltstadt ohne Auto? : Verkehrsgeschichte 1848–2015 |date=1994 |publisher=ISP |isbn=3929008742 |edition=1. Aufl |location=Köln |oclc=33163088 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page