S9 (Berlin)
Train line of the Berlin S-Bahn
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S9 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn.[1] It operates from Flughafen BER to Spandau through Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Central Station) 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 Ring line, completed in 1877 and electrified in 1926 and, via a connecting curve,
- the Berlin–Wrocław railway, which at Berlin Ostbahnhof becomes
- the Berlin Stadtbahn to Charlottenburg,
- the Spandau Suburban Line.
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| Overview | |
| Locale | Berlin |
| Service | |
| System | Berlin S-Bahn |
| Operator | S-Bahn Berlin GmbH |
| Rolling stock | DBAG Class 481 |
| Technical | |
| Electrification | 750 V DC Third rail |
Service history
The S9 was created on 2 June 1991, replacing the Blue route of the S3 between Charlottenburg and Flughafen Berlin Schönefeld (now Schönefeld (bei Berlin) station), with the western terminus extended by one stop to Westkreuz.[2][3]