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That was either the best joke ever, or you haven't used German S-Bahn yet. (The "S" is supposed to be short for the German word for "city" but we jokingly refer

by erikb 11y ago

That was either the best joke ever, or you haven't used German S-Bahn yet. (The "S" is supposed to be short for the German word for "city" but we jokingly refer to them as "standing still-train" instead of "city-train")

jusuchin 11y ago
At least when I was in Berlin this September the U-Bahn worked perfectly.
ant6n 11y ago
'Stand-Bahn'? Never heard that, although haven't lived in Berlin since before the 'meltdown' in 2008. Traditionally the S-Bahn is Berlin's favorite transit system (you can look out the window!), the most far-reaching, and the most interesting historically.
- erikb 11y ago
  Although it has so many problems it's still my favourite method to get from A to B. Yes, windows, Internet, well spread out network. That's nice.
aap_ 11y ago
Actually I don't think it is 100% known what the "S" stands for. I think "Stadtschnellbahn" is most likely. The "Stadtbahn" only refers to the east-west route.
- poelzi 11y ago
  maybe its like SOS and stands for nothing, at least at the beginning. It was used because it was easy to morse and not used ;)
- erikb 11y ago
  Good to know, because many towns have that I thought it's really Stadt-Bahn. Didn't know S5/7/75 have that special name.
rorykoehler 11y ago
You should travel more. You would never complain again. Berlin public transport is amazingly consistent compared to anywhere else I have lived (bar Singapore).