Our new S-Bahn has arrived!
Learn everything there is to know about our 483/484 series.
Over the next few years, Berlin’s S-Bahn fleet is receiving a welcome rejuvenation. Since 1 January 2021, the first new S-Bahn trains have been running on the network’s ring/south east segment.

The new S-Bahn
For one brief week in the summer of 2020, the new S-Bahn served as an S3 train on the Stadtbahn route.
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- Jens Wiesner/S-Bahn Berlin

The new S-Bahn
Riding the rails: a 484 series train
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- Kathrin Fiehn/S-Bahn Berlin

Driver’s cab
The new S-Bahn’s operator cab has undergone a complete overhaul. The redesign supports drivers with more intuitive controls and more real-time information.
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- Jens Wiesner/S-Bahn Berlin

Speed indicator
Speedometer inside the new S-Bahn driver’s cab during a display test
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- Jens Wiesner/S-Bahn Berlin

The new S-Bahn
The exterior destination display shows the train’s route, here the S47.
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- Jens Wiesner

The new S-Bahn
Onset of winter: a new S-Bahn approaching Hermannstraße station
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- Jens Wiesner

From below
The new S-Bahn at the Schöneweide depot
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New multi-purpose compartment
Folding seats, interior display, hand straps and support for wheelchair users – the new 483/484 series multi-purpose compartment
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- Jens Wiesner/S-Bahn Berlin

The new S-Bahn
Green door signal: doors are ready to be opened.
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- Jens Wiesner

New 483/484 series interior displays
The new side window displays provide improved passenger information.
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- Jens Wiesner/S-Bahn Berlin

Inside the new S-Bahn
Multi-purpose compartment with service unit
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- Jens Wiesner

The new S-Bahn
On track: a 483 series train
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- Kathrin Fiehn/S-Bahn Berlin

The new S-Bahn
Exterior view: a large bicycle symbol on the window indicates the multi-purpose compartment.
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- Jens Wiesner

Testing the new S-Bahn
So far, the trains have completed 2,000 of the planned approx. 160,000 test kilometres. Copyright: Konsortium Siemens Mobility and Stadler
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- Konsortium Siemens Mobility und Stadler
Residents of Berlin and Brandenburg can look expect brand new trains with more room, expansive panoramic windows, air conditioning, CCTV in all carriages, an intercom link to the security control centre, a service column for wheelchair users, and state-of-the-art passenger information.
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