Berlin outer ring

Berlin outer ring
The outer ring near Sellheimbrücke, on the left is the route of the planned S-Bahn
Overview
Native name	Berliner Außenring
Line number	6126 Saarmund–Eichgestell 6080 Eichgestell–Biesdorfer Kreuz 6067 Biesdorfer Kreuz–Karower Kreuz 6087 Karower Kreuz–Priort 6068 Priort–Golm 6116 Golm–Saarmund 6011 Biesdorfer Kreuz–Springpfuhl (S-Bahn) 6012 Springpfuhl–Wartenberg (S-Bahn) 6009 Karower Kreuz–Bergfelde (S-Bahn)
Locale	Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Service
Route number	207, 209.12, 209.20, 209.21, 209.22
Technical
Line length	125 km (78 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	S-Bahn: 750 V third rail main line: 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	160 km/h (99.4 mph) (maximum)
Route map Legend Route (anticlockwise)[1] The outer ring continues 62.7 0.0 Golm Kuhfort junction to Werder and Potsdam Golm cross Berlin–Magdeburg 2.4 Wildpark West junction from Werder (Havel) 4.9 Potsdam Pirschheide Jüterbog–Nauen railway Templiner See/Havel 7.9 Nesselgrund 9.9 Nesselgrund Ost junction from Wiesenburg (Mark) 10.9 Bergholz Berlin–Dessau from Michendorf Nuthe 15.5 7.8 Saarmund 12.5 Ahrensdorf 14.2 Ludwigsfelde-Struveshof former connecting line to IFA works to Ludwigsfelde and Berlin 16.2 Genshagener Heide (passenger station until 2012) from Ludwigsfelde and Berlin (Kramer curve) Bft Genshagener Heide Mitte Berlin–Halle to Großbeeren from Ludwigsfelde 18.4 Genshagener Heide Ost junction 24.2 Diedersdorf 26.7 Glasower Damm West junction to Dresden Berlin–Dresden from Dresden 28.1 Glasower Damm Ost junction 30.0 Selchow West junction to Berlin Brandenburg Airport Waßmannsdorf from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (S-Bahn) 35,5 Berlin-Schönefeld Airport Brandenburg / Berlin state border to Berlin-Adlershof 39.5 Grünau cross south to Görlitz and Schöneweide Grünau cross Berlin–Görlitz 40.7 Grünau cross north from Görlitz Teltow Canal 42.8 Wendenheide junction to Schöneweide Schöneweide–Spindlersfeld Spree 44.2 25.0 Eichgestell (km 0.0: Teltow via Outer Freight Ring) to Fürstenwalde and Ostbahnhof from Köpenick Berlin Park Railway Wuhlheide cross Berlin–Fürstenwalde 28.6 Berlin Wuhlheide marshalling yard to Kaulsdorf U5, formerly VnK Railway from Rummelsburg 30.0 Biesdorf cross south to Lichtenberg (long curve) 31.2 Biesdorf cross middle to Strausberg and Lichtenberg Berlin–Strausberg (S-Bahn) Biesdorf cross Berlin–Strausberg from Strausberg and Lichtenberg 33.0 -1.2 Biesdorf cross north from Strausberg, Lichtenberg Springpfuhl to Ahrensfelde connecting curve to Tegel-Friedrichsfelde Industrial Railway Bürknersfelde planned 0.6 Berlin north-east freight yard Gehrenseestraße 3.7 Hohenschönhausen Wartenberg, terminus of Malchow planned until 1990 Sellheimbrücke planned 8.5 0.0 Karow Ost junction to Eberswalde and Pankow Karow cross (planned station) Berlin–Szczecin 1.4 Karow West junction from Eberswalde and Pankow Panke Buchholz Nord planned until 1990 Arkenberge Ost planned until 1990 Berlin–Brandenburg state border Mühlenbeck-Mönchmühle Heidekraut Railway Tegel stream 11.0 Schönfließ 12.6 Bergfelde 12.8 Schönfließ West junction to Neustrelitz Berlin–Neustrelitz from Neustrelitz 16.5 Hohen Neuendorf West Oder-Havel Canal Velten Canal 20.4 to Hennigsdorf Hennigsdorf Nord Berlin–Kremmen) 21.5 from Hennigsdorf 27.1 Schönwalde (Kr. Nauen) Havel Canal Nieder Neuendorf Canal 34.6 Falkenhagen (Kr. Nauen) 35.0 to Hamburg and Berlin Brieselang cross Berlin–Hamburg 37.9 Hasselberg junction from Hamburg 40.1 to Hannover and Berlin Wustermark cross Hannover–Berlin HSL Wustermark cross Berlin–Hannover 41.7 77.9 from Hannover and Berlin 77.3 Wustermark 75.1 Priort (km 0.0 from Jüterbog via Jüterbog–Nauen railway) 70.4 Satzkorn 67.9 Marquardt Sacrow-Paretz Canal 65.5 Bornim-Grube 62.7 0.0 Golm The outer ring continues

The Berlin outer ring (German: Berliner Außenring, BAR) is a 125 km (78 mi) long double track electrified railway, originally built by the German Democratic Republic to bypass West Berlin in preparation for the building of the Berlin Wall during the division of Germany. It was developed by East Germany for economic, transport policy, and military reasons between 1951 and 1961 and included parts of some older lines (Outer Freight Ring, Jüterbog–Nauen railway, and Michendorf–Großbeeren railway).

Without the completion of the outer ring it would not have been possible to build the Berlin Wall, sealing off West Berlin, without disrupting East Germany’s transport links. The Potsdam-Schönefeld Expressway was built for similar reasons.

The term Outer ring is used to distinguish the line from the Ring line of inner Berlin.