NB: The scheduled routes given here are based primarily on the timetable of the

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dated 9 December 2007.In addition the list of routes (see external links) reflects those of the German Regional Railway (''Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn'') as at 20 January 2008

Timetable routes

The numbering of German timetabled routes (''Kursbuchstrecken'' or ''KBS'') was changed twice by the

Deutsche Bundesbahn The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB (German Federal Railway) was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) on 7 September 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG). The DB remained ...

after the

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, in 1950 and 1970. In the

Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany) The Deutsche Reichsbahn or DR ''(German Reich Railways)'' was the operating name of state owned railways in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), and after German reunification until 1 January 1994. In 1949, occupied Germany's railwa ...

the numbering system was completely changed in 1968. The last major revision took place after

German reunification German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...

in 1992, as a result of which a common system for DB and DR routes was introduced. In addition changes, usually minor, are made annually.

Hamburg and coastal region (100 to 199)

''(former Bundesbahn division of

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

and Reichsbahn divisions Schwerin and Greifswald)''

Berlin/Brandenburg/Saxony-Anhalt/East Saxony (200 to 299)

Lower Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt region (300 to 399)

''(ehem. Bundesbahndirektion

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

)''

North Rhine-Westphalia Region (400 to 499)

''(former Bundesbahn divisions

Essen Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...

and

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

, see also:

List of SPNV lines in NRW The List of regional rail lines in North Rhine-Westphalia provides a list of all Regional-Express and Regionalbahn railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia. The passenger rail service in North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the densest train services i ...

)''

Saxony/Thuringia region (500 to 599)

''As at timetable period 2016/2017''

West Thuringia/Hesse/Nordbaden/Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland Region (600 to 699)

''(former RBD

Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits i ...

, Bundesbahn divisions

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

and

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...

, see also: List of RMV lines)''

Baden-Württemberg region (700 to 799)

''(former Bundesbahn divisions

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

and

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

)'' : * This description is not used in the timetable, but is a commonly used name for the line. : ** By ''Rems Railway'' only the section from Stuttgart to Aalen is implied today; KBS 786 includes the whole route to Nuremberg however. Originally the ''Rems Valley Railway'' ran further to

Nördlingen Nördlingen (; Swabian: ''Nearle'' or ''Nearleng'') is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately east of Stuttgart, and northwest of Munich. It was bui ...

(see KBS 995), this section is designated by the DB today as the ''Ries Railway'' (derived from the landscape of the Nördlinger Ries).

North Bavarian region (800 to 899)

''(former Bundesbahn divisions

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

Regensburg Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...

)''

North Bavarian/South Bavarian region (900 to 999)

''(former Bundesbahn divisions

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ' ...

, parts of

and

)''

Mountain railways

Museum railways and park railways

References

External links

Online timetable of DB services

DB-Kursbuch

DRE-Streckenverzeichnis
{{German railway stations Railway lines in Germany Railway routes

Timetable routes

Hamburg and coastal region (100 to 199)

Berlin/Brandenburg/Saxony-Anhalt/East Saxony (200 to 299)

Lower Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt region (300 to 399)

North Rhine-Westphalia Region (400 to 499)

Saxony/Thuringia region (500 to 599)

West Thuringia/Hesse/Nordbaden/Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland Region (600 to 699)

Baden-Württemberg region (700 to 799)

North Bavarian region (800 to 899)

North Bavarian/South Bavarian region (900 to 999)

Mountain railways

Museum railways and park railways

See also

References

External links