Ferry transport in Berlin

Ferry transport in Berlin
	BVG ferry of the line F11
Overview
Locale	Berlin; Germany
Transit type	Public ferry transport
Number of lines	6
Operation
Began operation	1896
Operator(s)	Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG); (ViP); Various private operators
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Kladow station of F10 line

Wilhelmstrand station
of F11 line

A private ferry at Pfaueninsel

A private ferry at Scharfenberg

Ferry transport forms part of the transport network of Berlin due to the city's extensive network of rivers, lakes, and canals.

History[]

The service was inaugurated in 1896, when the first ferry line opened between and .

Routes[]

Routes within the city and the VBB common tariff[]

There are 6 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 6 routes are operated by by order of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the operator of Berlin's U-Bahn, trams and buses.^[1]

Line	Route	Duration	Frequency
10 ^[2]	S Wannsee ↔ Alt-Kladow	20 min	60 min
11 ^[3]	Wilhelmstrand ↔ Baumschulenstraße	2 min	10/20 min
12 ^[4]	Müggelbergallee ↔ Wassersportallee	2 min	10/20 min
21 ^[5]	Krampenburg ↔ Zum Seeblick	14 min	60 min
23 ^[6]	Müggelwerderweg ↔ Müggelhort ↔ Neu Helgoland ↔ Kruggasse	25 min	60 min
24 ^[7]	Spreewiesen ↔ Kruggasse	5 min	60 min

The 6 lines run mainly in Treptow-Köpenick district, except for the 10, which runs from Steglitz-Zehlendorf to Spandau, through Großer Wannsee lake and Havel river. The localities (Ortsteile) served by this service are Wannsee, Kladow, Oberschöneweide, Baumschulenweg, Köpenick, Grünau, Müggelheim (5 stops), Schmöckwitz and Rahnsdorf (2 stops).

The 24 is operated with a rowing boat, whilst all the other ferry lines are operated by passenger carrying motor boats.^[8] The timetable with one departure every 60 minutes for the 24 is necessary to be found in the journey planning software and to fulfill legal restrictions stating that all public traffic needs to have a timetable. In reality, it drives as often as needed, increasing the frequency to about every 5 minutes if necessary.^[9] With the end of the 2013 season, this ferry has terminated its operation and will be included to the ferry line 23.^[10] Beginning May 1st, 2015, the ferry started operation again with a reduced service, operating now only on weekends and public holidays.^[11]

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 , is also included in the tariff of the VBB:

Line	Route	Duration	Frequency
1	Kiewitt Ferry (Hermannswerder ↔ Auf dem Kiewitt)	3 min	15 min

The 1 is operated by a passenger carrying cable ferry.

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 and (both in Reinickendorf)
A passenger ferry and a limited access car ferry between the Pfaueninsel and the Düppel forest in Wannsee (in Steglitz-Zehlendorf)
Some ferries to 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 it is one of only a handful of electrically operated cable ferries in the world. Although it is not within Berlin city limits and is not part of the VBB common tariff, it's owned by the Strausberg Railway, who are VBB members. Hence, it is designated as line 39 by the VBB.^[12]

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. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-06-10.

External links[]

[bvgfahre-1] "Fähre" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.

[2] "Fährlinie F10" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.

[3] "Fährlinie F11" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.

[4] "Fährlinie F12" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.

[5] "Fährlinie F21" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.

[6] "Fährlinie F23" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.

[7] "Fährlinie F24" (in German). Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Retrieved 2010-04-22.

[8] "Facts". Berlin audiovisual. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2010-09-30.

[9] "Rund um die Müggelspree mit dem Bus 161". BVG. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

[10] "Im Herbst 2013 stellt die Fähre F 24 den Betrieb ein". Berliner Woche. Retrieved 2013-11-13.

[11] "Ruderfähre Paule III überquert wieder die Spree". Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 2015-05-08.

[12] "Tarife" (in German). Strausberg Railway. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-06-10.

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