S45 (Berlin)

S45 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn.[1] It operates from Schönefeld Flughafen to Südkreuz[2] over:

  • a very short section of the Outer ring, opened in 1951 and electrified in 1983,
  • a short section of the former Outer freight ring opened in the early 1940s and electrified in 1983,
  • the Görlitz line, opened in 1866 and electrified in 1929,
  • the Baumschulenweg–Neukölln link line, opened on 8 June 1896 and electrified in 1928 and
  • the Ring line, completed in 1877 and electrified in 1926.

Overview
SystemBerlin S-Bahn
LocaleBerlin
Operation
Operator(s)S-Bahn Berlin GmbH
Rolling stockBVG Class 480
DBAG Class 485
Technical
Electrification750 V DC Third rail
Route map
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2)
 Future station
 Waßmannsdorf
 Future station
 Flughafen Schönefeld (Flughafen BER - Terminal 5)
Brandenburg–Berlin state border
 Grünbergallee
 Altglienicke
Adlershof
 Betriebsbahnhof Schöneweide
 Schöneweide
Britzer Verbindungskanal
 Baumschulenweg
 Köllnische Heide
 Neukölln
 Hermannstraße
 Tempelhof
 Südkreuz
(valid as of 10 December 2017)

History

Service on the S45 was suspended on 20 July 2009 and resumed on 24 October 2011.

Future extension

A southern extension from the current terminus at Schönefeld Airport station is projected to the delayed under construction new Berlin Brandenburg International airport.[3] The rail extension will include two new stops: Waßmannsdorf and Berlin Brandenburg Airport (terminal).[4][5]

References
  1. "S-Bahn Network Map" (pdf). S-Bahn Berlin GmbH. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. Bahnhofs- und Linieninformationssystem s-bahn-berlin.de
  3. "2020 vision for Berlin's long-overdue Brandenburg Airport" Travel weekly, 9 January 2018
  4. Map of the reorganization of the rail system serving the new airport "Berlin Brandenburg"
  5. (in German) Infos and map on "S-Bahn Berlin GMBH" website Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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