U-Bahn

Berlin's main public transport provider BVG just started a major renovation effort on 'U-Bahn' train tracks. As a result, traveling on the U1, U2 and U3 lines will rather complicated for a while. A temporary U12 line is in service.

Berliners who just need their ration of Chopin, Debussy or Schubert every day now have one more reason to hop on 'U-Bahn' trains. In an effort to improve the…

New York has its Subway, Parisians use their Métro, Londoners go to work by Tube, a.k.a. Underground, and Berlin has its U-Bahn. When it all started, in 1902,…

Tourists who come to Berlin want to see to see the city. On 'U-Bahn' trains, they notice the view out the windows is limited because they are covered with protective foils that feature countless copies of a sketch of Brandenburg Gate. This is supposed to change.

Today, the number of Berlin's 'U-Bahn' train stations increased to 175. The nicest one of them all is 'Museum Island', the station that was inaugurated today.…

On December 4th, 2020, Berlin will inaugurate the extended U5 line in its 'U-Bahn' train system. Technically, the project was rather complicated. The best part…

On December 4th, 2020, the missing link on Berlin's 'U5' metro line is scheduled to be inaugurated. There are three new stations. One will be closed for good.

Update November 3rd, 2019, 5:03 p.m.: Police in Berlin have arrested another suspect in the case of a young man who died on 'U-Bahn' train tracks at 'Kottbusser…

Riding underground trains which crawl through the ground like moles can be a good experience. Or it can be a pain in the neck, when we do so in certain parts of…

About a quarter century after the beginning of the information age, Berlin's main public transport provider BVG has developed the idea of bringing information, meaning Internet connections, to all of its U-Bahn train passengers. For that purpose, the state-owned company teamed up with Telefónica Deutschland, a communications giant.