Railway Gazette International

Small-profile Type JK trains enter service on the Berlin U-Bahn

GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has put the first of its small-profile Type JK metro cars into passenger service with ...
Railway Technology on MSN

BVG begins passenger operations with new JK series trains from Stadler

BVG has commenced passenger operations with a new generation of Stadler metro trains on its network to enhance the stability ...
Reuters

Berlin metro to change derogatory station name by end of year

BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin's public transport company BVG said on Saturday that completing the renaming of a city centre metro station with a name based on a derogatory word for Black people will take ...

I'm a New Yorker who spent 48 hours in Berlin for the first time. 7 surprises made me sure I'll return for a longer trip.

I'm a New Yorker who went to Berlin expecting a historical wonderland, but found an unexpected hub of lush parks and ...
The Washington Post

A Berlin subway stop is called ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin.’ Some Black Germans want change.

Most outbound commuters on the U3 line of Berlin’s U-Bahn subway system exit long before reaching the penultimate stop, nestled between the Grunewald forest and the Free University. But Moses Pölking ...
Reuters

Berlin metro to complete change of derogatory station name by year-end

BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin's public transport company BVG said on Saturday that completing the renaming of a city centre metro station with a name based on a derogatory word for Black people will take ...