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BVG Class D
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by AEG· from 1957· electric multiple unit train of the Berlin U-Bahn
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. U-Bahn Berlin Baureihe D Sonderfahrt 70 Jahre U8: Jcornelius· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 2. 19861010a Wilmersdorfer Str: Roehrensee· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
Class D was a type of electric multiple unit train used by the Berlin U-Bahn. After World War II the trains of the Berlin U-Bahn were worn out, making a new series of trains necessary. From 1957 on the new D type trains were delivered (also called Stahldora/Steel Dora).
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 69 years ago, in 1957.
- 15.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 69 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1957
- in service from
- 1957
- status
- in service
- number built
- —
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- AEG, Orenstein & Koppel, Siemens Mobility, Waggon Union, Siemens
- operators
- Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 15.6 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q797119, Wikipedia: BVG Class D (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.