fɹʌm ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn tə ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, ðə fˈɔlkənsˌiː spˈændaʊ ænd spˈændaʊ jˈʊŋfɚnhˌeɪd tɹˈæks wɜːɹ ᵻlˈɛktɹᵻfˌaɪd wɪððə θˈɜːd ɹˈeɪl ʌvðə bɜːlˈɪn ˈɛsbˈɑːn, ɐlˈaʊɪŋ dᵻɹˈɛkt ɹˈeɪl sˈɜːvɪs fɹʌm ˈiːst bɜːlˈɪn tə fˈɔlkənsˌiː, wˌɪtʃ wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə dʒˌiːdˌiːˈɑːɹ ðˈɛn.
From August 1951 to the end of the 1950s, the Falkensee - Spandau and Spandau - Jungfernheide tracks were electrified with the Third Rail of the Berlin S-Bahn, allowing direct rail service from East Berlin to Falkensee, which was part of the GDR then.