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This article has been partially translated from the German wikipedia article. The S-Bahn is a suburban Metro Railway network in Germany . The name is an abbreviation for "Stadtschnellbahn" (fast city train) and was introduced in December 1930 in Berlin , after "SS-Bahn" ('''S'''tadt'''s'''chnell...) had been unofficially in use already. The S-Bahn is a railway that serves metropolitan traffic as well as direct regional traffic, and is characterised by high efficiency and a synchronised timetable that allows for denser train traffic on the rail lines. This is achieved by the use of separate tracks, electric Locomotive s and train doors at platform level (in some cities these standards are not met though). The symbol for the S-Bahn in Germany is a white "S" on a green circle. In Austria S-Bahn lines and stations are displayed by a blue circle with a white, cornered 'S' in it. There are proper S-Bahn Systems in Vienna and Salzburg . The Viennese System is very large, old and well-known. In Switzerland , S-Linien (S-lines) is displayed in black letters on a white background. From the term S-Bahn come many similar notations, like the name R-bahn for regional trains, which do not meet S-Bahn criteria. The term " RER " (Réseau express régional), used in France and western Switzerland, and the " S-tog " in Copenhagen are very similar to the S-Bahn. In the United Kingdom , Merseyrail ( Liverpool ) and the SPT Rail Network ( Glasgow ) are roughly equivalent to S-Bahns. The closest thing London has to an S-Bahn is Silverlink Metro. However, this only covers a small part of London's suburban services, as, owing to the nature of London's railways, they are split across several Train Operating Companies and Termini . Additionally, London's Overground Network in South London tends to function with the frequency of an S-bahn. CLASSIFICATIONS ]] S-Bahn lines are different from U-Bahn lines in that they have developed from conventional railways. To this day the German and Austrian S-Bahn lines are operated by subsidiaries of Deutsche Bahn and ÖBB respectively — the national railway organisations. Compared to underground lines, the S-Bahn lines have numerous branches. The lines of different branches operate on one or several stretches together where they create dense train traffic. In comparison to regional trains, the S-Bahn operates at a higher frequency, but also shorter distance between stations. GERMAN CITIES WITH S-BAHN SYSTEMS
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