S2 (Berlin)

S2
S2
	An S2 arrives at Karow in 2023
Overview
Locale	Berlin
First service	9 January 1984
Current operator(s)	S-Bahn Berlin GmbH
Route
Termini	Bernau; Blankenfelde
Line(s) used	Berlin–Szczecin railway; Berlin Nord-Süd Tunnel; Berlin–Dresden railway;
Technical
Rolling stock	DBAG Class 481
Route map
Route map
	Legend
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S2 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn.^[1] It operates from Bernau to Blankenfelde over:

the Berlin-Szczecin railway, opened on 1 August 1842 and electrified on 8 August 1924,
the Nord-Süd-Tunnel, opened on 28 May 1936 from Humboldthain to Unter den Linden and on 6 November 1939 to Anhalter Bahnhof and Priesterweg
the Berlin–Dresden railway, opened on 17 June 1875 and electrified on 15 May 1933.

Since becoming a numbered route in 1984, the S2's line colour is green.^[2]

Service history

The S2 was created along with the S1 and S3 on 9 January 1984, when the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) took over the S-Bahn network from the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn in West Berlin: the S2 initially ran between Lichtenrade and Anhalter Bahnhof, before being extended northwards to Gesundbrunnen on 1 May 1984, and Frohnau on 1 October 1984.^[3]

In 1990, the S1 replaced the S2 between Gesundbrunnen and Frohnau.^[4]

^ "S-Bahn Network Map" (pdf). S-Bahn Berlin GmbH. 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
^ Booth, Cameron (10 March 2012). "Historical Maps: West and East Berlin, 1984". Transit Maps. Portland: Cameron Booth. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ "How the S-Bahn got its numbers". S-Bahn Berlin (in German). Berlin: Deutsche Bahn. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ "Berliner Nahverkehrsnetz – Schnellbahnnetz". Berliner Linienchronik (in German). Berlin: Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe. November 1990. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.