Ferry transport in Berlin
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BVG ferry of the line F11 | |||
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Berlin Germany | ||
Transit type | Public ferry transport | ||
Number of lines | 6 | ||
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Began operation | 1896 | ||
Operator(s) |
Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam (ViP) Various private operators | ||
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Berlin, the capital city of Germany, has an extensive network of rivers, lakes and canals. As a consequence ferry transport forms a part of the transport network of Berlin.
History
The service was inaugurated in 1896, when the first ferry line opened between Wilhelmstrand and Baumschulenstraße.
Routes
Routes within the city and the VBB common tariff
There are six passenger ferry routes that operate within the city boundaries of Berlin and are part of the common public transport tariff run by the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB). All six routes are operated by the Stern und Kreisschiffahrt by order of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the operator of Berlin's U-Bahn, trams and buses.[1]
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The six lines run mainly in Treptow-Köpenick district, except for the
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Routes outside the city but within the VBB common tariff
One other passenger ferry route, within the adjacent city of Potsdam and operated by the Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam, is also included in the tariff of the VBB:
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Other routes
Within Berlin there are also some touristic and private ferry routes that are not managed by BVG and do not form part of the VBB common tariff. These include:
- A car ferry between Hakenfelde and Konradshöhe (in Spandau and Reinickendorf)
- A passenger ferry between Hakenfelde and Konradshöhe with a stop in the islets of Valentinswerder and Maienwerder (both in Reinickendorf)
- A car ferry line between the Pfaueninsel and the Düppel forest in Wannsee (in Steglitz-Zehlendorf)
- Some ferries to Scharfenberg island through Lake Tegel (in Reinickendorf)
To the east of Berlin, the Straussee Ferry crosses the Straussee lake in the town of Strausberg. The ferry is notable as one of only a handful of electrically operated cable ferries in the world. Although this line is not within the Berlin city limits and is not part of the VBB common tariff, it is owned by the Strausberg Railway, who are VBB members, and hence is designated as line
References
- ↑ "Fähre" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ "Fährlinie F10" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ "Fährlinie F11" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ "Fährlinie F12" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ "Fährlinie F21" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ "Fährlinie F23" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ "Fährlinie F24" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ "Facts". Berlin audiovisual. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ↑ "Rund um die Müggelspree mit dem Bus 161". BVG. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ↑ "Im Herbst 2013 stellt die Fähre F 24 den Betrieb ein". Berliner Woche. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Ruderfähre Paule III überquert wieder die Spree". Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ↑ "Tarife" (in German). Strausberg Railway. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
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