Overview

• BVG has deferred planned track maintenance between Tierpark and Friedrichsfelde because essential switches were delivered late.
• The intended shutdown from June 30 to August 31 has been cancelled, ensuring continuous U5 service.
• The replacement bus route between Biesdorf-Süd and Frankfurter Allee was also called off due to the delay.
• BVG is coordinating with suppliers and stakeholders to obtain the switches and set a revised timetable.
• The postponed work is part of a wider modernization plan to introduce CBTC-based partial automation on the U5 by 2029.