2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Ahrensfelde S-Bahn eindpunt in 2016: Smiley.toerist· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Berlin- Bahnhof Westkreuz- Richtung Nord- S-Bahn Berlin DBAG-Baureihe 481 10.8.2009: Wikimedia-User Jivee Blau· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The DBAG Class 481/482 is an electric multiple unit train for the Berlin S-Bahn. The class 481 was designed to replace the aging rail cars after the German reunification in 1990. The first mock-up models were presented in 1993 with the first rollout on 22 January 1996.
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
- 594 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 36.8 m long: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 125
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- AEG, Adtranz, ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Deutsche Waggonbau
- operators
- Deutsche Bahn, S-Bahn Berlin GmbH
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 594 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′2′+Bo′Bo′
- length
- 36.8 m
- weight
- 59 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q466646, Wikipedia: DBAG Class 481 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.