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Berlin - approx. 3.4 million inh.; capital of Germany; with extensive U-Bahn and S-Bahn network.

Tramway
- except for line M13 between Bornholmer Straße and Virchow-Klinikum, as well as a short stretch on line M10, which runs along the former Berlin Wall between Wolliner Straße and Nordbahnhof, the entire tram network is in the former eastern part of the city.
- network length approx. 190 km
- 22 lines
- metro-tram lines (M1, M2, etc.) operate every 10 minutes, other lines every 20 minutes
- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock: TATRA KT4D (1976, modernised 1993-97); low-floor Adtranz GT6N (1994-2003, some bidirectional); Bombardier FlexityClassic (on order > 2008-09)

1988: Prerower Platz - Falkenberg
1991: Zossener Straße - U Hellersdorf - Riesaer Straße
1995: Björnsonstraße - Osloer Straße
1997: Osloer Straße - Virchow-Klinikum
1998: Mollstraße/Otto-Braun-Straße - Alexanderplatz - Spandauer Straße
2006: Eberswalder Straße - Nordbahnhof (M10)
2007: Mollstraße/Prenzlauer Allee - Alexanderplatz (M2)

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG)

VBB (Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg)

Berlin Straba

Straßenbahn Berlin at Wikipedia.de, and in English here

Berliner Verkehrsseiten - Straßenbahn

Berlin U-Bahn at UrbanRail.Net

Berlin S-Bahn at UrbanRail.Net

Robert Schwandl:

Schwandl's TRAM ATLAS DEUTSCHLAND.

- April 2009, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 09 1.

- Detailed colour maps for more than 50 German tramway cities, illustrated with numerous photos - More details

Robert Schwandl:

Schnellbahnen in Deutschland
Metros in Germany

U-Bahn - Stadtbahn - S-Bahn.

- April 2007, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 18 3

- Anything you need to know about German metro and light rail systems, with detailed maps and hundreds of colour photos; 192 pages; Text German and English - More details