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← See today's latestBVG rolls out contactless ticketing; transit chaos spreads through 2027
Contactless fares coming 2029
Berlin's buses and trains are going fully digital.
The BVG will deploy roughly 3,600 compact payment terminals across its fleet starting in 2029, replacing the current system with contactless card, smartphone, and app-based purchases [Quelle: Berliner Zeitung]. Tickets will live in the cloud instead of paper—cutting waste while matching the 75 percent of riders already paying without cash at ticket machines. Testing is underway now in regular service to verify cloud reliability and device performance.
By decade's end, no more paper receipts.
October transit disruptions intensify
Construction chaos is spreading across Berlin's entire network.
The U2 has suspended service between Bismarckstraße and Zoologischer Garten with replacement buses, while the U6 remains shut between Kurt-Schumacher-Platz and Alt-Tegel [Quelle: BVG]. Tram lines M1, M6, and 12 face closures in Prenzlauer Berg through October; lines serving Köpenick (27, 61–63, 67–68) will run detours until 2027. Multiple elevator outages at various U-Bahn stations compound the delays.
Plan around the construction calendar, not the timetable.
Kontaktlos in die Zukunft: Neue kompakte Bezahl-Terminals für Bus ...7 hours ago ... Ganz gleich, ob unsere Fahrgäste mit Bus, Straßenbahn oder U-Bahn unterwegs sind“, sagt der BVG-Vertriebsleiter Michael Beer. Die Guthabenkarte der BVG. © ...berliner-zeitung.de
Störungsmeldungen - Berlin - BVG4 hours ago ... Störungsmeldungen. Verkehrs- und Aufzugsstörungen für U-Bahn, Tram, Bus und Fähre. S-Bahn-Störungen: S-Bahn Berlin. Alternative bei einem defekten Aufzug: ...bvg.de