Berlin is Germany's capital and largest city, with over 3.5 million people in around 344 square miles. Its public-transportation network is expansive and efficient, but can be tricky to navigate.

The future of Berlin’s public transit could be trains that use magnetic-levitation propulsion technology, according to a plan launched this week. More likely is they will not. That couldn’t stop the ...

In the U.S., we carry CharlieCards and Metro Cards and ConnectCards — slim pieces of plastic that we swipe to board our trains and buses cash-free. As of last month, Berlin, too, has an innovative new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Commuters wait on the platform for an U-Bahn underground train at Alexanderplatz station during a rail workers' strike ...

The political significance of our contract battle is becoming ever clearer. A week ago, we emphasised that management at Berlin transit operator BVG, the Berlin Senate (state executive) and the ...