Robert Schwandl Publishing (initially called 'metroPlanet') was founded in Berlin in April 2002 by Robert Schwandl, the author of the popular website UrbanRail.Net, which is dedicated to metros, subways and other mass transit systems around the world.

The goal of Robert Schwandl Publishing is to produce high quality inexpensive books about urban transport networks, focussing on the history of the system, its current operation and rolling stock, station architecture and anything else which might be of interest to not only the subway & tram aficionado but also the general public. Most titles have been published bilingually in English and German.

Our catalogue can be subdivided into four areas:

1) Berlin - among others, individual books about each U-Bahn line (this series is in German only!)
2) Deutschland - besides the popular "Tram Atlas" individual books on various cities and regions (mostly out-of-print) some now part of the "U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in ..." series
3) Europe (blue) - initially labelled "Metros in ...", now part of the "Tram Atlas" and/or "U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in ..." series
4) Rest of the World (red) - so far three volumes on U.S. systems, one on Australia & New Zealand and one on Canada as well as three on Japan published

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Robert Schwandl Verlag
Hektorstr. 3
D-10711 Berlin

Germany

Tel. + 49 30 - 3759 1284
Fax + 49 30 - 3759 1285