Editing Berlin (section)

=== Urban public transport ===
[[File:Berlin - U-Bahnhof Heidelberger Platz Südzugang.jpg|thumb|The {{lang|de|Berlin U-Bahn|italic=no}} (Metro) at [[Berlin Heidelberger Platz station|{{lang|de|Heidelberger Platz|nocat=y|italic=no}} station]]]]

The ''[[Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe]]'' (BVG) and the German State-owned [[Deutsche Bahn]] (DB) manage several extensive urban public transport systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/produkte/kleinestatistik/AP_kleinestatistik_de_2015_be.pdf |title=Die kleine Berlin-Statistik 2015 |language=de |publisher=Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg |access-date=14 February 2016 |archive-date=15 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315083836/https://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/produkte/kleinestatistik/AP_kleinestatistik_de_2015_be.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | System
! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | Stations / Lines / Net length
! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | Annual ridership
! scope="col" style="background:gold; color:navy;" | Operator / Notes
|-
! scope="row" | {{lang|de|[[Berlin S-Bahn|S-Bahn]]|italic=no}}
| 166 / 16 / {{cvt|331|km}}
| 431,000,000 <small>(2016)</small>
| [[Deutsche Bahn|DB]] / Mainly overground [[rapid transit]] rail system with suburban stops
|-
! scope="row" | {{lang|de|[[Berlin U-Bahn|U-Bahn]]|italic=no}}
| 173 / 9 / {{cvt|146|km}}
| 563,000,000 <small>(2017)</small>
| [[Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe|BVG]] / Mainly underground rail system / 24h-service on weekends
|-
! scope="row" | [[Tram transport in Berlin|Tram]]
| 404 / 22 / {{cvt|194|km}}
| 197,000,000 <small>(2017)</small>
| BVG / Operates predominantly in eastern boroughs
|-
! scope="row" | [[Bus transport in Berlin|Bus]]
| 3227 / 198 / {{cvt|1675|km}}
| 440,000,000 <small>(2017)</small>
| BVG / Extensive services in all boroughs / 62 Night Lines
|-
! scope="row" | [[Ferry transport in Berlin|Ferry]]
| 6 lines
| 
| BVG / Transportation as well as recreational ferries
|}

Public transport in Berlin has a long and complicated history because of the 20th-century division of the city, where movement between the two halves was not served. Since 1989, the transport network has been developed extensively. However, it still contains early 20th century traits, such as the U1.<ref>{{Cite book |author= Winfried Wolf |title=Berlin, Weltstadt ohne Auto? : Verkehrsgeschichte 1848–2015 |date=1994 |publisher=ISP |isbn=3929008742 |edition=1. Aufl |location=Köln |oclc=33163088 }}</ref>