S2 (Berlin)

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S2
S2 nach Buch mit BR 481 am Bahnhof Karow.jpg
An S2 arrives at Karow in 2023
Overview
Locale Berlin
First service9 January 1984 (1984-01-09)
Current operator(s) S-Bahn Berlin GmbH
Route
Termini Bernau
Blankenfelde
Line(s) used
Technical
Rolling stock DBAG Class 481

S2 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn. [1] It operates from Bernau to Blankenfelde over:

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]

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