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BVG Class F
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1973· large profile electric train on the Berlin U-Bahn
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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Berlin U-Bf Hönow asv2022-09 img3: A.Savin· FAL
- 2. U9 im U-Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten: JoachimKohler-HB· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. BVG Class F87: Andy Walton· CC BY 2.0
- 4. BVG Class F90: Bahnfrend· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The BVG Class F is a train type designed for the large profile routes on the Berlin U-Bahn. 257 units (each consisting of two cars) were constructed between 1973 and 1994 in seven batches. These batches differ in terms of design and technical equipment.
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 53 years ago, in 1973.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 32.1 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 235: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 53 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1973
- in service from
- 1973
- status
- in service
- number built
- 257
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Henschel & Sohn, Adtranz, AEG, Orenstein & Koppel, Siemens, Waggon Union, ABB Henschel
- operators
- Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
- top speed
- 72 km/h
- power
- —
- electric system
- 750 V DC third rail
- formation
- Double units
- length
- 32.1 m
- weight
- 38.1 t
- capacity
- 235 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q797122, Wikipedia: BVG Class F (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.