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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 1838 22 September Berlin: Potsdam: Zehlendorf, 26.4 km, Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburg Railway, first steam railway in Prussia: 1 December Brunswick ...
In the first half of the 19th century, opinions about the emerging railways in Germany varied widely. While business-minded people like Friedrich Harkort and Friedrich List saw in the railway the possibility of stimulating the economy and overcoming the patronization of little states, and were already starting railway construction in the 1820s and early 1830s, others feared the fumes and smoke ...
Route of Ludwig Railway Bayerische Ludwigs Bahn 1835/69 share certificate. Railway monument in Nuremberg in memory of the first German railway, Nürnberg-Fürth. Model of the first Nuremberg station of 1835 in the Nuremberg Transport Museum Model of the first Fürth station of 1835 in the Nuremberg Transport Museum The Adler replica from 1935 on its first trip after the reconstruction in 2007.
The first branch lines to appear in Bavaria – indeed in Germany – were the so-called Vizinalbahnen ('neighbourhood lines'). This was a legal term and envisaged the costs of real estate acquisition and line construction being raised locally, whilst profits would be shared between state and district, in accordance with the statuted dated 29 April 1869.
These include railway units that have no independent legal status. For railway companies in existence today, see the List of German railway companies. For the chronological order in which the first railways appeared in Germany see the List of the first German railways to 1870.
Railway stations in Germany by century of opening (3 C) Pages in category "History of rail transport in Germany" ... List of the first German railways to 1870;
Railway stations in Germany opened in 2022 (1 P) Railway stations in Germany opened in 2023 (1 P) This page was last edited on 21 February 2022, at 17:35 (UTC). ...
Railway stations in Germany opened in the 21st century (3 C) This page was last edited on 29 October 2024, at 21:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...