S85 (Berlin) Explained

System:	Berlin S-Bahn
Locale:	Berlin
Operator:	S-Bahn Berlin GmbH
Stock:	DBAG Class 481 DBAG Class 485
Electrification:	750 V DC Third rail
Map State:	uncollapsed

S85 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn.^[1] It operates from Grünau to Berlin-Pankow over:

• the Berlin–Görlitz railway, opened on 13 September 1866 and electrified on 4 January 1929,
• the Ringbahn, opened on 17 July 1871 and electrified in 1926 and
• the Prussian Northern Railway, opened on 10 July 1877 and electrified in 1925.

Service history

The S85 was created on 2 June 1991, replacing the Brown route of the East Berlin S-Bahn between Buch and Spindlersfeld (via the eastern part of the Ringbahn).^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.s-bahn-berlin.de/fahrplanundnetz/linien_anzeige.php?ID=13 S-Bahn Berlin GmbH – Linieninformation der Linie S85
2. Web site: How the S-Bahn got its numbers. S-Bahn Berlin. Deutsche Bahn. 18 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230518233609/https://sbahn.berlin/aktuelles/artikel/wie-die-s-bahn-zu-ihren-nummern-kam#c21296. 18 May 2023. Berlin. de. 9 June 2021.
3. Web site: Berliner Nahverkehrsnetz – Schnellbahnnetz. Berliner Linienchronik. Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe. 19 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230519002335/https://file1.hpage.com/003497/13/bilder/s_u-bahn_netz_199091.jpg. 19 May 2023. Berlin. de. November 1990.