#3543
BVG Class E
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by LOWA· from 1960· large profile electric train on the Berlin U-Bahn
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. U-Bahn Berlin Zugtyp EIII: Jcornelius· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 2. EIII-U-Bahn-Zug im U-Bahnhof Berlin Biesdorf-Süd: Andre_de· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The BVG Class E was a series of Großprofil (wide profile) multiple units of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) which was exclusively used on the East Berlin line E, today line U5 of the Berlin U-Bahn. Except for the two prototypes, all vehicles were built using parts of retired S-Bahn vehicles, namely the bogies and parts of the electrical 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 66 years ago, in 1960.
- Served for 34 years (1960–1994).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1960
- in service from
- 1960
- retired
- 1994
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- LOWA, LEW Hennigsdorf, Reichsbahnausbesserungswerk Schöneweide
- operators
- Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 4 cars per set
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q797121, Wikipedia: BVG Class E (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.