Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Berlin outer ring (German: Berliner Außenring, BAR) is a 125 km long double track electrified railway, originally built to bypass West Berlin during the division of Germany. It was developed by East Germany for economic, transport policy and military reasons between 1951 and 1961 and included parts of some older lines (Outer freight ring, Brandenburg Ring Railway and by-pass lines).Without the completion of the outer ring it would not have been possible to build the Berlin Wall, sealing off West Berlin, without disrupting East Germany’s transport links. The Potsdam-Schönefeld Expressway was built for similar reasons.The term Outer ring is used to distinguish the line from the Ring line of inner Berlin.. }
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- Berlin_outer_ring abstract "The Berlin outer ring (German: Berliner Außenring, BAR) is a 125 km long double track electrified railway, originally built to bypass West Berlin during the division of Germany. It was developed by East Germany for economic, transport policy and military reasons between 1951 and 1961 and included parts of some older lines (Outer freight ring, Brandenburg Ring Railway and by-pass lines).Without the completion of the outer ring it would not have been possible to build the Berlin Wall, sealing off West Berlin, without disrupting East Germany’s transport links. The Potsdam-Schönefeld Expressway was built for similar reasons.The term Outer ring is used to distinguish the line from the Ring line of inner Berlin.".