Year
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day month
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from
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to
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via / date of completion and length of route / rail company
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1831
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20 September
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Essen-Kupferdreh
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Nierenhof near Langenberg
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Horse drawn and narrow gauge, Prince William Railway Company. In 1847 converted to steam power and standard gauge, ca. 30 km, Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railway
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1835
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7 December
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Nuremberg
|
Fürth
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First German railway operated by steam, 6 km, Bavarian Ludwig Railway, initially 75% of trains horse drawn, 25% steam powered
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1837
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24 April
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Leipzig
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Dresden
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Riesa, until 1839, 117 km, Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company, first German long-distance railway, first steam only railway in Germany, included first standard gauge rail tunnel in continental Europe
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1838
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22 September
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Berlin
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Potsdam
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Zehlendorf, 26.4 km, Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburg Railway, first steam railway in Prussia
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1 December
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Brunswick
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Harzburg
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Wolfenbüttel, until 1841, 47 km, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway (first German state railway), Brunswick–Bad Harzburg railway
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20 December
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Düsseldorf Rheinknie
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Elberfeld (now Wuppertal)
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Erkrath, until 1841, 26.7 km, Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company, Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway
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1839
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29 June
|
Magdeburg
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Leipzig
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Cöthen, Halle, until 1840, 119 km, Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway, first line crossing more than one state
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2 August
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Cologne
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Herbesthal (national border)
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Müngersdorf, Lövenich, Düren, Aachen, until 1843, 86 km, Rhenish Railway Company, Cologne–Aachen line
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1 September
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Munich
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Augsburg
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Until 1840, 62 km, Munich–Augsburg Railway Company, Munich–Augsburg line
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26 September
|
Frankfurt am Main
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Wiesbaden
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Höchst, Kastel, until 1840, 44 km, Taunus line
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1840
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1 September
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Berlin
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Köthen
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Wittenberg, Dessau, until 1841, 153 km, Berlin-Anhalt Railway Company, Berlin–Wittenberg, Wittenberg–Dessau, Dessau–Köthen lines
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12 September
|
Mannheim
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Haltingen
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Karlsruhe, Freiburg, until 1851, 285 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, until 1855 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge, Rhine Valley Railway
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1842
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7 May
|
Hamburg
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Bergedorf
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16.5 km, Hamburg-Bergedorf Railway Company
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1 August
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Berlin
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Szczecin
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Until 1843, 135 km, Berlin-Stettin Railway
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19 September
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Leipzig
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Hof (Saale)
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Reichenbach, Werdau, until 1851, 165 km, Saxon-Bavarian Railway, from 1847 Royal Saxon State Railways
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23 October
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Berlin
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Frankfurt (Oder)
|
81 km, Berlin-Frankfurt (Oder) Railway
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1843
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10 July
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Wolfenbüttel
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Oschersleben
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Jerxheim, 52 km, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Wolfenbüttel–Helmstedt line, Oschersleben–Jerxheim line
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15 July
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Magdeburg
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Halberstadt
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Oschersleben, 58 km, Magdeburg-Halberstadt Railway Company, Magdeburg–Thale line
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22 October
|
Hanover
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Brunswick
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Lehrte, Peine, until 1844, 61 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Hanover–Brunswick line
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1844
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15 February
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Cologne-Klettenberg
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Rolandseck
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Brühl, Bonn, until 1856, 45 km, Bonn-Cologne Railway Company, Bonn-Cologne line
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18 September
|
Altona
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Kiel
|
106 km, Altona-Kiel Railway Company, Hamburg-Altona–Kiel line
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1 October
|
Hof
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Lindau
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Nuremberg, Kempten, until 1853, 548 km, Ludwig South-North Railway, Royal Bavarian State Railways
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19 October
|
Frankfurt (Oder)
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Wrocław
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Legnica, Bolesławiec, until 1846, 277 km, Lower Silesian-Markish Railway
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1845
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20 July
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Elmshorn
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Glückstadt
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17 km, Glückstadt-Elmshorn Railway Company, Marsh Railway (extended to Itzehoe on 15 October 1857)
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18 September
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Neumünster
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Rendsburg
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34 km, Rendsburg-Neumünster Railway Company
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15 October
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Lehrte
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Celle
|
28 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Lehrte–Celle line
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22 October
|
Bruchsal
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Friedrichshafen
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Stuttgart, Ulm, until 1853, 275 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Fils Valley line, Western Railway, Southern Railway
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17 November
|
Dresden
|
Görlitz
|
Löbau, Bautzen, until 1847, 102 km, Saxon-Silesian Railway Company (built together with branch from Löbau to Zittau, opened 1848, 34 km)
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20 December
|
Cologne-Deutz
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Minden
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Duisburg, Dortmund, until 1847, 263 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Cologne-Minden trunk line
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1846
|
6 June
|
Halle (Saale)
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Gerstungen
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Weißenfels, Erfurt, Eisenach, in parts till 1849, 211 km, Thuringian Railway Company (from Gerstungen Frederick William Northern Railway Company), Thuringian line
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12 June
|
Lehrte
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Nordstemmen
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Hildesheim, until 1853, 36.1 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Lehrte–Nordstemmen line
|
22 June
|
Frankfurt am Main
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Heidelberg
|
Darmstadt, 88 km, Main-Neckar Railway
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7 August
|
Potsdam
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Magdeburg
|
Brandenburg, 117 km, Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburg Railway
|
30 August
|
Köthen
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Bernburg
|
21 km, Anhalt-Köthen-Bernburg Railway Company, extended to Aschersleben and Wegeleben (47 km) in 1865, Köthen–Aschersleben, Halle–Halberstadt lines
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15 October
|
Berlin
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Bergedorf
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268 km, Berlin-Hamburg Railway Company
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1847
|
1 May
|
Hagenow
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Rostock
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Schwerin, Bad Kleinen, Bützow, including branch from Bützow to Güstrow, until 1850, 105 km, Mecklenburg Railway Company, Hagenow Land–Schwerin, Ludwigslust–Wismar, Bad Kleinen–Rostock lines
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1 May
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Frankfurt am Main / Höchst
|
Bad Soden am Taunus
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6.6 km, Soden Company
|
22 May
|
Celle
|
Harburg
|
Uelzen, 127 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Hanover–Hamburg line
|
11 June
|
Ludwigshafen
|
Bexbach
|
Schifferstadt, Neustadt, Homburg, until 1849, ~115 km, Palatine Ludwig Railway Company, Palatine Ludwig Railway; extended by Saarbrücken Railway to Saarbrücken and Forbach by 1852 (~35 km); bridge opened to Mannheim in 1867
|
11 June
|
Schifferstadt
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Speyer
|
9.1 km, Palatine Ludwig Railway Company, Schifferstadt–Wörth line; extended to Germersheim (13.4 km) in 1864 and Wörth am Rhein (27.4 km) in 1876
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29 August
|
Riesa
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Chemnitz
|
66 km, until 1852, Chemnitz-Riesa Railway Company, later Royal Saxon State Railways
|
9 October
|
Elberfeld
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Dortmund
|
Hagen, until 1849, 58 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Elberfeld–Dortmund line
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15 October
|
Hanover
|
Minden
|
Wunstorf, Stadthagen, 64 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Hanover–Minden line
|
12 December
|
Bremen
|
Wunstorf
|
101 km, Verden, Nienburg, Royal Hanoverian State Railways and Bremen State Railway, Bremen–Hanover line
|
1848
|
9 March
|
Frankfurt am Main
|
Offenbach am Main
|
4.7 km, Frankfurt-Offenbach Local Railway
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30 March
|
Grebenstein
|
Bad Karlshafen
|
Hümme, until 29 August, 48 km, Frederick William Northern Railway Company, Kassel–Warburg line, Carl line
|
26 May
|
Hamm
|
Münster
|
36 km, Münster-Hamm Railway Company
|
28 May
|
Fröttstädt
|
Waltershausen
|
3.77 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Friedrichroda line
|
25 July
|
Bietigheim
|
Heilbronn
|
29 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, first section of 179.7 km-long Franconia Railway to Würzburg, finished in 1869
|
1 August
|
Dresden
|
Bohemian border
|
Pirna, until 1851, 51 km, Royal Saxon State Railways, Dresden–Děčín railway
|
29 August
|
Bebra
|
Kassel
|
56 km, Frederick William Northern Railway Company, Frederick William Northern line
|
10 September
|
Frankfurt am Main
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Hanau
|
16.4 km, Frankfurt-Hanau Railway Company
|
1 October
|
Jüterbog
|
Riesa
|
79 km, Berlin-Anhalt Railway Company, Jüterbog–Riesa line
|
14 October
|
Oberhausen
|
Ruhrort
|
9 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Oberhausen–Duisburg-Ruhrort line
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1849
|
6 March
|
Hümme
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Warburg
|
20.2 km, Frederick William Northern Railway Company, Diemel Valley line
|
7 July
|
Magdeburg
|
Wittenberge
|
109.1 km, Stendal, Seehausen, Magdeburg-Wittenberge Railway Company
|
25 September
|
Bebra
|
Gerstungen
|
21.3 km, Frederick William Northern Railway Company, the western section of the Thuringian Railway
|
15 October
|
Homberg
|
Mönchengladbach
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Viersen, until 1851, 42 km, Ruhrort-Crefeld District Gladbach Railway Company, Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach line (Ruhrort-Homberg train ferry, opened 1852)
|
29 December
|
Kassel
|
Frankfurt am Main
|
Marburg, Gießen, until 1852, 199 km, Main-Weser Railway
|
1850
|
4 October
|
Hamm
|
Warburg
|
Soest, Paderborn, until 1853, 130 km, Royal Westphalian Railway Company, Hamm–Warburg line
|
1851
|
15 October
|
Lübeck
|
Büchen
|
47 km, Lübeck-Büchen Railway Company, Lübeck–Lüneburg line, extended to Lauenburg (12 km) by Berlin-Hamburg Railway Company on 15 October 1851 and Lüneburg (17 km) by Royal Hanoverian State Railways on 15 March 1864, initially using the Lauenburg–Hohnstorf train ferry
|
1852
|
1 August
|
Bamberg
|
Aschaffenburg
|
Schweinfurt, Würzburg until 1854, 205 km, Ludwig's Western Railway, Royal Bavarian State Railways
|
6 August
|
Bromberg
|
Königsberg
|
Dirschau, Marienburg, until 1857, 283 km, Prussian Eastern Railway, first railway bridge with a span of more than 100 metres
|
12 August
|
Oberkassel
|
Belgian border
|
Neuss, Mönchengladbach, Aachen, until 1854, 64 km, Aachen-Düsseldorf-Ruhrort Railway Company, Aachen–Mönchengladbach and Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf lines
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1853
|
23 March
|
Mainz
|
Ludwigshafen
|
Worms 67.3 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway, Mainz–Ludwigshafen railway
|
1 May
|
Hanover
|
Kassel
|
Alfeld, Kreiensen, Göttingen, until 1856, 166 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Hanoverian Southern Railway
|
26 September
|
Ulm
|
Kufstein
|
Augsburg, Munich, Rosenheim, until 1858, 190 km, Bavarian Maximilian's Railway, Royal Bavarian State Railways
|
28 November
|
Bayreuth
|
Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg
|
21 km, first leased railway in Bavaria (built by Bayreuth city), Bayreuth–Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg line
|
1854
|
1 April
|
Flensburg
|
Tönning
|
Ohrstedt; ~110 km (including branch from Ohrstedt to Rendsburg opened on 25 October 1854); Flensburg-Husum-Tönning Railway Company (Frederik den Syvendes Sydslesvigske Jernbane, Danish at that time); sections of Neumünster–Flensburg and Husum–Kiel lines; Husum–Tönning line
|
21 May
|
Pasing
|
Planegg
|
6.7 km, extended to Starnberg (28 November 1854) and Weilheim (36 km from Pasing, 1 February 1866), operated by Royal Bavarian State Railways, Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen line
|
22 June
|
Hanau
|
Aschaffenburg
|
8.9 km, Frankfurt-Hanau Railway Company, Main–Spessart railway
|
24 November
|
Emden
|
Löhne
|
Papenburg, Lingen, Rheine, Osnabrück, by 1856, 264 km, Hanoverian Western Railway, Royal Hanoverian State Railways
|
1855
|
20 February
|
Haltingen
|
Waldshut
|
Basel, Säckingen, until 1859, 62 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, High Rhine line
|
18 June
|
Dresden
|
Werdau
|
Chemnitz, Glauchau, Zwickau, until 1869, 136 km, Royal Saxon State Railways, Dresden–Werdau line; branches: Glauchau–Gößnitz line (12 km), opened 15 November 1858 and Zwickau–Schwarzenberg line (38 km), opened 15 May 1858.
|
9 July
|
Dortmund
|
Soest
|
Unna, 54 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Dortmund–Soest line
|
15 November
|
Cologne
|
Krefeld
|
53.6 km, Cöln-Crefeld Railway Company
|
1856
|
22 March
|
Leipzig
|
Großkorbetha
|
Markranstädt, 31.21 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Leipzig–Großkorbetha line
|
23 June
|
Münster
|
Rheine
|
39 km, Royal Westphalian Railway Company, Münster–Rheine line
|
1 July
|
Oberhausen
|
Dutch border
|
Wesel, Emmerich, 73 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Oberhausen–Arnhem line
|
5 August
|
Börßum
|
Kreiensen
|
Salzgitter-Bad, 61 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Brunswick Southern Railway
|
11 August
|
Wiesbaden
|
Niederlahnstein
|
Rüdesheim, until, 1864, 88 km, Nassau Rhine and Lahn Railway Company, from 1861: Nassau State Railway, East Rhine line; 5 km extension by Prussian railways to Ehrenbreitstein in 1864; 70 km extension to Troisdorf opened by Rhenish Railway Company 1869–1871
|
1857
|
17 August
|
Dessau
|
Halle/Leipzig
|
Bitterfeld, until 1859 (Wittenberg), 125 km, Berlin-Anhalt Railway, Dessau-Leipzig line
|
1858
|
21 January
|
Rolandseck
|
Bingerbrück
|
Remagen, Koblenz, until 1859, 103.7 km, Rhenish Railway Company, West Rhine line
|
1 June
|
Koblenz
|
Wetzlar
|
Oberlahnstein, Limburg, until 1863, 107 km, Nassau Rhine and Lahn Railway Company, later Nassau State Railway, Lahntal railway
|
15 July
|
Bingerbrück
|
Neunkirchen
|
Bad Kreuznach, until 1860, 121 km, Rhine-Nahe line
|
1 August
|
Mainz
|
Aschaffenburg
|
Darmstadt, 34 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Rhine-Main line
|
1 November
|
Eisenach
|
Coburg
|
Lichtenfels, Coburg, until 151 km, Werra Railway Company
|
1 November
|
Coburg
|
Sonneberg
|
Neustadt bei Coburg, 19.49 km, Werra Railway Company, Coburg–Sonneberg line
|
3 November
|
Munich
|
Nuremberg
|
Landshut, Geiselhöring, Regensburg, Schwandorf, Amberg, Neukirchen, Hersbruck, until 1859, 289 km (including branch to Straubing), Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, Munich–Regensburg, Neufahrn–Radldorf, Regensburg–Passau, Regensburg–Weiden, Weiden–Hof, Nuremberg–Schwandorf lines
|
16 December
|
Saarbrücken
|
Trier
|
Until 1860, 111 km Saarbrücken Railway, Saar line
|
1859
|
1 January
|
Cologne-Deutz
|
Gießen
|
Until 1862, 183 km (including branch to Siegen), Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Deutz–Gießen line
|
2 February
|
Weißenfels
|
Zeitz
|
Teuchern, 31.25 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Weißenfels–Zeitz line
|
19 March
|
Zeitz
|
Gera
|
Crossen an der Elster, 28.20 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Leipzig–Gera–Saalfeld line
|
21 March
|
Hagen
|
Siegen
|
Altena, until 1861, 106 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Ruhr–Sieg line
|
1 July
|
Gunzenhausen
|
Würzburg
|
Ansbach, until 1864, 116 km, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Treuchtlingen–Würzburg line
|
18 August
|
Waldshut
|
Koblenz, Switzerland
|
Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, connection to the first railway bridge over the Rhine, largest span of 52 metres
|
19 August
|
Witten
|
Duisburg
|
Bochum, Essen, until 1862, 58 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Witten–Duisburg line
|
20 September
|
Plochingen
|
Villingen
|
Tübingen, Rottweil, until 1869, 113 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Plochingen–Immendingen railway, Rottweil–Villingen railway
|
15 October
|
Cologne-Deutz
|
Cologne
|
Cathedral Bridge (Dombrücke), Cologne-Minden Railway Company, The first railway bridge over the Rhine north of Switzerland, first connection between western and central European rail network
|
1860
|
7 May
|
Rosenheim
|
Salzburg
|
Traunstein, 84 km, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Rosenheim–Salzburg line
|
10 September
|
Frankfurt am Main
|
Bad Homburg |
19 km, Homburg Railway Company
|
20 September
|
Straubing
|
Passau-Voglau
|
Until 1861, 77 km, Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, Regensburg–Passau line
|
1 December
|
Borsdorf
|
Coswig
|
Until, 1868, 104 km, Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company, Borsdorf–Coswig line
|
1861
|
7 January
|
Schwandorf
|
Furth im Wald
|
Until 20 September, 67 km, Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, Schwandorf–Furth im Wald line
|
25 July
|
Cannstatt
|
Nördlingen
|
Aalen, until 1863, 111 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Rems Railway
|
1862
|
23 January
|
Bremen
|
Bremerhaven
|
62 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways and Bremen State Railway, Bremen–Bremerhaven railway
|
7 June
|
Basel
|
Schopfheim
|
20 km, Wiesenthal Railway Company, Wiese Valley Railway
|
4 August
|
Heilbronn
|
Crailsheim
|
Until 1867, Schwäbisch Hall, 88 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Hohenlohe Railway
|
23 October
|
Heidelberg
|
Würzburg
|
Moosbach, Osterburken, till 1866, 120 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Odenwald line
|
1863
|
3 January
|
Bischofsheim
|
Frankfurt am Main–Niederrad
|
23.6 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Main line
|
3 March
|
Krefeld
|
Zevenaar, Netherlands
|
Geldern, Kleve, till 1865, 75 km, Rhenish Railway Company, West Lower Rhine line, Spyck–Welle train ferry
|
15 March
|
Angermünde
|
Stralsund
|
170 km, Berlin-Stettin Railway Company, Angermünde–Stralsund line, as well as Szczecin–Pasewalk line (41.8 km)
|
1 June
|
Karlsruhe
|
Mühlacker
|
43.5 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Karlsruhe–Mühlacker line
|
15 June
|
Waldshut
|
Konstanz
|
89 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, High Rhine Railway
|
1 October
|
Irrenlohe
|
Bayreuth
|
Weiden, until 1 December, 98 km, Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, Regensburg–Weiden line, Weiden–Bayreuth line
|
1 November
|
Roßlau
|
Zerbst
|
13 km, Anhalt Leopold Railway
|
1864
|
15 August
|
Weiden
|
Cheb
|
Mitterteich, until 15 October 1865, 60 km, Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, Weiden–Oberkotzau line, Wiesau–Cheb line
|
21 September
|
Wendlingen
|
Kirchheim
|
6.5 km, Kirchheim Railway Company
|
13 September
|
Aalen
|
Heidenheim
|
22.1 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Brenz Railway, completed to Ulm in 1876
|
1 October
|
Altenbeken
|
Kreiensen
|
93 km, until 1865, Royal Westphalian Railway Company, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Altenbeken–Kreiensen line
|
6 October
|
Düren
|
Trier
|
Euskirchen, Gerolstein, until 1871, 111 km, Rhenish Railway Company, Börde Railway, Eifel Railway
|
11 November
|
Güstrow
|
Pasewalk
|
Strasburg, 140 km, until 1867, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway, Berlin-Stettin Railway Company, Bützow–Szczecin line
|
1865
|
6 May
|
Neustadt
|
Bad Dürkheim
|
15 km, Neustadt-Dürkheim Railway Company, Palatine Northern Railway
|
1 August
|
Hamburg
|
Lübeck
|
64 km, Lübeck-Büchen Railway, Lübeck–Hamburg railway
|
1 September
|
Halle (Saale)
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Eichenberg
|
Eisleben, Nordhausen, Leinefelde, 167 km, until 1867, Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway Company, Halle–Kassel railway
|
23 October
|
Brunn (Saxony)
|
Greiz
|
Branch line of the Saxon-Bavarian Railway to Greiz, 9.75 km, Greiz-Brunn Railway Company
|
1 November
|
Herlasgrün
|
Oelsnitz
|
Falkenstein, Saxony, 47 km, Royal Saxon State Railways, Voigtland State Railway (Herlasgrün–Oelsnitz and Plauen–Cheb lines)
|
1 November
|
Cheb (Eger)
|
Oberkotzau
|
Aš, 54.8 km, City of Hof, Cheb–Oberkotzau railway
|
28 December
|
Gößnitz
|
Gera
|
Schmölln, Ronneburg, 35 km, Gößnitz-Gera Railway Company
|
1866
|
18 January
|
Hagen
|
Hamm
|
Unna, 48 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Hagen–Hamm line
|
22 January
|
Frankfurt am Main
|
Bebra
|
Hanau, Elm, until 1914, 210 km, Frankfurt–Bebra Railway
|
29 January
|
Viersen
|
Venlo
|
23.4 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Viersen–Venlo line
|
1 February
|
Flöha
|
Annaberg-Buchholz
|
43.5 km, Saxon State Railways, Annaberg-Buchholz–Flöha railway
|
31 May
|
Neumünster
|
Neustadt
|
Ascheberg, Eutin (including the connections to Kiel), 110 km, Altona-Kiel Railway Company, Neumünster–Ascheberg line, Kiel–Lübeck line, Eutin–Neustadt line
|
2 July
|
Offenburg
|
Haussach
|
33 km, the start of the Black Forest Railway, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway,
|
1 September
|
Osterrath
|
Wattenscheid
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Mülheim-Saarn, Essen-Nord, until 1867, 43 km, Rhenish Railway Company, Osterath–Dortmund Süd line (including Rheinhausen–Hochfeld train ferry)
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6 September
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Villingen
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Singen
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Until 1869, 63 km, the southern part of the Black Forest Railway, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway
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13 September
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Berlin
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Görlitz
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Cottbus, until 1867, 208 km, Berlin-Görlitz Railway Company
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1 October
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Berlin
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Kostrzyn
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Until 1867, 85 km, Prussian Eastern Railway
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15 November
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Goldshöfe
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Crailsheim
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30.4 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Upper Jagst Railway
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15 December
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Eberswalde
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Wriezen
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Until 1867, 30 km, Berlin-Stettin Railway Company, Eberswalde–Frankfurt (Oder) line
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1867
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14 January
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Neukieritzsch
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Borna
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6.8 km, Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company, Neukieritzsch–Chemnitz line; extended by 55.7 to Chemnitz in 1872
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29 January
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Gruiten
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Deutz
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35 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Gruiten–Köln-Deutz line
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16 May
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Bremen
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Wilhelmshaven/Leer
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Oldenburg, until 1869, 152 km, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways, Prussian State Railways, Bremen–Oldenburg line, Wilhelmshaven–Oldenburg line, Oldenburg–Leer line
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19 May
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Altona
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Blankenese
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9 km, Altona-Kiel Railway Company, Altona–Blankenese line
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14 July
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Neudietendorf
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Arnstadt
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9.94 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Neudietendorf–Ritschenhausen line
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20 July
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Radolfzell
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Mengen
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Until 1870, 57 km, Baden State Railway, Hegau-Ablach Valley Railway
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Munich
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Ingolstadt
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81 km, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Munich–Treuchtlingen line
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25 September
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Ohligs Wald
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Solingen Weyersberg
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5.6 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen line
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23 December
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Kempen
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Venlo
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23 km, Rhenish Railway Company, Kempen–Venlo line
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1868
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13 January
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Ulm
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Donaueschingen
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Sigmaringen, Tuttlingen, until 1890, 100 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Ulm–Sigmaringen railway, Tuttlingen–Inzigkofen railway
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1 May
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Jerxheim
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Börßum
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23.2 km, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Jerxheim–Börßum line
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11 June
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Pforzheim
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Bad Wildbad
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19.8 km, Baden State Railway, Enz Valley Railway
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25 June
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Meckesheim
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Jagstfeld
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Bad Rappenau, until 1869, 36.4 km, Baden State Railway, Elsenz Valley Railway
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1 September
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Barmen-Rittershausen
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Remscheid
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17.8 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Opladen railway
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23 September
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Zuffenhausen
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Ditzingen
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Until 1872, 48.5 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Black Forest Railway (Württemberg)
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1 December
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Northeim
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Nordhausen
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Herzberg am Harz, Bad Sachsa, until 1869, 69 km, Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway Company, South Harz Railway
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1 December
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Mülheim
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Bergisch Gladbach
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9.5 km, Sülz Valley Railway, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company
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1869
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1 March
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Halberstadt
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Vienenburg
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34.3 km, Magdeburg-Halberstadt Railway Company, Halberstadt–Vienenburg line
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1 March
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Niederwiesa
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Hainichen
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16.8 km, Royal Saxon State Railways, Roßwein–Niederwiesa line
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15 April
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Frankfurt am Main
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Worms and Mannheim
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Darmstadt and Goddelau-Erfelden, until 1879, 112 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Ried Railway
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31 May
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Rastatt
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Gernsbach
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15 km, Murg Valley Railway Company, Murg Valley Railway, 58.2 km line to Freudenstadt completed in 1928
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29 June
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Tübingen
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Sigmaringen
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Until 1878, 97.5 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Zollernalb Railway
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25 July
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Herbertingen
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Waldsee
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Aulendorf, 37.5 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Herbertingen–Aulendorf railway, Allgäu Railway (Württemberg)
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17 August
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Wolkramshausen
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Erfurt
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Sondershausen, Straußfurt, 71.15 km, Nordhausen-Erfurt Railway Company
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1 September
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Neuss
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Duren
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49 km, Erft Railway
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2 October
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Gunzenhausen
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Ingolstadt
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Until 1870, 98 km (including branch to Pleinfeld), Royal Bavarian State Railways, Ingolstadt–Treuchtlingen line
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23 October
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Wertheim
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Crailsheim
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100 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Tauber Valley Railway
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27 October
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Lampertheim
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Bensheim
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Hofheim (Ried), 18.3 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Nibelungen Railway
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29 December
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Gießen
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Fulda
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Alsfeld, 106 km, Upper Hessian Railway Company, Vogelsberg Railway
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29 December
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Gießen
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Gelnhausen
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Büdingen, 69.7 km, Upper Hessian Railway Company, Lahn-Kinzig Railway
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1870
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1 January
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Venlo
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Hamburg
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Wesel and Wanne, Haltern, Osnabrück, Bremen, until 1874, 455 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Paris–Hamburg railway
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1 January
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Limburg an der Lahn
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Westerburg
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28.6 km, Prussian state railways, Limburg-Altenkirchen line
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11 April
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Gotha
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Leinefelde
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Bad Langensalza, Mühlhausen, 67.07 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Gotha–Leinefelde line
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20 April
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Cottbus
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Großenhain
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79.7 km, Cottbus-Großenhain Railway Company, Großenhain–Cottbus line
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1 June
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Diez
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Wiesbaden
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Langenschwalbach, 53.7 km, Prussian state railways, Aar Valley Railway
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1 June
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Schwerte
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Arnsberg
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138 km (to Warburg), until 1873, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Upper Ruhr Valley Railway
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29 June
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Hanau
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Eberbach
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Wiebelsbach–Heubach, Erbach, 88.2 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Odenwald Railway
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1 July
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Lübeck
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Bad Kleinen
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61.9 km, Friedrich-Franz railway, Lübeck–Bad Kleinen railway
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4 August
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Mannheim
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Karlsruhe
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60.7 km, City of Mannheim, Rhine Railway, Hardt Railway
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27 December
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Darmstadt
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Wiebelsbach–Heubach
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Ober-Ramstadt, 31.9 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Odenwald Railway
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