List of the first German railways to 1870

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List of the first German railways to 1870 with German railways ordered by date of the commissioning the first phase of construction. For context see History of rail transport in Germany.

Yearday monthfromtovia / date of completion and length of route / rail company
183120 September Essen-Kupferdreh Nierenhof near Langenberg 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
18357 December Nuremberg Fürth First German railway operated by steam, 6 km, Bavarian Ludwig Railway, initially 75% of trains horse drawn, 25% steam powered
183724 April Leipzig Dresden 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
183822 September Berlin Potsdam Zehlendorf, 26.4 km, Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburg Railway, first steam railway in Prussia
1 December Brunswick Harzburg Wolfenbüttel, until 1841, 47 km, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway (first German state railway), Brunswick–Bad Harzburg railway
20 December Düsseldorf Rheinknie Elberfeld (now Wuppertal) Erkrath, until 1841, 26.7 km, Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company, Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway
183929 June Magdeburg Leipzig Cöthen, Halle, until 1840, 119 km, Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway, first line crossing more than one state
2 August Cologne Herbesthal (national border)Müngersdorf, Lövenich, Düren, Aachen, until 1843, 86 km, Rhenish Railway Company, Cologne–Aachen line
1 September Munich Augsburg Until 1840, 62 km, Munich–Augsburg Railway Company, Munich–Augsburg line
26 September Frankfurt am Main Wiesbaden Höchst, Kastel, until 1840, 44 km, Taunus line
18401 SeptemberBerlin Köthen Wittenberg, Dessau, until 1841, 153 km, Berlin-Anhalt Railway Company, Berlin–Wittenberg, Wittenberg–Dessau, Dessau–Köthen lines
12 September Mannheim Haltingen 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
18427 May Hamburg Bergedorf 16.5 km, Hamburg-Bergedorf Railway Company
1 AugustBerlin Szczecin Until 1843, 135 km, Berlin-Stettin Railway
19 SeptemberLeipzig Hof (Saale) Reichenbach, Werdau, until 1851, 165 km, Saxon-Bavarian Railway, from 1847 Royal Saxon State Railways
23 OctoberBerlin Frankfurt (Oder) 81 km, Berlin-Frankfurt (Oder) Railway
184310 July Wolfenbüttel Oschersleben Jerxheim, 52 km, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Wolfenbüttel–Helmstedt line, Oschersleben–Jerxheim line
15 JulyMagdeburg Halberstadt Oschersleben, 58 km, Magdeburg-Halberstadt Railway Company, Magdeburg–Thale line
22 October Hanover BrunswickLehrte, Peine, until 1844, 61 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Hanover–Brunswick line
184415 FebruaryCologne-Klettenberg Rolandseck Brühl, Bonn, until 1856, 45 km, Bonn-Cologne Railway Company, Bonn-Cologne line
18 September Altona Kiel 106 km, Altona-Kiel Railway Company, Hamburg-Altona–Kiel line
1 OctoberHof Lindau Nuremberg, Kempten, until 1853, 548 km, Ludwig South-North Railway, Royal Bavarian State Railways
19 OctoberFrankfurt (Oder) Wrocław Legnica, Bolesławiec, until 1846, 277 km, Lower Silesian-Markish Railway
184520 July Elmshorn Glückstadt 17 km, Glückstadt-Elmshorn Railway Company, Marsh Railway (extended to Itzehoe on 15 October 1857)
18 September Neumünster Rendsburg 34 km, Rendsburg-Neumünster Railway Company
15 October Lehrte Celle 28 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Lehrte–Celle line
22 October Bruchsal Friedrichshafen Stuttgart, Ulm, until 1853, 275 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Fils Valley line, Western Railway, Southern Railway
17 NovemberDresden Görlitz Löbau, Bautzen, until 1847, 102 km, Saxon-Silesian Railway Company (built together with branch from Löbau to Zittau, opened 1848, 34 km)
20 DecemberCologne-Deutz Minden Duisburg, Dortmund, until 1847, 263 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Cologne-Minden trunk line
18466 June Halle (Saale) Gerstungen Weißenfels, Erfurt, Eisenach, in parts till 1849, 211 km, Thuringian Railway Company (from Gerstungen Frederick William Northern Railway Company), Thuringian line
12 JuneLehrte Nordstemmen Hildesheim, until 1853, 36.1 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Lehrte–Nordstemmen line
22 JuneFrankfurt am Main Heidelberg Darmstadt, 88 km, Main-Neckar Railway
7 AugustPotsdamMagdeburg Brandenburg, 117 km, Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburg Railway
30 AugustKöthen Bernburg 21 km, Anhalt-Köthen-Bernburg Railway Company, extended to Aschersleben and Wegeleben (47 km) in 1865, Köthen–Aschersleben, Halle–Halberstadt lines
15 OctoberBerlinBergedorf268 km, Berlin-Hamburg Railway Company
18471 May Hagenow Rostock 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
1 MayFrankfurt am Main / Höchst Bad Soden am Taunus 6.6 km, Soden Company
22 MayCelle 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 JuneSchifferstadt 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
29 August Riesa Chemnitz 66 km, until 1852, Chemnitz-Riesa Railway Company, later Royal Saxon State Railways
9 OctoberElberfeldDortmund Hagen, until 1849, 58 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Elberfeld–Dortmund line
15 OctoberHanover Minden Wunstorf, Stadthagen, 64 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Hanover–Minden line
12 December Bremen Wunstorf101 km, Verden, Nienburg, Royal Hanoverian State Railways and Bremen State Railway, Bremen–Hanover line
18489 MarchFrankfurt am Main Offenbach am Main 4.7 km, Frankfurt-Offenbach Local Railway
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 AugustDresdenBohemian 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 SeptemberFrankfurt am Main Hanau 16.4 km, Frankfurt-Hanau Railway Company
1 October Jüterbog Riesa79 km, Berlin-Anhalt Railway Company, Jüterbog–Riesa line
14 October Oberhausen Ruhrort 9 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Oberhausen–Duisburg-Ruhrort line
18496 MarchHümme Warburg 20.2 km, Frederick William Northern Railway Company, Diemel Valley line
7 JulyMagdeburg Wittenberge 109.1 km, Stendal, Seehausen, Magdeburg-Wittenberge Railway Company
25 SeptemberBebra Gerstungen 21.3 km, Frederick William Northern Railway Company, the western section of the Thuringian Railway
15 October Homberg Mönchengladbach Viersen, until 1851, 42 km, Ruhrort-Crefeld District Gladbach Railway Company, Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach line (Ruhrort-Homberg train ferry, opened 1852)
29 DecemberKasselFrankfurt am Main Marburg, Gießen, until 1852, 199 km, Main-Weser Railway
18504 OctoberHammWarburg Soest, Paderborn, until 1853, 130 km, Royal Westphalian Railway Company, Hamm–Warburg line
185115 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
18521 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
185323 March Mainz Ludwigshafen Worms 67.3 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway, Mainz–Ludwigshafen railway
1 MayHanoverKassel Alfeld, Kreiensen, Göttingen, until 1856, 166 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Hanoverian Southern Railway
26 SeptemberUlm Kufstein Augsburg, Munich, Rosenheim, until 1858, 190 km, Bavarian Maximilian's Railway, Royal Bavarian State Railways
28 November Bayreuth Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg21 km, first leased railway in Bavaria (built by Bayreuth city), Bayreuth–Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg line
18541 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 JuneHanauAschaffenburg8.9 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
185520 FebruaryHaltingen Waldshut Basel, Säckingen, until 1859, 62 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, High Rhine line
18 JuneDresden 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 JulyDortmund Soest Unna, 54 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Dortmund–Soest line
15 NovemberCologne Krefeld 53.6 km, Cöln-Crefeld Railway Company
185622 MarchLeipzig Großkorbetha Markranstädt, 31.21 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Leipzig–Großkorbetha line
23 JuneMünster 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 AugustWiesbaden 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
185717 AugustDessauHalle/LeipzigBitterfeld, until 1859 (Wittenberg), 125 km, Berlin-Anhalt Railway, Dessau-Leipzig line
185821 JanuaryRolandseck Bingerbrück Remagen, Koblenz, until 1859, 103.7 km, Rhenish Railway Company, West Rhine line
1 JuneKoblenz Wetzlar Oberlahnstein, Limburg, until 1863, 107 km, Nassau Rhine and Lahn Railway Company, later Nassau State Railway, Lahntal railway
15 JulyBingerbrück 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 NovemberCoburg Sonneberg Neustadt bei Coburg, 19.49 km, Werra Railway Company, Coburg–Sonneberg line
3 NovemberMunichNuremberg 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 DecemberSaarbrückenTrierUntil 1860, 111 km Saarbrücken Railway, Saar line
18591 JanuaryCologne-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 MarchZeitz Gera Crossen an der Elster, 28.20 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Leipzig–Gera–Saalfeld line
21 MarchHagenSiegenAltena, 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 AugustWaldshut Koblenz, Switzerland Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, connection to the first railway bridge over the Rhine, largest span of 52 metres
19 AugustWittenDuisburgBochum, 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 OctoberCologne-DeutzCologne 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
18607 MayRosenheim Salzburg Traunstein, 84 km, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Rosenheim–Salzburg line
10 SeptemberFrankfurt am Main Bad Homburg 19 km, Homburg Railway Company
20 SeptemberStraubing Passau-VoglauUntil 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
18617 JanuarySchwandorf Furth im Wald Until 20 September, 67 km, Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, Schwandorf–Furth im Wald line
25 JulyCannstatt Nördlingen Aalen, until 1863, 111 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Rems Railway
186223 JanuaryBremen Bremerhaven 62 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways and Bremen State Railway, Bremen–Bremerhaven railway
7 JuneBasel Schopfheim 20 km, Wiesenthal Railway Company, Wiese Valley Railway
4 AugustHeilbronn Crailsheim Until 1867, Schwäbisch Hall, 88 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Hohenlohe Railway
23 OctoberHeidelbergWürzburgMoosbach, Osterburken, till 1866, 120 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Odenwald line
18633 January Bischofsheim Frankfurt am Main–Niederrad23.6 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 JuneKarlsruhe Mühlacker 43.5 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Karlsruhe–Mühlacker line
15 JuneWaldshut 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
186415 AugustWeiden 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 Kreiensen93 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 NovemberGüstrow Pasewalk Strasburg, 140 km, until 1867, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway, Berlin-Stettin Railway Company, Bützow–Szczecin line
18656 May Neustadt Bad Dürkheim 15 km, Neustadt-Dürkheim Railway Company, Palatine Northern Railway
1 AugustHamburgLübeck64 km, Lübeck-Büchen Railway, Lübeck–Hamburg railway
1 SeptemberHalle (Saale) 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
186618 JanuaryHagenHamm Unna, 48 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Hagen–Hamm line
22 JanuaryFrankfurt am MainBebraHanau, 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 MayNeumünster Neustadt Ascheberg, Eutin (including the connections to Kiel), 110 km, Altona-Kiel Railway Company, Neumünster–Ascheberg line, Kiel–Lübeck line, Eutin–Neustadt line
2 JulyOffenburgHaussach33 km, the start of the Black Forest Railway, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway,
1 September Osterrath Wattenscheid Mülheim-Saarn, Essen-Nord, until 1867, 43 km, Rhenish Railway Company, Osterath–Dortmund Süd line (including Rheinhausen–Hochfeld train ferry)
6 SeptemberVillingenSingenUntil 1869, 63 km, the southern part of the Black Forest Railway, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway
13 SeptemberBerlin Görlitz Cottbus, until 1867, 208 km, Berlin-Görlitz Railway Company
1 OctoberBerlin Kostrzyn Until 1867, 85 km, Prussian Eastern Railway
15 November Goldshöfe Crailsheim 30.4 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Upper Jagst Railway
15 December Eberswalde Wriezen Until 1867, 30 km, Berlin-Stettin Railway Company, Eberswalde–Frankfurt (Oder) line
186714 January Neukieritzsch Borna 6.8 km, Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company, Neukieritzsch–Chemnitz line; extended by 55.7 to Chemnitz in 1872
29 January Gruiten Deutz 35 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Gruiten–Köln-Deutz line
16 MayBremen Wilhelmshaven/Leer Oldenburg, until 1869, 152 km, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways, Prussian State Railways, Bremen–Oldenburg line, Wilhelmshaven–Oldenburg line, Oldenburg–Leer line
19 MayAltona Blankenese 9 km, Altona-Kiel Railway Company, Altona–Blankenese line
14 July Neudietendorf Arnstadt 9.94 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Neudietendorf–Ritschenhausen line
20 July Radolfzell Mengen Until 1870, 57 km, Baden State Railway, Hegau-Ablach Valley Railway
MunichIngolstadt81 km, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Munich–Treuchtlingen line
25 September Ohligs Wald Solingen Weyersberg5.6 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen line
23 December Kempen Venlo23 km, Rhenish Railway Company, Kempen–Venlo line
186813 January Ulm Donaueschingen Sigmaringen, Tuttlingen, until 1890, 100 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Ulm–Sigmaringen railway, Tuttlingen–Inzigkofen railway
1 MayJerxheim Börßum 23.2 km, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Jerxheim–Börßum line
11 JunePforzheim Bad Wildbad 19.8 km, Baden State Railway, Enz Valley Railway
25 June Meckesheim Jagstfeld Bad Rappenau, until 1869, 36.4 km, Baden State Railway, Elsenz Valley Railway
1 September Barmen-Rittershausen Remscheid 17.8 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Opladen railway
23 September Zuffenhausen Ditzingen Until 1872, 48.5 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Black Forest Railway (Württemberg)
1 December Northeim Nordhausen Herzberg am Harz, Bad Sachsa, until 1869, 69 km, Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway Company, South Harz Railway
1 December Mülheim Bergisch Gladbach 9.5 km, Sülz Valley Railway, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company
18691 MarchHalberstadt Vienenburg 34.3 km, Magdeburg-Halberstadt Railway Company, Halberstadt–Vienenburg line
1 March Niederwiesa Hainichen 16.8 km, Royal Saxon State Railways, Roßwein–Niederwiesa line
15 AprilFrankfurt am Main Worms and MannheimDarmstadt and Goddelau-Erfelden, until 1879, 112 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Ried Railway
31 May Rastatt Gernsbach 15 km, Murg Valley Railway Company, Murg Valley Railway, 58.2 km line to Freudenstadt completed in 1928
29 June Tübingen Sigmaringen Until 1878, 97.5 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Zollernalb Railway
25 July Herbertingen Waldsee Aulendorf, 37.5 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Herbertingen–Aulendorf railway, Allgäu Railway (Württemberg)
17 August Wolkramshausen Erfurt Sondershausen, Straußfurt, 71.15 km, Nordhausen-Erfurt Railway Company
1 September Neuss Duren 49 km, Erft Railway
2 October Gunzenhausen Ingolstadt Until 1870, 98 km (including branch to Pleinfeld), Royal Bavarian State Railways, Ingolstadt–Treuchtlingen line
23 October Wertheim Crailsheim 100 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Tauber Valley Railway
27 October Lampertheim Bensheim Hofheim (Ried), 18.3 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Nibelungen Railway
29 DecemberGießen Fulda Alsfeld, 106 km, Upper Hessian Railway Company, Vogelsberg Railway
29 DecemberGießen Gelnhausen Büdingen, 69.7 km, Upper Hessian Railway Company, Lahn-Kinzig Railway
18701 January Venlo HamburgWesel and Wanne, Haltern, Osnabrück, Bremen, until 1874, 455 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Paris–Hamburg railway
1 January Limburg an der Lahn Westerburg 28.6 km, Prussian state railways, Limburg-Altenkirchen line
11 April Gotha Leinefelde Bad Langensalza, Mühlhausen, 67.07 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Gotha–Leinefelde line
20 April Cottbus Großenhain 79.7 km, Cottbus-Großenhain Railway Company, Großenhain–Cottbus line
1 June Diez Wiesbaden Langenschwalbach, 53.7 km, Prussian state railways, Aar Valley Railway
1 June Schwerte Arnsberg 138 km (to Warburg), until 1873, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Upper Ruhr Valley Railway
29 June Hanau Eberbach Wiebelsbach–Heubach, Erbach, 88.2 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Odenwald Railway
1 July Lübeck Bad Kleinen 61.9 km, Friedrich-Franz railway, Lübeck–Bad Kleinen railway
4 August Mannheim Karlsruhe 60.7 km, City of Mannheim, Rhine Railway, Hardt Railway
27 December Darmstadt Wiebelsbach–Heubach Ober-Ramstadt, 31.9 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Odenwald Railway

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Rail network in 1849 Bahnkarte Deutschland 1849.jpg
Rail network in 1849
Rail network in 1861 Bahnkarte Deutschland 1861.jpg
Rail network in 1861

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The People's State of Hesse was one of the constituent states of Germany from 1918 to 1945, as the successor to the Grand Duchy of Hesse after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I, on the territory of the current German states of Hesse and the Rhineland-Palatinate. The State was established after Grand Duke Ernest Louis was deposed on 9 November 1918. The term "People's State" referred to the fact that the new state was a Republic and was used in the same manner as the term Free State, which was employed by most of the other German States in this period.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grand Duchy of Hesse</span> German state (1806–1918)

The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine was a Grand duchy in western Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Grand Duchy originally formed from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806 as the Grand Duchy of Hesse. It assumed the name Hesse und bei Rhein in 1816 to distinguish itself from the Electorate of Hesse, which had formed from neighbouring Hesse-Kassel. Colloquially, the grand duchy continued to be known by its former name of Hesse-Darmstadt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tarek Al-Wazir</span> German politician

Tarek Mohammed Al-Wazir is a politician in the German Green Party. Since January 2014 he has been deputy to the Hessian Minister-President, and Hessian Minister of Economics, Energy, Transport and Regional Development. He is a member of the Landtag of Hesse and was co-chair of the Hessian Green Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen</span> Football league

The Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen was the highest football league in the German state of Hesse, the Bavarian province of Palatinate, the Saarland and some parts of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1933 to 1941. From 1941, it also included parts of the occupied French region of Lorraine. Additionally, the league was from then on divided in the Gauligas Hessen-Nassau and Westmark.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Main-Neckar Railway</span> Main line railway in Germany

The Main-Neckar Railway is a main line railway west of the Odenwald in the Upper Rhine Plain of Germany that connects Frankfurt am Main to Heidelberg via Darmstadt, Bensheim and Weinheim. It was opened in 1846 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rodgau Railway</span>

The Rodgau Railway (Rodgaubahn) is a railway line that runs from Offenbach Central Station via Rodgau to Rödermark-Ober-Roden in the German state of Hesse. The name Rodgaubahn is derived from the medieval name of Rodgau, part of the former Maingau, which the line passes through for its whole length.

The Bebra–Baunatal-Guntershausen railway is a two-track, electrified main line in the German state of Hesse, connecting Kassel with Bebra and Gerstungen on the border with Thuringia, as well as with Bad Karlshafen (formerly) and Warburg on the border with Westphalia. It was originally part of the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn, which was completed in 1849. It was one of the first railway lines in the Electorate of Hesse and in Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Friedberg (Hess) station</span>

Friedberg (Hess) station is the station of Friedberg, Germany, on the Main-Weser Railway.

The Frankfurt western stations were a group of three stations on the western edge of the former city walls of Frankfurt am Main, Germany between the modern Willy-Brandt-Platz, then the location of Gallustor and Taunustor. They were replaced by Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof in 1888.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deutz–Gießen railway</span>

The Deutz–Gießen railway is a line between Deutz and Gießen that was built from the late 1850s to connect the Ruhr and the Rhine-Main area, now parts of the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse. The line still exists, but little traffic still runs over the whole of the historical route. It now forms the northern part of the Sieg Railway between Cologne Deutz station and Betzdorf, the Heller Valley Railway between Betzdorf and Haiger and the southern part of the Dill Railway between Haiger and Gießen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haiger station</span>

Haiger station serves the town of Haiger in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis of the German state of Hesse. The first station at this point was opened 1862 when the Cologne-Minden Railway Company built the Deutz–Gießen railway, connecting Cologne-Deutz with Gießen. The station became more important when the direct connection was opened to Siegen in 1915.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Offenbach-Bieber–Dietzenbach railway</span>

The Offenbach-Bieber–Dietzenbach railway branches in Offenbach-Bieber station from the Rodgau Railway and runs via Heusenstamm to Dietzenbach in the German state of Hesse. The line is integrated into the Frankfurt S-Bahn network. It is served by line S 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timon Gremmels</span> German politician

Timon Gremmels is a German politician in the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Member of the Bundestag for Kassel, in the German parliament, since 2017.

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