2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. BVG Baureihe JK im Fahrgasteinsatz Olympia-Stadion2: Lennart3003· CC BY 4.0
- 2. BVG Baureihe JK im Fahrgasteinsatz Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park: Lennart3003· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The BVG Class JK is a type of electric multiple units operated by the Berlin U-Bahn.
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 1 years ago, in 2025.
- 25.8 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 227: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 2025
- in service from
- 2025
- status
- in service
- number built
- 36
- kind
- Electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Stadler Rail
- operators
- Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- formation
- 2-car: DM-DM, 4-car: DM–M–M–DM
- length
- 25.8 m
- capacity
- 227 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q110262675, Wikipedia: BVG Class JK (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.