After a fire inside an electrical control panel, in which several cables were seriously damaged S-Bahn traffic has been seriously affected early this morning. The fire occurred around 0330 this morning between the newly renovated section of the Berliner S-Bahn at the bridge between the stations Treptow Park, and Ostkreuz and people in the area were woken by a single police helicopter [...] Continue Reading…
After a fire inside an electrical control panel, in which several cables were seriously damaged S-Bahn traffic has been seriously affected early this morning.
The fire occurred around 0330 this morning between the newly renovated section of the Berliner S-Bahn at the bridge between the stations Treptow Park, and Ostkreuz and people in the area were woken by a single police helicopter which [...] Continue Reading…
From the pictures you can see – while not completly ready – it is still almost complete – a what a beautiful building we have!
One can see exactly how big the task was and build all of this while keeping the station open! Good work BVG.
Please let this blog what you think and your first impressions.
Previous articles from this blog on this [...] Continue Reading…
Today, now that the Easter holidays are over, Berlin S-Bahn passengers who transverse the S41 and S42 Ring at Ostkreuz, will have a completely new view of the station.
As of 0400hrs this morning April 16th the busy station will show her new face – namely her new main hall as in the foto above.
While not all work has been completed yet –another [...] Continue Reading…
The only way is up!
Why not rent a bicycle and cycle down to the Upcycle Fashion Store in Berlin Mitte?! The outlet in Linienstraße 77 is the first of its kind in the capital. Upcycling being the ‘big brother’, no, better ‘big sista’ of recycling. http://upcycling-fashion.com/about/
“Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of [...] Continue Reading…
For decades, nothing happened – now everything is proceeding very fast in deed.!
This above picture – taken today Saturday 5th of November – shows that the roof and the walls are now installed at what will eventually become the completely new S-Bahn and regional district trains station called ‘Ostkreuz’
Because of its ailing and rusty equipment had been held together only by rust, Berliners have [...] Continue Reading…
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Understanding Berliners – Part 2
Obeying the [...] Continue Reading…
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