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Railways Germany, in 34 editions.
The entry for Germany published Railways in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 24 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 24
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Railroads” (1990 to 1995) and “Railways” (1996 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Entry published as “Germany, Federal Republic of”.
Published as “Railroads”
- 31,443 km total;
- 27,421 km government owned, 1.435-meter standard gauge (12,491 km double track, 11,501 km electrified);
- 4,022 km nongovernment owned, including 3,598 km 1.435-meter standard gauge (214 km electrified) and 424 km 1.000-meter gauge (186 km electrified)
31,443 km total; 27,421 km government owned, 1.435-meter standard gauge (12,491 km double track, 11,501 km electrified); 4,022 km nongovernment owned, including 3,598 km 1.435-meter standard gauge (214 km electrified) and 424 km 1.000-meter gauge (186 km electrified)
The entry for Germany did not include Railways.
Published as “Railroads”
- West - 31,443 km total;
- 27,421 km government owned, 1.435-meter standard gauge (12,491 km double track, 11,501 km electrified);
- 4,022 km nongovernment owned, including 3,598 km 1.435-meter standard gauge (214 km electrified) and 424 km 1.000-meter gauge (186 km electrified);
- East - 14,025 km total;
- 13,750 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 275 km 1.000-meter or other narrow gauge;
- 3,830 (est.) km 1.435-meter standard gauge double-track;
- 3,475 km overhead electrified (1988)
West - 31,443 km total; 27,421 km government owned, 1.435-meter standard
gauge (12,491 km double track, 11,501 km electrified); 4,022 km
nongovernment owned, including 3,598 km 1.435-meter standard gauge (214 km
electrified) and 424 km 1.000-meter gauge (186 km electrified) electrified); East -
14,025 km total; 13,750 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 275 km 1.000-meter or
other narrow gauge; 3,830 (est.) km 1.435-meter standard gauge double-track;
3,475 km overhead electrified (1988)
Published as “Railroads”
- western:
- 31,443 km total;
- 27,421 km government owned, 1.435-meter standard gauge (12,491 km double track, 11,501 km electrified);
- 4,022 km nongovernment owned, including 3,598 km 1.435-meter standard gauge (214 km electrified) and 424 km 1.000-meter gauge (186 km electrified)
- eastern:
- 14,025 km total;
- 13,750 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 275 km 1.000-meter or other narrow gauge;
- 3,830 (est.) km 1.435-meter standard gauge double-track;
- 3,475 km overhead electrified (1988)
West - western:
31,443 km total; 27,421 km government owned, 1.435-meter standard
(12,491 km double track, 11,501 km electrified); 4,022 km
owned, including 3,598 km 1.435-meter standard gauge (214 km
and 424 km 1.000-meter gauge (186 km electrified); East - electrified)
eastern:
14,025 km total; 13,750 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 275 km 1.000-meter or
other narrow gauge; 3,830 (est.) km 1.435-meter standard gauge double-track;
3,475 km overhead electrified (1988)
The entry for Germany did not include Railways.
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 43,457 km
- standard gauge:
- 43,190 km (electrified 16,694 km)
- narrow gauge:
- 267 km (1994)
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 43,457 km
standard gauge: 43,190 km (electrified 16,694 km)
narrow gauge: 267 km (1994)
- total:
- 43,966 km
- standard gauge:
- 43,531 km 1.435-m;
- 40,355 km are owned by Deutsche Bahn AG (DB);
- 17,015 km of the DB system are electrified and 16,941 km are double- or more-tracked
- narrow gauge:
- 389 km 1.000-m gauge (DB operates 146 km of 1.000-m gauge);
- 7 km 0.900-m gauge;
- 39 km 0.750-m gauge
note: in addition to the DB system there are 54 privately-owned industrial or excursion railways, ranging in route length from 2 km to 632 km, with a total length of 3,465 km (1995)
Rewritten: too little of the 1995 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 43,966 km
standard gauge: 43,531 km 1.435-m; 40,355 km are owned by Deutsche
Bahn AG (DB); 17,015 km of the DB system are electrified and 16,941
km are double- or more-tracked
narrow gauge: 389 km 1.000-m gauge (DB operates 146 km of 1.000-m
gauge); 7 km 0.900-m gauge; 39 km 0.750-m gauge
note: in addition to the DB system there are 54 privately-owned
industrial or excursion railways, ranging in route length from 2 km
to 632 km, with a total length of 3,465 km (1995)
- total:
- 43,966 km
- standard gauge :
- 43,531 km 1.435-m;
- 40,355 km are owned by Deutsche Bahn AG (DB);
- 17,015 km of the DB system are electrified and 16,941 km are double- or more-tracked
- narrow gauge:
- 389 km 1.000-m gauge (DB operates 146 km of 1.000-m gauge);
- 7 km 0.900-m gauge;
- 39 km 0.750-m gauge
note : in addition to the DB system there are 54 privately-owned industrial or excursion railways, ranging in route length from 2 km to 632 km, with a total length of 3,465 km (1995)
total: 43,966 km
standard gauge: gauge : 43,531 km 1.435-m; 40,355 km are owned by Deutsche
Bahn AG (DB); 17,015 km of the DB system are electrified and 16,941
are double- or more-tracked
narrow gauge: 389 km 1.000-m gauge (DB operates 146 km of 1.000-m
gauge); 7 km 0.900-m gauge; 39 km 0.750-m gaugenote: note : in addition to the DB system there are 54 privately-owned
industrial or excursion railways, ranging in route length from 2 km
632 km, with a total length of 3,465 km (1995)
- total:
- 43,966 km
- standard gauge:
- 43,531 km 1.435-m;
- 40,355 km are owned by Deutsche Bahn AG (DB);
- 17,015 km of the DB system are electrified and 16,941 km are double- or more-tracked
- narrow gauge:
- 389 km 1.000-m gauge (DB operates 146 km of 1.000-m gauge);
- 7 km 0.900-m gauge;
- 39 km 0.750-m gauge
note: in addition to the DB system there are 54 privately-owned industrial or excursion railways, ranging in route length from 2 km to 632 km, with a total length of 3,465 km (1995)
total: 43,966 km
standard gauge : gauge: 43,531 km 1.435-m; 40,355 km are owned by Deutsche
Bahn AG (DB); 17,015 km of the DB system are electrified and 16,941 km
are double- or more-tracked
narrow gauge: 389 km 1.000-m gauge (DB operates 146 km of 1.000-m
gauge); 7 km 0.900-m gauge; 39 km 0.750-m gaugenote : note: in addition to the DB system there are 54 privately-owned
industrial or excursion railways, ranging in route length from 2 km to
632 km, with a total length of 3,465 km (1995)
- total:
- 46,300 km including 18,866 km electrified and 14,768 km double- or multiple-tracked (1996)
note: since privatization in 1994, Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG) no longer publishes details of the tracks it owns; in addition to the DBAG system there are 102 privately owned railway companies which own an approximate 3,000 km to 4,000 km of the total tracks
Rewritten: too little of the 1998 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 46,300 km including 18,866 km electrified and 14,768 km
double- or multiple-tracked (1996)
note: since privatization in 1994, Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG) no longer
publishes details of the tracks it owns; in addition to the DBAG
system there are 102 privately owned railway companies which own an
approximate 3,000 km to 4,000 km of the total tracks
- total:
- 40,826 km including at least 14,253 km electrified and 14,768 km double- or multiple-tracked (1998)
note: since privatization in 1994, Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG) no longer publishes details of the tracks it owns; in addition to the DBAG system there are 102 privately owned railway companies which own an approximate 3,000 km to 4,000 km of the total tracks
total: 46,300 40,826 km including 18,866 at least 14,253 km electrified and 14,768 km(1996) (1998)
note: since privatization in 1994, Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG) no longer
- total:
- 40,826 km including at least 14,253 km electrified and 14,768 km double- or multiple-tracked (1998) note: since privatization in 1994, Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG) no longer publishes details of the tracks it owns;
- in addition to the DBAG system there are 102 privately owned railway companies which own an approximate 3,000 km to 4,000 km of the total tracks
total: 40,826 km including at least 14,253 km electrified and 14,768 km double- or multiple-tracked (1998)
- total:
- 44,000 km (including at least 20,300 km electrified); most routes are double- or multiple-track
note: since privatization in 1994, Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG) no longer publishes details of the track it owns; in addition to the DBAG system there are 102 privately owned railway companies which own approximately 3,000 to 4,000 km of track (2001 est.)
total: 40,826 44,000 km including (including at least 14,253 km electrified and 14,768 20,300 km electrified); most routes are double- or multiple-tracked (1998) multiple-track
note: since privatization in 1994, Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG) no longer publishes details of the tracks track it owns; in addition to the DBAG system there are 102 privately owned railway companies which own an approximate approximately 3,000 km to 4,000 km of the total tracks track (2001 est.)
- total:
- 45,514 km (21,000 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 45,276 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 214 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2002)
Rewritten: too little of the 2002 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 45,514 km (21,000 km electrified)
standard gauge: 45,276 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 214 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2002)
- total:
- 46,039 km (20,100 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 45,801 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 214 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2003)
total: 45,514 46,039 km (21,000 (20,100 km electrified)
standard gauge: 45,276 45,801 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 214 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2002) (2003)
- total:
- 46,142 km (20,100 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 45,928 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 214 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2004)
total: 46,039 46,142 km (20,100 km electrified)
standard gauge: 45,801 45,928 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 214 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2003) (2004)
- total:
- 47,201 km
- standard gauge:
- 46,948 km 1.435-m gauge (19,674 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 229 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2005)
total: 46,142 km (20,100 47,201 km electrified)
standard gauge: 45,928 46,948 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 (19,674 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 214 229 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 48,215 km
- standard gauge:
- 47,962 km 1.435-m gauge (20,278 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 229 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2006)
total: 47,201 48,215 km
standard gauge: 46,948 47,962 km 1.435-m gauge (19,674 (20,278 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 229 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2005) (2006)
- total:
- 41,896 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 6
- standard gauge:
- 41,641 km 1.435-m gauge (20,053 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 75 km 1.000-m gauge (75 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (24 km electrified) (2008)
total: 48,215
41,896 km
country comparison to the world:
6
standard gauge: 47,962
41,641 km 1.435-m gauge (20,278 (20,053 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 229
75 km 1.000-m gauge (16 (75 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2006) (24 km electrified) (2008)
- total:
- 41,896 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 6
- standard gauge:
- 41,641 km 1.435-m gauge (20,053 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 75 km 1.000-m gauge (75 km electrified); 180 km 0.750-m gauge (24 km electrified) (2008)
total:
41,896 km
country comparison to the world:
6
standard gauge:
41,641 km 1.435-m gauge (20,053 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
75 km 1.000-m gauge (75 km electrified); 24 180 km 0.750-m gauge (24 km electrified) (2008)
- total:
- 41,981 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 6
- standard gauge:
- 41,722 km 1.435-m gauge (20,053 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 220 km 1.000-m gauge (75 km electrified); 39 km 0.750-m gauge (24 km electrified) (2009)
total:41,896 41,981 km
country comparison to the world:
6
standard gauge:41,641 41,722 km 1.435-m gauge (20,053 km electrified)
narrow gauge:75 220 km 1.000-m gauge (75 km electrified); 180 39 km 0.750-m gauge (24 km electrified) (2008) (2009)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 41,981 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 6
- standard gauge:
- 41,722 km 1.435-m gauge (20,053 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 220 km 1.000-m gauge (75 km electrified); 39 km 0.750-m gauge (24 km electrified) (2008)
total:
41,981 km
country comparison to the world:
6
standard gauge:
41,722 km 1.435-m gauge (20,053 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
220 km 1.000-m gauge (75 km electrified); 39 km 0.750-m gauge (24 km electrified) (2009) (2008)
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- total:
- 43,468.3 km
- standard gauge:
- 43,209.3 km 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 220 km 1.000-m gauge (79 km electrified);
- 15 km 0.900-m gauge;
- 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 6
total:
41,981country comparison to the world:standard gauge:
6
41,722(20,053 (19,973 km electrified)
narrow gauge:(75 (79 km electrified); 39 15 km 0.900-m gauge; 24 km 0.750-m gauge (24 km electrified) (2008) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 6
- total:
- 33,590 km (2015)
- standard gauge:
- 33,331 km 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified) (2015)
- narrow gauge:
220 km 1.000-m gauge (79 km electrified) (2015)
15 0.900-m gauge 24 0.750-m gauge
total: 43,468.3 33,590 km (2015)
standard gauge: 43,209.3 33,331 km 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified) (2015)
narrow gauge: 220 km 1.000-m gauge (79 km electrified); electrified) (2015)
15 km 0.900-m gauge; gauge 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 6
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- total:
- 33,590 km (2017)
- standard gauge:
- 33,331 km 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified) (2015)
- narrow gauge:
- 220 km 1.000-m gauge (79 km electrified)
- 15 km 0.900-m gauge, 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2015)
total: 33,590 km (2015) (2017)
standard gauge: 33,331 km 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified) (2015)
narrow gauge: 220 km 1.000-m gauge (79 km electrified) (2015)
15 km 0.900-m gauge gauge, 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2015)
- total:
- 33,590 km (2017)
- standard gauge:
- 33,331 km (2015) 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 220 km 1.000-m gauge (79 km electrified)
- 15 km 0.900-mm gauge, 24 km 0.750-mm gauge (2015)
total: 33,590 km (2017)
standard gauge: 33,331 km (2015) 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified) (2015)
narrow gauge: 220 km 1.000-m gauge (79 km electrified)
15 km 0.900-m 0.900-mm gauge, 24 km 0.750-m 0.750-mm gauge (2015)
The same text in 3 editions, 2023 to 2025.
- total:
- 39,379 km (2020) 20,942 km electrified
- 15 km 0.900-mm gauge, 24 km 0.750-mm gauge (2015)
total: 33,590 km (2017) 39,379 km
standard gauge: 33,331 km (2015) 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 2201.000-m gauge (79 (2020) 20,942 km electrified) electrified
15 km 0.900-mm gauge, 24 km 0.750-mm gauge (2015)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Germany: Railways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/germany/railways.