Real-World Project – The Siemens Railway: Where Historical Heritage Meets Modern Engineering
Some 50 years after it was shut down, Berlin’s Siemensbahn is being reactivated—a project of historic significance. By 2029, the 1920s-era line, which is a designated historic landmark, is set to resume operations and provide access to Siemens AG’s new Siemensstadt Square. The overall planning has been entrusted to the Siemensbahn engineering consortium, consisting of Sweco GmbH and KREBS+KIEFER Ingenieure GmbH. The focus is on a special engineering highlight: the approximately 800-meter-long riveted steel viaduct from 1928—with over 150,000 rivets that had to be precisely measured and recorded in highly detailed BIM models (LOD 400). To efficiently manage the enormous…