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Rail transport in Germany is provided predominantly by Deutsche Bahn (DB, lit. ' German Railway ').As of 2021, 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]
Due to the number of railway stations it shows a selection of the principal stations and links to related state articles. Where there are 2 or more passenger stations in a large town or city, the most important is often designated by Deutsche Bahn as Hauptbahnhof (German for "central station"), of which there are 122 in total.
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.
ICE 3 train at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof. Germany features a total of 43,468 km railways, of which at least 19,973 km are electrified (2014). [8] Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) is the major German railway infrastructure and service operator. Though Deutsche Bahn is a private company, the government still holds all shares and therefore Deutsche Bahn ...
General map of Germany. This is a complete list of the 2,056 cities and towns in Germany (as of 1 January 2024). [1] [2] There is no distinction between town and city in Germany; a Stadt is an independent municipality (see Municipalities of Germany) that has been given the right to use that title.
(Keihanshin Area) JR West Urban Network [47] JA EN: 25 361 985.7 Hankyu Railway: JA EN+map: 9 91 136 1,950,000 Hanshin Electric Railway: JA EN: 3 46 43.9 Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway: JA: 1 2 7.5 Keihan Electric Railway: JA EN: 7 88 90.7 Kinki Nippon Electric Railway (Kintetsu) JA EN: 21 304 495.8 Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (Kitakyu) JA+map EN ...
The bulk of the railway network in Germany belongs to DB Netz, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG – this situation is a relic from the time when the Deutsche Bundesbahn and Deutsche Reichsbahn had a monopoly. The stations and halts on the DB Netz network are run by DB Station&Service. Not included in this list are museum railways and transport ...
Construction of the first high-speed rail in Germany began shortly after that of the French LGVs (lignes à grande vitesse, high-speed lines). However, legal battles caused significant delays, so that the German Intercity-Express (ICE) trains were deployed ten years after the TGV network was established.