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Stettiner Bahnhof operated
In 1842 the Stettiner Bahnhof opened as terminus of the railway line to then Prussian city of Stettin (Polish: Szczecin, since 1945 a part of Poland), connecting Berlin with the holiday resorts on the Baltic Sea (so-called Pomerania Riviera or more colloquial Berliners' bath tub). As the number of passengers increased rapidly, the station on Invalidenstraße became one of Berlin's busiest railway termini and had to be enlarged several times. -
Bus began operation
The first bus services from the Concessionierte Berliner Omnibus-Compagnie. It represents the oldest public transport service of the city. Its fleet consists of 1,300 vehicles circa, that make comprehensively 300,000 kilometers per day. -
ABOAG, the origin of BVG was created
October 30, 1846 saw the first bus services from the Concessionierte Berliner Omnibus-Compagnie. In 1868, a new company was created, the ABOAG (Allgemeinen Berliner Omnibus Actien Gesellschaft) which on January 1, 1929 then merged with other Berlin public transport companies to create the BVG. -
Lehrter Bahnhof opened
linking Berlin with Lehrte, near Hanover, which later became Germany's most important east-west main line. -
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The first U-Bahn line opened
View mapThis is the first line opened between Warschauer Brücke (now Warschauer Straße) and Knie (now Ernst-Reuter-Platz), with a branch to Potsdamer Platz. This first line was mainly elevated. -
U-Bahn network had a total length of 37.8 km
In the following years the network grew steadily towards the west (today's west and west) and branches were built to the south (now and ). The original line was also extended into the city centre from Potsdamer Platz as far as Spittelmarkt. At the beginning of World War I in 1914, Berlin's U-Bahn network already had a total length of 37.8 km. -
U3, U4 Opened
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The first section of a new north-south line opened
This line called former Line C (now U6) between Seestraße and Hallesches Tor right through the city along Friedrichstraße. This was the first of the large profile lines. From then on Berlin's U-Bahn grew again very fast. -
U1 U2 U3 U4 had mostly been completed
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New lines of U5, U6, U7 opened
U5 (Alexanderplatz to Friedrichsfelde - Line E), U6 (Seestraße to Tempelhof - Line C), U7 (Mehringdamm to Grenzallee, as a branch of Line C), and (Gesundbrunnen to Leinestraße - Line D) -
First stretch of subway re-opens
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First Transport plane lands at Tegel Airfield
See ImageAlthough the French were not actively involved, they did help to construct the new airfield in Tegel (located in their sector) -
Train workers go on strike
Interzonal rail shipments and elevated trains stop entirely. Workers demand to be paid in West German Marks instead of Eastern Marks. West German Marks are worth 4X as much -
U2 was split into two lines
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U5 extended to Tiepark
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U9 opened
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U7 completed
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Berlin Wall torn down, "ghost stations" reopened
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U2 restored and reopened
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U1 extended to Wittnau
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U1 returned to its original lines
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U8 extended to Ring bahn
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Hauptbahnhof opened
It began full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is now Europe's largest two-level railway station. View 3D Trailer -
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Berlin Brandenburg Airport operates
Watch Video The airport will use some of the infrastructure of the existing Berlin Schönefeld Airport (Flughafen Berlin Schönefeld) in Schönefeld and will be named additionally after the former German Chancellor and Mayor of West-Berlin Willy Brandt. Schönefeld is located on the border between Berlin and Brandenburg, the state surrounding Berlin; the name reflects that the airport will serve both.
