List of the first German railways to 1870


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 SeptemberEssen-KupferdrehNierenhof near LangenbergHorse 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 DecemberNurembergFürthFirst German railway operated by steam, 6 km, Bavarian Ludwig Railway, initially 75% of trains horse drawn, 25% steam powered
183724 AprilLeipzigDresdenRiesa, 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 SeptemberBerlinPotsdamZehlendorf, 26.4 km, Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburg Railway, first steam railway in Prussia
18381 DecemberBrunswickHarzburgWolfenbüttel, until 1841, 47 km, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Brunswick–Bad Harzburg railway
183820 DecemberDüsseldorf RheinknieElberfeld Erkrath, until 1841, 26.7 km, Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company, Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway
183929 JuneMagdeburgLeipzigCöthen, Halle, until 1840, 119 km, Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway, first line crossing more than one state
18392 AugustCologneHerbesthal Müngersdorf, Lövenich, Düren, Aachen, until 1843, 86 km, Rhenish Railway Company, Cologne–Aachen line
18391 SeptemberMunichAugsburgUntil 1840, 62 km, Munich–Augsburg Railway Company, Munich–Augsburg line
183926 SeptemberFrankfurt am MainWiesbadenHöchst, Kastel, until 1840, 44 km, Taunus line
18401 SeptemberBerlinKöthenWittenberg, Dessau, until 1841, 153 km, Berlin-Anhalt Railway Company, Berlin–Wittenberg, Wittenberg–Dessau, Dessau–Köthen lines
184012 SeptemberMannheimHaltingenKarlsruhe, Freiburg, until 1851, 285 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, until 1855 gauge, Rhine Valley Railway
18427 MayHamburgBergedorf16.5 km, Hamburg-Bergedorf Railway Company
18421 AugustBerlinSzczecinUntil 1843, 135 km, Berlin-Stettin Railway
184219 SeptemberLeipzigHof Reichenbach, Werdau, until 1851, 165 km, Saxon-Bavarian Railway, from 1847 Royal Saxon State Railways
184223 OctoberBerlinFrankfurt 81 km, Berlin-Frankfurt Railway
184310 JulyWolfenbüttelOscherslebenJerxheim, 52 km, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Wolfenbüttel–Helmstedt line, Oschersleben–Jerxheim line
184315 JulyMagdeburgHalberstadtOschersleben, 58 km, Magdeburg-Halberstadt Railway Company, Magdeburg–Thale line
184322 OctoberHanoverBrunswickLehrte, Peine, until 1844, 61 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Hanover–Brunswick line
184415 FebruaryCologne-KlettenbergRolandseckBrühl, Bonn, until 1856, 45 km, Bonn-Cologne Railway Company, Bonn-Cologne line
184418 SeptemberAltonaKiel106 km, Altona-Kiel Railway Company, Hamburg-Altona–Kiel line
18441 OctoberHofLindauNuremberg, Kempten, until 1853, 548 km, Ludwig South-North Railway, Royal Bavarian State Railways
184419 OctoberFrankfurt WrocławLegnica, Bolesławiec, until 1846, 277 km, Lower Silesian-Markish Railway
184520 JulyElmshornGlückstadt17 km, Glückstadt-Elmshorn Railway Company, Marsh Railway
184518 SeptemberNeumünsterRendsburg34 km, Rendsburg-Neumünster Railway Company
184515 OctoberLehrteCelle28 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Lehrte–Celle line
184522 OctoberBruchsalFriedrichshafenStuttgart, Ulm, until 1853, 275 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Fils Valley line, Western Railway, Southern Railway
184517 NovemberDresdenGörlitzLöbau, Bautzen, until 1847, 102 km, Saxon-Silesian Railway Company
184520 DecemberCologne-DeutzMindenDuisburg, Dortmund, until 1847, 263 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Cologne-Minden trunk line
18466 JuneHalle GerstungenWeißenfels, Erfurt, Eisenach, in parts till 1849, 211 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Thuringian line
184612 JuneLehrteNordstemmenHildesheim, until 1853, 36.1 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Lehrte–Nordstemmen line
184622 JuneFrankfurt am MainHeidelbergDarmstadt, 88 km, Main-Neckar Railway
18467 AugustPotsdamMagdeburgBrandenburg, 117 km, Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburg Railway
184630 AugustKöthenBernburg21 km, Anhalt-Köthen-Bernburg Railway Company, extended to Aschersleben and Wegeleben in 1865, Köthen–Aschersleben, Halle–Halberstadt lines
184615 OctoberBerlinBergedorf268 km, Berlin-Hamburg Railway Company
18471 MayHagenowRostockSchwerin, 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
18471 MayFrankfurt am Main / HöchstBad Soden am Taunus6.6 km, Soden Company
184722 MayCelleHarburgUelzen, 127 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Hanover–Hamburg line
184711 JuneLudwigshafenBexbachSchifferstadt, Neustadt, Homburg, until 1849, ~115 km, Palatine Ludwig Railway Company, Palatine Ludwig Railway; extended by Saarbrücken Railway to Saarbrücken and Forbach by 1852 ; bridge opened to Mannheim in 1867
184711 JuneSchifferstadtSpeyer9.1 km, Palatine Ludwig Railway Company, Schifferstadt–Wörth line; extended to Germersheim in 1864 and Wörth am Rhein in 1876
184729 AugustRiesaChemnitz66 km, until 1852, Chemnitz-Riesa Railway Company, later Royal Saxon State Railways
18479 OctoberElberfeldDortmundHagen, until 1849, 58 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Elberfeld–Dortmund line
184715 OctoberHanoverMindenWunstorf, Stadthagen, 64 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Hanover–Minden line
184712 DecemberBremenWunstorf101 km, Verden, Nienburg, Royal Hanoverian State Railways and Bremen State Railway, Bremen–Hanover line
18489 MarchFrankfurt am MainOffenbach am Main4.7 km, Frankfurt-Offenbach Local Railway
184830 MarchGrebensteinBad KarlshafenHümme, until 29 August, 48 km, Frederick William Northern Railway Company, Kassel–Warburg line, Carl line
184826 MayHammMünster36 km, Münster-Hamm Railway Company
184828 MayFröttstädtWaltershausen3.77 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Friedrichroda line
184825 JulyBietigheimHeilbronn29 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, first section of 179.7 km-long Franconia Railway to Würzburg, finished in 1869
18481 AugustDresdenBohemian borderPirna, until 1851, 51 km, Royal Saxon State Railways, Dresden–Děčín railway
184829 AugustBebraKassel56 km, Frederick William Northern Railway Company, Frederick William Northern line
184810 SeptemberFrankfurt am MainHanau16.4 km, Frankfurt-Hanau Railway Company
18481 OctoberJüterbogRiesa79 km, Berlin-Anhalt Railway Company, Jüterbog–Riesa line
184814 OctoberOberhausenRuhrort9 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Oberhausen–Duisburg-Ruhrort line
18496 MarchHümmeWarburg20.2 km, Frederick William Northern Railway Company, Diemel Valley line
18497 JulyMagdeburgWittenberge109.1 km, Stendal, Seehausen, Magdeburg-Wittenberge Railway Company
184925 SeptemberBebraGerstungen21.3 km, Frederick William Northern Railway Company, the western section of the Thuringian Railway
184915 OctoberHombergMönchengladbachViersen, until 1851, 42 km, Ruhrort-Crefeld District Gladbach Railway Company, Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach line
184929 DecemberKasselFrankfurt am MainMarburg, Gießen, until 1852, 199 km, Main-Weser Railway
18504 OctoberHammWarburgSoest, Paderborn, until 1853, 130 km, Royal Westphalian Railway Company, Hamm–Warburg line
185115 OctoberLübeckBüchen47 km, Lübeck-Büchen Railway Company, Lübeck–Lüneburg line, extended to Lauenburg by Berlin-Hamburg Railway Company on 15 October 1851 and Lüneburg by Royal Hanoverian State Railways on 15 March 1864, initially using the Lauenburg–Hohnstorf train ferry
18521 AugustBambergAschaffenburgSchweinfurt, Würzburg until 1854, 205 km, Ludwig's Western Railway, Royal Bavarian State Railways
18526 AugustBrombergKönigsbergDirschau, Marienburg, until 1857, 283 km, Prussian Eastern Railway, first railway bridge with a span of more than 100 metres
185212 AugustOberkasselBelgian borderNeuss, Mönchengladbach, Aachen, until 1854, 64 km, Aachen-Düsseldorf-Ruhrort Railway Company, Aachen–Mönchengladbach and Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf lines
185323 MarchMainzLudwigshafenWorms 67.3 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway, Mainz–Ludwigshafen railway
18531 MayHanoverKasselAlfeld, Kreiensen, Göttingen, until 1856, 166 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Hanoverian Southern Railway
185326 SeptemberUlmKufsteinAugsburg, Munich, Rosenheim, until 1858, 190 km, Bavarian Maximilian's Railway, Royal Bavarian State Railways
185328 NovemberBayreuthNeuenmarkt-Wirsberg21 km, first leased railway in Bavaria, Bayreuth–Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg line
18541 AprilFlensburgTönningOhrstedt; ~110 km ; Flensburg-Husum-Tönning Railway Company; sections of Neumünster–Flensburg and Husum–Kiel lines; Husum–Tönning line
185421 MayPasingPlanegg6.7 km, extended to Starnberg and Weilheim, operated by Royal Bavarian State Railways, Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen line
185422 JuneHanauAschaffenburg8.9 km, Frankfurt-Hanau Railway Company, Main–Spessart railway
185424 NovemberEmdenLöhnePapenburg, Lingen, Rheine, Osnabrück, by 1856, 264 km, Hanoverian Western Railway, Royal Hanoverian State Railways
185520 FebruaryHaltingenWaldshutBasel, Säckingen, until 1859, 62 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Upper Rhine line
185518 JuneDresdenWerdauChemnitz, Glauchau, Zwickau, until 1869, 136 km, Royal Saxon State Railways, Dresden–Werdau line; branches: Glauchau–Gößnitz line, opened 15 November 1858 and Zwickau–Schwarzenberg line, opened 15 May 1858.
18559 JulyDortmundSoestUnna, 54 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Dortmund–Soest line
185515 NovemberCologneKrefeld53.6 km, Cöln-Crefeld Railway Company
185622 MarchLeipzigGroßkorbethaMarkranstädt, 31.21 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Leipzig–Großkorbetha line
185623 JuneMünsterRheine39 km, Royal Westphalian Railway Company, Münster–Rheine line
18561 JulyOberhausenDutch borderWesel, Emmerich, 73 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Oberhausen–Arnhem line
18565 AugustBörßumKreiensenSalzgitter-Bad, 61 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Brunswick Southern Railway
185611 AugustWiesbadenNiederlahnsteinRüdesheim, 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, 125 km, Berlin-Anhalt Railway, Dessau-Leipzig line
185821 JanuaryRolandseckBingerbrückRemagen, Koblenz, until 1859, 103.7 km, Rhenish Railway Company, West Rhine line
18581 JuneKoblenzWetzlarOberlahnstein, Limburg, until 1863, 107 km, Nassau Rhine and Lahn Railway Company, later Nassau State Railway, Lahn Valley Railway
185815 JulyBingerbrückNeunkirchenBad Kreuznach, until 1860, 121 km, Rhine-Nahe line
18581 AugustMainzAschaffenburgDarmstadt, 34 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Rhine-Main line
18581 NovemberEisenachCoburgLichtenfels, Coburg, until 151 km, Werra Railway Company
18581 NovemberCoburgSonnebergNeustadt bei Coburg, 19.49 km, Werra Railway Company, Coburg–Sonneberg line
18583 NovemberMunichNurembergLandshut, Geiselhöring, Regensburg, Schwandorf, Amberg, Neukirchen, Hersbruck, until 1859, 289 km, Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, Munich–Regensburg, Neufahrn–Radldorf, Regensburg–Passau, Regensburg–Weiden, Weiden–Hof, Nuremberg–Schwandorf lines
185816 DecemberSaarbrückenTrierUntil 1860, 111 km Saarbrücken Railway, Saar line
18591 JanuaryCologne-DeutzGießenUntil 1862, 183 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Deutz–Gießen line
18592 FebruaryWeißenfelsZeitzTeuchern, 31.25 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Weißenfels–Zeitz line
185919 MarchZeitzGeraCrossen an der Elster, 28.20 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Leipzig–Gera–Saalfeld line
185921 MarchHagenSiegenAltena, until 1861, 106 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Ruhr–Sieg line
18591 JulyGunzenhausenWürzburgAnsbach, until 1864, 116 km, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Treuchtlingen–Würzburg line
185918 AugustWaldshutKoblenz, SwitzerlandGrand Duchy of Baden State Railway, connection to the first railway bridge over the Rhine, largest span of 52 metres
185919 AugustWittenDuisburgBochum, Essen, until 1862, 58 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Witten–Duisburg line
185920 SeptemberPlochingenVillingenTübingen, Rottweil, until 1869, 113 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Neckar-Alb, Upper Neckar, Gäu lines
185915 OctoberCologne-DeutzCologneCathedral Bridge, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, The first railway bridge over the Rhine north of Switzerland, first connection between western and central European rail network
18607 MayRosenheimSalzburgTraunstein, 84 km, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Rosenheim–Salzburg line
186010 SeptemberFrankfurt am MainBad Homburg19 km, Homburg Railway Company
186020 SeptemberStraubingPassau-VoglauUntil 1861, 77 km, Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, Regensburg–Passau line
18601 DecemberBorsdorfCoswigUntil, 1868, 104 km, Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company, Borsdorf–Coswig line
18617 JanuarySchwandorfFurth im WaldUntil 20 September, 67 km, Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, Schwandorf–Furth im Wald line
186125 JulyCannstattNördlingenAalen, until 1863, 111 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Rems Railway
186223 JanuaryBremenBremerhaven62 km, Royal Hanoverian State Railways and Bremen State Railway, Bremen–Bremerhaven railway
18627 JuneBaselSchopfheim20 km, Wiesenthal Railway Company, Wiese Valley Railway
18624 AugustHeilbronnCrailsheimUntil 1867, Schwäbisch Hall, 88 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Hohenlohe Railway
186223 OctoberHeidelbergWürzburgMoosbach, Osterburken, till 1866, 120 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Odenwald line
18633 JanuaryBischofsheimFrankfurt am Main–Niederrad23.6 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Main line
18633 MarchKrefeldZevenaar, NetherlandsGeldern, Kleve, till 1865, 75 km, Rhenish Railway Company, West Lower Rhine line, Spyck–Welle train ferry
186315 MarchAngermündeStralsund170 km, Berlin-Stettin Railway Company, Angermünde–Stralsund line, as well as Szczecin–Pasewalk line
18631 JuneKarlsruheMühlacker43.5 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Karlsruhe–Mühlacker line
186315 JuneWaldshutKonstanz89 km, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Upper Rhine Railway
18631 OctoberIrrenloheBayreuthWeiden, until 1 December, 98 km, Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, Regensburg–Weiden line, Weiden–Bayreuth line
18631 NovemberRoßlauZerbst13 km, Anhalt Leopold Railway
186415 AugustWeidenChebMitterteich, until 15 October 1865, 60 km, Bavarian Eastern Railway Company, Weiden–Oberkotzau line, Wiesau–Cheb line
186421 SeptemberWendlingenKirchheim6.5 km, Kirchheim Railway Company
186413 SeptemberAalenHeidenheim22.1 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Brenz Railway, completed to Ulm in 1876
18641 OctoberAltenbekenKreiensen93 km, until 1865, Royal Westphalian Railway Company, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Altenbeken–Kreiensen line
18646 OctoberDürenTrierEuskirchen, Gerolstein, until 1871, 111 km, Rhenish Railway Company, Börde Railway, Eifel Railway
186411 NovemberGüstrowPasewalkStrasburg, 140 km, until 1867, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway, Berlin-Stettin Railway Company, Bützow–Szczecin line
18656 MayNeustadtBad Durkheim15 km, Neustadt-Dürkheim Railway Company, Palatine Northern Railway
18651 AugustHamburgLübeck64 km, Lübeck-Büchen Railway, Lübeck–Hamburg railway
18651 SeptemberHalle EichenbergEisleben, Nordhausen, Leinefelde, 167 km, until 1867, Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway Company, Halle–Kassel railway
186523 OctoberBrunn GreizBranch line of the Saxon-Bavarian Railway to Greiz, 9.75 km, Greiz-Brunn Railway Company
18651 NovemberHerlasgrünOelsnitzFalkenstein, Saxony, 47 km, Royal Saxon State Railways, Voigtland State Railway
18651 NovemberCheb OberkotzauAš, 54.8 km, City of Hof, Cheb–Oberkotzau railway
186528 DecemberGößnitzGeraSchmölln, Ronneburg, 35 km, Gößnitz-Gera Railway Company
186618 JanuaryHagenHammUnna, 48 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Hagen–Hamm line
186622 JanuaryFrankfurt am MainBebraHanau, Elm, until 1914, 210 km, Frankfurt–Bebra Railway
186629 JanuaryViersenVenlo23.4 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Viersen–Venlo line
18661 FebruaryFlöhaAnnaberg-Buchholz43.5 km, Saxon State Railways, Annaberg-Buchholz–Flöha railway
186631 MayNeumünsterNeustadtAscheberg, Eutin, 110 km, Altona-Kiel Railway Company, Neumünster–Ascheberg line, Kiel–Lübeck line, Eutin–Neustadt line
18662 JulyOffenburgHaussach33 km, the start of the Black Forest Railway, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway,
18661 SeptemberOsterrathWattenscheidMülheim-Saarn, Essen-Nord, until 1867, 43 km, Rhenish Railway Company, Osterath–Dortmund Süd line
18666 SeptemberVillingenSingenUntil 1869, 63 km, the southern part of the Black Forest Railway, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway
186613 SeptemberBerlinGörlitzCottbus, until 1867, 208 km, Berlin-Görlitz Railway Company
18661 OctoberBerlinKostrzynUntil 1867, 85 km, Prussian Eastern Railway
186615 NovemberGoldshöfeCrailsheim30.4 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Upper Jagst Railway
186615 DecemberEberswaldeWriezenUntil 1867, 30 km, Berlin-Stettin Railway Company, Eberswalde–Frankfurt line
186714 JanuaryNeukieritzschBorna6.8 km, Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company, Neukieritzsch–Chemnitz line; extended by 55.7 to Chemnitz in 1872
186729 JanuaryGruitenDeutz35 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Gruiten–Köln-Deutz line
186716 MayBremenWilhelmshaven/LeerOldenburg, until 1869, 152 km, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways, Prussian State Railways, Bremen–Oldenburg line, Wilhelmshaven–Oldenburg line, Oldenburg–Leer line
186719 MayAltonaBlankenese9 km, Altona-Kiel Railway Company, Altona–Blankenese line
186714 JulyNeudietendorfArnstadt9.94 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Neudietendorf–Ritschenhausen line
186720 JulyRadolfzellMengenUntil 1870, 57 km, Baden State Railway, Hegau-Ablach Valley Railway
1867MunichIngolstadt81 km, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Nuremberg–Munich high-speed line
186725 SeptemberOhligs WaldSolingen Weyersberg5.6 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen line
186723 DecemberKempenVenlo23 km, Rhenish Railway Company, Kempen–Venlo line
186813 JanuaryUlmDonaueschingenSigmaringen, Tuttlingen, until 1890, 100 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Ulm–Sigmaringen railway, Tuttlingen–Inzigkofen railway
18681 MayJerxheimBörßum23.2 km, Duchy of Brunswick State Railway, Jerxheim–Börßum line
186811 JunePforzheimBad Wildbad19.8 km, Baden State Railway, Enz Valley Railway
186825 JuneMeckesheimJagstfeldBad Rappenau, until 1869, 36.4 km, Baden State Railway, Elsenz Valley Railway
18681 SeptemberBarmen-RittershausenRemscheid17.8 km, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Opladen railway
186823 SeptemberZuffenhausenDitzingenUntil 1872, 48.5 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Black Forest Railway
18681 DecemberNortheimNordhausenHerzberg am Harz, Bad Sachsa, until 1869, 69 km, Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway Company, South Harz Railway
18681 DecemberMülheimBergisch Gladbach9.5 km, Sülz Valley Railway, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company
18691 MarchHalberstadtVienenburg34.3 km, Magdeburg-Halberstadt Railway Company, Halberstadt–Vienenburg line
18691 MarchNiederwiesaHainichen16.8 km, Royal Saxon State Railways, Roßwein–Niederwiesa line
186915 AprilFrankfurt am MainWorms and MannheimDarmstadt and Goddelau-Erfelden, until 1879, 112 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Ried Railway
186931 MayRastattGernsbach15 km, Murg Valley Railway Company, Murg Valley Railway, 58.2 km line to Freudenstadt completed in 1928
186929 JuneTübingenSigmaringenUntil 1878, 97.5 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Zollernalb Railway
186925 JulyHerbertingenWaldseeAulendorf, 37.5 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Herbertingen–Aulendorf railway, Allgäu Railway
186917 AugustWolkramshausenErfurtSondershausen, Straußfurt, 71.15 km, Nordhausen-Erfurt Railway Company
18691 SeptemberNeussDuren49 km, Erft Railway
18692 OctoberGunzenhausenIngolstadtUntil 1870, 98 km, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Ingolstadt–Treuchtlingen line
186923 OctoberWertheimCrailsheim100 km, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Tauber Valley Railway
186927 OctoberLampertheimBensheimHofheim, 18.3 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Nibelungen Railway
186929 DecemberGießenFuldaAlsfeld, 106 km, Upper Hessian Railway Company, Vogelsberg Railway
186929 DecemberGießenGelnhausenBüdingen, 69.7 km, Upper Hessian Railway Company, Lahn-Kinzig Railway
18701 JanuaryVenloHamburgWesel and Wanne, Haltern, Osnabrück, Bremen, until 1874, 455 km, Cologne-Minden Railway Company, Paris–Hamburg railway
18701 JanuaryLimburg an der LahnWesterburg28.6 km, Prussian state railways, Limburg-Altenkirchen line
187011 AprilGothaLeinefeldeBad Langensalza, Mühlhausen, 67.07 km, Thuringian Railway Company, Gotha–Leinefelde line
187020 AprilCottbusGroßenhain79.7 km, Cottbus-Großenhain Railway Company, Großenhain–Cottbus line
18701 JuneDiezWiesbadenLangenschwalbach, 53.7 km, Prussian state railways, Aar Valley Railway
18701 JuneSchwerteArnsberg138 km, until 1873, Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company, Upper Ruhr Valley Railway
187029 JuneHanauEberbachWiebelsbach–Heubach, Erbach, 88.2 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Odenwald Railway
18701 JulyLübeckBad Kleinen61.9 km, Friedrich-Franz railway, Lübeck–Bad Kleinen railway
18704 AugustMannheimKarlsruhe60.7 km, City of Mannheim, Rhine Railway, Hardt Railway
187027 DecemberDarmstadtWiebelsbach–HeubachOber-Ramstadt, 31.9 km, Hessian Ludwig Railway Company, Odenwald Railway

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