BVG boss Henrik Falk has said that seven of Berlin’s nine U-Bahn lines will see a timetable change starting in September 2024. Here’s what you can expect:

BVG to reduce daytime U-Bahn frequency

The local transport association in Berlin, the BVG, is adjusting the frequency of U-Bahn services.

Currently, Berlin U-Bahn trains run from 4am until 1am. During daytime hours, trains on most busy lines come every five minutes, apart from between 11am and 2pm, during which every third train comes every 10 minutes. During evening hours trains come every 10 minutes.

The planned timetable changes will affect seven of Berlin’s nine U-Bahn lines. From September 9 during morning and evening services, the U1 and U3, which partially run the same east-west route through the city, will merge between U-Bahn stations Nollendorfplatz and Uhlandstraße, running only as the U3. Then, the “stem line” U3 will run all the way from Krumme Lanke to Warschauer Straße in unchanged five-minute intervals.

Also starting on September 9 until the beginning of next summer, the U2 line between Pankow and Ruhleben will run every four and a half minutes instead of every four minutes. 

The timetable for the U4 between Nollendorfplatz and Innsbrucker Platz will be permanently changed, instead of running every five minutes during the daytime and every 10 minutes during the evening, the train will run in intervals of 6 minutes / 6 minutes / 7 minutes at all operating hours.

Starting September 2, on the U9 between Rathaus Steglitz and Osloer Straße trains will run every five minutes rather than every four as previously scheduled.

BVG claims new timetable will make U-Bahns more reliable

According to Falk, running the U-Bahn trains on the new timetable will lead to an overall service improvement for transport in Berlin.

The BVG claims that the reduced regularity on some lines will mean fewer trains will break down and cancellations or disruptions could be better avoided. “[With the new timetable] BVG services will become more stable and therefore more reliable for passengers,” said Falk in a press release.

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