Berlin 1998

Tramscape Tramway Photographs

Berlin, Germany : 10th-12th April 1998

West Berlin, already well served by its underground railway and, to some extent, the S-Bahn, closed its tramways in 1967, but the remaining network in the eastern sector of the city, continued as one of Europe's largest systems. The re-unification of Berlin has given the opportunity to develop the city's transport infrastructure, including the first tram extension into the former western sector, from Bornholmer Strasse to Virchow-Klinikum via Osloer Strasse. Several photos illustrate this new extension, almost entirely on central reservation, opened in two stages in 1995 and 1997.

Also shown is the new alignment in Friedrichstrasse providing interchange with Friedrichstrasse S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations and a new approach to the central terminus at Am Kupfergraben as part of extensive coverage of the tram network in the centre of what was East Berlin.

The routes to and in the modern residential suburbs of Marzahn, Hohenschonhausen and Ahrensfelde contrast with the more historic areas of Pankow, Schoneweide, Friedrichshagen and Kopenick. The route from Kopenick to Grunau and Alt-Schmockwitz reaches out to the forests and lakes surrounding Berlin and gives a distinctly rural feel to this otherwise urban network.

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Location

S-Bf Friedrichstrasse

Am Kupfergraben

Dorotheenstrasse

Oranienburger Strasse

Hackescher Markt

Rosenthaler Strasse

U-Bf Weinmeister Strasse

Alte Schonhauser Strasse

Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

Mollstrasse/Prenzlauer Allee

Mollstrasse/Otto-Braun-Str.

Mollstrasse/Otto-Braun-Str

Hufelandstrasse

Greifswalder-/Danzigerstrasse

Antonplatz

Berliner Allee/Indira-Gandhi-str

Berliner Allee/Rennbahnstr.

Sulzfelderstrasse

Stadion Buschallee/Hansastr

Prerower Platz

Zingsterstr / Ribnitzer Strasse

Ahrenshooper Strasse

Prerower Platz

Gehrenseestrasse

Hauptstrasse / Rhinstrasse

Landsberger Allee/Rhinstr.

Marzahn Promenade

Stolzenhagener Strasse

Wohngebietspark

Mehrower Allee

Niemegker Strasse

Ahrensfelde

Alt Marzahn

Elisabethstrasse

Allee der Kosmonauten/Rhins

Wilhelminenhof-/Edisonstr

Firlstrasse

Rathenaustrasse

Sterndamm

S-Bahnhof Schoneweide

Seestrasse U-Bahn

Seestrasse / Amrumerstrasse

Louise-Schroeder-Platz

Osloer Strasse U-Bahn

Osloer Strasse / Prinzenallee

Gruntaler Strasse

Bjornsonstrasse

Schonhauser A/Bornholmer S

Vineta Strasse

Masurenstrasse

Pankow Kirche

Nordbahnhof

Oberseestrasse

H'schonhauser/Weissenseer

Buschingstrasse

Platz der Vereinten Nationen

St. Krankenhaus Friedrichshn

Landsberger A/Petersburger

S-Bahnhof Landsberger Allee

Oderbruchstrasse

Landsberger A/Karl-Lade-Str

Anton-Saefkow-Platz

Paul-Junius-Strasse

Rathaus Lichtenberg

Scharnweberstrasse

Treskowallee/Ehrlichstrasse

U-Bahn Tierpark

S-Bahnhof Alexanderplatz

Bahnhof-/Seelenbinderstrasse

Bahnhof-/Lindenstrasse

Kopenick (Grunstrasse)

Kopenick (Kietzerstrasse)

Freiheit

Alt Kopenick

S-Bahnhof Grunau

Richtershorn

Schnappachstrasse

Alt-Schmockwitz

Adlergestell/Vetschauer Allee

Strandbad Grunau

Regattatribunen

S-Bahnhof Grunau

Muggelheimer-/Wendenschl.

Bahnhof-/Seelenbinderstrasse

Gelnitzstrasse

Hirschgarten

Wassersportzentrum

Muggelseedamm/Bolschestr.

Drachholzstrasse

S-Bahnhof Friedrichshagen

View

Out

Dir

Out

Tram

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6015

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6015

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7037

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1024

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Notes

Tram on the recent extension along Friedrichstrasse

Tram at Georgenstrasse

At Am Kupfergraben terminus

View towards Oranienburger Tor

View towards Oranienburger Tor in front of the central Synagogue

View towards Hackescher Markt

On Rosenthaler Strasse

5124+5524

View towards Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

View along Prenzlauer Allee

View of tram on Prenzlauer Allee

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7069+7070 on Greifswalderstrasse

View along Danzigerstrasse towards Winsstrasse

View across Greifswalderstrasse towards Arnswalder Platz

View along Langhansstrasse towards Behaimstrasse

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Tram on the Pasedagplatz branch

7037+7038 approaching from Hohenschonhausen

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View towards Rudickenstrasse

5207+5414 on the Zingster Strasse branch in Hohenschonhausen

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7037+7038

7089+7090

Falkenberg branch view towards S-Bahn Hohenschonhausen

6119+6188 approaching from Zingster Strasse

Tram approaching from Prerower Platz

View towards Marzahn

Tram on the Ahrensfelde branch

Tram at Ahrensfelde terminus

6079+6102 viewed towards Schoneweide

6131+6132 approaching from Kopenick

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5178+5214

Close to Johannissthal terminus

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On the new branch to Virchow-Klinikum

View towards the former boundary of the western sector of Berlin

On Bornholmer Strasse in former East Berlin

View back towards the former West Berlin

5113+5513 running underneath the U-Bahn viaduct

5114+5515 on Schonhauser Allee

5131+5134 on Bornholmer Strasse

217 055-8 on a special non-revenue run

218 011-2 on a special non-revenue run

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5984+984 on a special non-revenue run

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Tram approaching from Pankow Rathaus

Tram approaching from Stiftsweg

View towards Pappelplatz

View along Hohenschonhauser Strasse at Weissenseer Weg

View along Weissenseer Weg towards Landsberger Allee

View over Weissenseer Weg and along Hohenschonhauser Str.

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6043+6044 on Landsberger Allee

On Landsberger Allee

On Petersburger Strasse approaching from Paul-Heyse-Strasse

View from Weissenseer Weg

View towards Frankfurter Allee

View from Frankfurter Allee

View towards Frankfurter Allee

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6140+6147

View towards Hackescher Markt

View towards Kopenick S-Bahnhof station on Bahnhofstrasse

On Lindenstrasse approaching from central Kopenick

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5204+5196 on the Alt-Schmockwitz route

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"5204+5196 at Alt-Schmockwitz terminus ""departures"" platform"

5206+5179 approaching terminus with 5218 and 5192 at depot

"5161+5209 appraching ""arrivals"" platform at the terminus loop."

5204+5196 in a forested area outside Alt-Schmockwitz

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5206+5179 on the route back to Grunau

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in Kopenick

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On Bahnhofstrasse on the Mahlsdorf route

On Seelenbinderstrasse en route to Friedrichshagen

Approaching from Westensiedlung

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5138+5214 viewed towards Marktplatz Friedrichshagen

Tram approaching from Wasserwerk Friedrichshagen

Viewed towards Friedrichshagen S-Bahn station

5153+5526 viewed towards Hartlebenstrasse

View towards Drachholzstrasse

View towards Ahornallee

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Photographs by Gordon Stewart

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