S47 (Berlin)

The Berlin S-Bahn line 47 (S47) runs from Spindlersfeld to Hermannstraße.^[1] It operates over:

• the Schöneweide–Spindlersfeld branch line, opened on 1 April 1892 and electrified on 1 February 1929,
• 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.

Until the 28 May 2006, the line ran from Spindlersfeld to Gesundbrunnen. The line was shortened to Südkreuz to allow frequency improvements to the S41 and S42 ring lines. The line was shortened on December 11, 2011 to Hermannstraße and contains now 7 stations.

References

BVG + S-Bahn Berlin GmbH : Public transport in Berlin U-Bahn Current Defunct/Unbuilt S-Bahn Current: Defunct: S26 S4 S6 S10 Future: Other networks Tramway Buses Ferries M-Bahn (Defunct) Railway stations S-Bahn U-Bahn U-Bahn trains Stadtbahn Ringbahn Nord-Süd Tunnel Außenring