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Rail transport in Germany is provided predominantly by Deutsche Bahn (DB, lit. ' German Railway ' ). As of 2021 [update] , the railway network in Germany (DB only) had a length of 33,399 km (20,753 mi), of which 20,540 km (12,760 mi) were electrified and 18,556 km (11,530 mi) were double track . [ 2 ]
Rapid transit in Germany consists of four U-Bahn systems and 14 S-Bahn systems. The U-Bahn, commonly understood to stand for Untergrundbahn ('underground railway'), are conventional rapid transit systems that run mostly underground, while the S-Bahn or Stadtschnellbahn ('city rapid railway') are commuter rail services, that may run underground in the city center and have metro-like ...
Frequency of trains and allowed max speed on the German Intercity-Express (ICE) network (2022) This list of Intercity-Express lines in Germany includes all Intercity-Express lines in Germany. [1] The latest changes to the Intercity Express network took place at the timetable change on 10 December 2023. The network currently has 35 scheduled lines.
Many German cities have rapid transit systems and public transport is available in most areas. Buses have historically only played a marginal role in long-distance passenger service, as all routes directly competing with rail services were technically outlawed by a law dating to 1935 (during the Nazi era). Only in 2012 was this law officially ...
The S-Bahn (/ ˈ ɛ s b ɑː n / ESS-bahn, German: [ˈɛsˌbaːn] ⓘ), lit. ' S-Train ', is a hybrid urban–suburban rail system serving a metropolitan region predominantly in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble commuter or even ...
A safety system with functionality similar to PZB is mandatory for nearly every train and most railroad lines in Germany (exceptions comprise shunting, single train operation, operation with very low speed, and freight-only operations). [1] As said, LZB and ETCS lines may omit PZB for them providing its safety functionality.
Articles suitable for direct inclusion below are those of national (including Länderbahn) importance such as national railway companies (e.g. Royal Saxon State Railways), national rail systems (e.g. S-Bahn) or locomotive genres (e.g. Einheitsdampflokomotive), or lists of national significance (e.g. List of scheduled railway routes in Germany
The city's transit networks consists of several separate networks, with heavy and light rail transport with five different and incompatible electrification systems. These include the U-Bahn and S-Bahn urban rail systems, regional railway services, a tramway system, a bus network and a number of ferry services.