Traffic - "Patterns of diversity" rarely seen in BVG vehicles
Anyone who has already been able to take a seat on the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) "model of diversity" can count themselves lucky: A good 1.5 years after the launch of the new seat pattern, relatively few buses and subway trains are equipped with it. However, this also means that it has not been necessary to replace the seat covers in the vehicles too often recently.
"There is no fixed timetable for the roll-out. Above all, no intact seat cushions or covers are usually removed and replaced with the new sample, because we are of course also acting sustainably and conserving resources in this respect," a BVG spokesperson told the German Press Agency. "Large numbers of the model will therefore only be seen in the city with the next generation of bus, streetcar and subway vehicles."
However, some of the approximately 1600 BVG buses are already on the road with the new design. It shows a colorful sea of human outlines - symbolic of the diversity of passengers.
Initially, only the newer H and HK series of subway trains are to be converted. "Currently, 18 cars in the large profile and 16 cars in the small profile of these series are already equipped with the new seat pattern," it said. Accordingly, 258 H-series carriages will gradually follow in the large profile, while 80 HK-series carriages are still outstanding in the small profile. Small-profile streetcars generally run on lines U1 to U4, while the large-profile models run on lines U5 to U9.
According to BVG, the equipment of the IK subway series is still being coordinated. The approval process for retrofitting the streetcars is still ongoing.
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- Despite the slow rollout of the new seat pattern in BVG vehicles, the diverse design, featuring a colorful sea of human outlines, is already visible on several of the 1600 BVG buses, symbolizing the diverse range of passengers using public transport in Berlin.
- With only a few BVG vehicles currently equipped with the new seat design, the public transport system in Berlin continues to reflect a mix of old and new, offering a unique blend of traditional traffic and progressive changes, such as promoting diversity through seating arrangements.
- The new diverse seating pattern in BVG vehicles is not limited to buses; some subway trains, specifically the H and HK series, have also been retrofitted with the colorful human outlines, contributing to the city's multicultural fabric, as these trains navigate Berlin's complex traffic network.
Source: www.stern.de
