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Siemensbahn Viaduct
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Katharina Siegel
September 30, 2024
Hiking
An elevated railway viaduct meanders through the middle of the Siemensstadt housing estate. Between Siemensdamm and Jungfernheideweg, the “Tausendfüßler” forms the district border.
But nothing has been running here for a long time. It used to be very different. 90 years ago, a train would have rushed past every five minutes. Its job: to take Siemens employees to their workplaces. 60,000 people worked at Siemens at the time. Only a fraction of them lived in the nearby factory housing estates.
But nothing has been running here for a long time. It used to be very different. 90 years ago, a train would have rushed past every five minutes. Its job: to take Siemens employees to their workplaces. 60,000 people worked at Siemens at the time. Only a fraction of them lived in the nearby factory housing estates.
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Andreas Bikefan
July 14, 2025
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On December 13, 1929, Siemens and the Deutsche Reichsbahn presented the new Siemensbahn in Berlin to the public, and official operations began five days later. The journey on the 4.7-kilometer-long …
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Paul
October 24, 2021
Mountain biking
The Siemensbahn station is a disused 4.5km long S-Bahn line from Jungfernheide station to Gartenfeld. This should make Siemensstadt accessible by rail. The line was built in 1929 and closed in 1980. The line is currently being restored and should be active again from 2029.
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