Berlin

:This article is about the city in Germany. For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation).

Transport

Public transport

• U-Bahn, Metro subway system
• S-Bahn, mostly overground urban railway system
• Straßenbahn, a tram system, mainly in eastern Berlin
• Bus,
• Passenger Berlin Ferry
• All means of public transport - U- & S- Bahn, trams, buses and ferries - can be accessed with the same ticket.
• A map of the current public transport network (BVG)

Railway Termini

Berlin was, pre-1945, the hub of the central European railway network. World War Two and the political division of Germany had very negative effects on the railway network in Berlin. Today only two pre-1945 Termini, Ostbahnhof and Zoologischer Garten, remain in service. In the early 1950s, in an effort by the East German government to isolate West Berlin, railway services were diverted away from termini in West Berlin . These stations became disused and were demolished during the 1950s and 1960s.

Related Topics:
Railway - World War Two - Ostbahnhof - Zoologischer Garten - 1950s

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• Anhalter Bahnhof
• Stettiner Bahnhof
• Görlitzer Bahnhof
• Potsdamer Bahnhof
• Lehrter Bahnhof

See also List of Berlin metro stations

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Airports

• Schönefeld International Airport (SXF), to be expanded and renamed Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BBI) in 2007
• Tempelhof International Airport (THF), to close 2006
• Berlin Airports Website
• Tegel International Airport (TXL), to close after BBI starts operations (in 2007)

Ports

• Westhafen (Westport) - largest port in Berlin with an area of 173,000 m²: transshipment of grain, pieced and heavy goods.
• Südhafen (Southport) - an area of about 103,000 m² for transshipment of pieced and heavy goods.
• Osthafen (Eastport) - the area of 57,500 m² is still in use, but partly under urban redevelopment
• Hafen Neukölln (Port Neukölln) - with only 19,000 m² the smallest port; transshipment of building materials.