Berlin Outer Freight Ring

Berlin Outer Freight Ring
Overview
Native name	Güteraußenring/Umfahrungsstrecken
Line number	6541 Teltow–Schönefeld 6008 Schönefeld–Grünauer Kreuz 6126 Grünauer Kreuz–Eichgestell 6080 Eichgestell–Biesdorfer Kreuz 6067 Biesdorfer Kreuz–Berlin-Karow Ost 6084 Berlin Karow Ost–Berlin-Karow 6500 Berlin-Karow–Fichtengrund
Locale	Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend From Jüterbog 0.0 Teltow to Berlin Südkreuz Brandenburg / Berlin border Berlin / Brandenburg border 4.1 Osdorf Brandenburg / Berlin border to Berlin-Lichtenrade Dresden–Berlin from Berlin-Lichtenrade 7.7 Berlin-Lichtenrade (GAR) Berlin / Brandenburg border 10.8 Großziethen 11.6 Großziethen Ost Brandenburg / Berlin border Berlin / Brandenburg border Mittenwalde (Mark)–Berlin-Neukölln from Mittenwalde (Mark) 13.9 Schönefeld (Kr Teltow) from Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen to Grünau Cross 16.8 Schönefeld Siedlung Brandenburg / Berlin border 17.6 Grünbergallee 19.1 Altglienicke to Berlin-Grünau Görlitz railway Grünau Cross Teltow Canal 23.7 Berlin Wendenheide Schöneweide–Spindlersfeld branch line 26.2 Berlin Eichgestell to Berlin-Köpenick and Berlin Ostbahnhof Guben–Berlin Berlin Wuhlheide (GAR) 28.1 Berlin-Biesenhorst 29.2 Berlin Warmbader Straße to Berlin-Kaulsdorf link to Berlin-Kaulsdorf to Berlin-Kaulsdorf Biesdorf Cross 35.0 Berlin Springpfuhl to Wriezen Berlin–Wriezen 38.5 Berlin-Wartenberg from Berlin-Pankow 45.5 Berlin-Karow to Bernau (b Berlin) Berlin / Brandenburg border 51.2 Schönerlinde 54.3 Schönwalde (Barnim) formerly Schönwalde Hp from Berlin-Wilhelmsruh 58.3 Basdorf to Groß Schönebeck 61.2 Zühlsdorf 63.9 Wensickendorf to Liebenwalde 68.3 Schmachtenhagen from Löwenberg (Mark) Sachsenhausen (Nordb) Oranienburg to Berlin-Frohnau to Nauen * The Berlin S-Bahn runs between Schönefeld and Grünauer Kreuz runs on the route of the GAR The Berlin Outer Ring between Grünau and Karow crosses runs on the route of the GAR, although parts are relocated Only operating and branch points of the GAR are shown. Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Berlin Outer Freight Ring (German: Güteraußenring, GAR) was a planned ring railway around the city of Berlin, Germany. The first sections of a line to the west of the city were built in the early 20th century as part of the Brandenburg Bypass Railway (Umgehungsbahn). Even then, there were plans for a bypass south of Berlin. The first bits were built in the early 1920 and more sections followed in the 1930s. The line could not be completed due to the impact of the Second World War. The completed section consisted of a mainly single-track link running from Teltow to Berlin-Karow to the south and east of Berlin. Part of the route line later became part of the Berlin outer ring (Berliner Außenring, BAR).