| Germany | |||
| An ICE 3 at St. Ingbert | |||
| Operation | |||
| National railway | Deutsche Bahn | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Ridership | 1.95 billion (2010, Deutsche Bahn only)[1] | ||
| Passenger km | 78.582 billion (2010, Deutsche Bahn only)[1] | ||
| Freight | 415.4 million tonnes (2010, Deutsche Bahn only)[1] | ||
| System length | |||
| Total | 41,315 kilometres (25,672 mi) | ||
| Electrified | 19,857 kilometres (12,339 mi) | ||
| Gauge | |||
| Main | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | |||
| 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz | Main network | ||
| Features | |||
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As of 2005[update], Germany had a railway network of 41,315 km. 19,857 km are electrified. The total track length was 76,473 km. Germany is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Germany is 80.
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Deutsche Bahn and ca. 150 private railway companies operated a total of 23,496 powered rail vehicles[2]:
| Passenger transport | Goods | Sum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-distance | Short-distance | |||
| Multiple units | 538 | 15,224 | 0 | 15,762 |
| Locomotives | 2,650 | 1,950 | 3,134 | 7,734 |
| Sum | 3,188 | 17,174 | 3,134 | 23,496 |
In 2006, railways in Germany carried ca. 119,968,000 passengers in long-distance trains (at an average distance of 288 km), and 2,091,828,000 passengers in short-distance trains (21 km on average). In the same year they carried 346,118,000 tonnes of goods at an average distance of 309 km.[3]
Deutsche Bahn (state-owned private company) is the main provider of railway service. In recent years a number of competitors have started business. They mostly offer state-subsidized regional services, but some, like Veolia Verkehr offer long-distance services as well.
The InterRegio services, introduced in 1988 and replacing the former Schnellzug and the Intercity, have been abolished in 2003. Generally Deutsche Bahn increases the percentage of InterCityExpress services, gradually downgrading the remaining InterCity services into the role formerly played by InterRegio.
| Country/region | Notes |
|---|---|
| Germany | Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway 1840–1855[4] |
| Country/region | Notes |
|---|---|
| Germany | Only at Sassnitz/Mukran ferry terminal for freight train ferries to Klaipėda and Baltijsk. |
This is the Standard or international gauge
| Country/region | Companies | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | Deutsche Bahn |
| Country/region | Notes |
|---|---|
| Germany | Harz Narrow Gauge Railways, trams |
| Gauge | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Metric mm |
Imperial | |
| 1,800 | 5 ft 10⅞ in | Oberweißbacher Bergbahn (funicular section only)[4] |
| 1,458 | 4 ft 92⁄5 in | Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe AG |
| 1,450 | 4 ft 91⁄5 in | Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG |
| 900 | 2 ft 117⁄16 in | Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn Molli |
| 750 | 2 ft 5½ in | Lößnitzgrundbahn; Weißeritztalbahn; Döllnitzbahn GmbH; Zittauer Schmalspurbahn |
| 600 "Decauville gauge" |
1 ft 11⅝in | Park Railway Chemnitz[5] |
The European Union Commission issued a TSI (Technical Specifications for Interoperability) on May 30, 2002, (2002/735/EC) that sets out standard platform heights for passenger steps on high-speed rail. These standard heights are 550 mm and 760 mm.[6][note 1]
In Germany new builds are 550 mm and 760 mm. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has new builds with 550 mm [8]. Hesse, NRW, Berlin had new builds with 760 mm [9].
All these links are to countries of the same gauge, although electrification and other systems (such as signalling) may differ.
(only major connections listed)
It is also possible to travel to London, United Kingdom by changing onto the Eurostar at Brussels
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rail_transport_in_Germany Rail transport in Germany] at Wikimedia Commons
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