Inauguration of Berlin Elevated Railway

Berlin's Hochbahn, or elevated railway, commenced service on August 26, 1904, on the line from Warschauer Brücke to Zoologischer Garten. Designed with steel viaducts to avoid street congestion, it employed electric multiple-unit trains that set standards for rapid transit efficiency. Key figures included engineers from Siemens and the city administration. The system eased overcrowding in booming industrial Berlin and influenced subway expansions worldwide. Its distinctive green trains became icons of early 20th-century urban planning and remain integral to the city's U-Bahn network today.