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Cologne/Bonn Airport station
Opened on 12 June 2004, Cologne/Bonn Airport station is a 420 m long tunnel station with four tracks, 18 m underground, where ICE, S-Bahn and regional trains serve Cologne/Bonn Airport.
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Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
Opened in 1922, Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is a terminus with 16 tracks and around 300,000 travellers daily; it is being rebuilt into an underground through station as part of the Stuttgart 21 project.
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Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
Opened in 1888, Frankfurt's Hauptbahnhof is one of Europe's largest terminus stations with 25 surface tracks and, with around 460,000 travellers daily, Germany's second-busiest long-distance station.
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North Rhine-Westphalia
With about 17.9 million inhabitants (2022 census), North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous German federal state, has its capital in Düsseldorf and covers around 34,100 km².
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Flixbus GmbH
Flixbus is a German transport company launched in 2013 and headquartered in Munich, which today operates the largest long-distance coach network in Europe and belongs to Flix SE.
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U2 (Nuremberg U-Bahn)
The U2 is a 13.2 km line of the Nuremberg U-Bahn with 16 stations; it opened on 28 January 1984 and has run from Röthenbach to the airport since 1999, driverless since 2010.
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U2 (Hamburg U-Bahn)
The U2 is a 24.5 km long line of the Hamburg U-Bahn with 25 stations; its first section was opened on 21 October 1913, and it runs from Niendorf Nord via the city centre to Mümmelmannsberg.
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Düsseldorf Airport station
Opened on 26 May 2000, Düsseldorf Airport station lies on the Cologne–Duisburg line and is one of the city's two long-distance stations, connected to the terminals by the automatic SkyTrain people mover.
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Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
Opened in 1915, Leipzig Hauptbahnhof is Europe's largest terminus station by area at 83,640 m², combining 23 platform tracks with the S-Bahn City Tunnel beneath the city centre.
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Munich Hauptbahnhof
First put into operation in 1839/1849, Munich Hauptbahnhof is one of Germany's most important hub stations with 32 surface tracks, two S-Bahn tunnel tracks and two U-Bahn stations, handling around 400,000 travellers daily.
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Administrative divisions of Germany
The administrative divisions of Germany follow the federal principle with the federation, 16 states and below them government regions, districts and municipalities.
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern lies on the Baltic Sea, has its capital in Schwerin, and covers around 23,300 km² with about 1.61 million inhabitants (2022 census).
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VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg
The VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg, founded in 1959 and a subsidiary of the Städtische Werke Nürnberg, operates Nuremberg's three U-Bahn lines, the tram network and the bus lines.
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Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (hvv)
The Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (hvv), founded in 1965 and one of the oldest transport associations in Germany, coordinates timetable, fares and ticketing of public local transport in Hamburg and the surrounding area.
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ICE 50 (Dresden – Wiesbaden)
ICE line 50 is the only east–west ICE line in central Germany and runs two-hourly from Dresden via Leipzig, Erfurt and Frankfurt am Main to Wiesbaden.
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U3 (Hamburg U-Bahn)
The U3 is the 20.7 km long ring line of the Hamburg U-Bahn with 25 stations; the first sections were opened in February 1912, and it operates as a ring between Barmbek and Barmbek with a branch line to Wandsbek-Gartenstadt.
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U4 (Munich U-Bahn)
At 9.2 km and 13 stations, the U4 is the shortest line of the Munich U-Bahn; it was opened in 1984 and runs from Westendstraße to Arabellapark.
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U6 (Berlin U-Bahn)
The U6 is a 19.9 km long line of the Berlin U-Bahn with 29 stations, opened on 30 January 1923, connecting Alt-Tegel in Tegel with Alt-Mariendorf in a north–south direction via Friedrichstraße and Tempelhof.
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U7 (Berlin U-Bahn)
With 31.8 km and 40 stations, the U7 is the longest line of the Berlin U-Bahn; it was opened on 19 April 1924 and connects Rathaus Spandau via Neukölln and Gropiusstadt with Rudow.
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Marienplatz station
Completed in 1971, Marienplatz station crosses the S-Bahn trunk line with lines U3/U6 beneath Marienplatz and, with peak transfers of around 24,400, is one of the most important nodes in the MVV network.
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Berlin (City State)
Berlin is the capital of Germany and at the same time a city state, covering around 892 km² with about 3.66 million inhabitants (2022 census).
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Long-distance coach Berlin – Munich (Flixbus)
The long-distance coach connection Berlin – Munich links the two largest cities of northern and southern Germany over around 585 km and is operated by Flixbus in about seven to nine hours.
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ICE 12 (Berlin – Basel/Interlaken)
ICE line 12 runs two-hourly from Berlin via Wolfsburg, Göttingen, Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Frankfurt am Main and Karlsruhe to Basel, with individual trains continuing into Switzerland (Interlaken, Brig, Chur).
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U8 (Munich U-Bahn)
The U8 is a reinforcement line of the Munich U-Bahn, introduced as its own line number in 2013, which runs on Saturday afternoons only over 19 stations from Olympiazentrum to Neuperlach Zentrum.
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Plärrer station
Opened on 20 September 1980, Plärrer U-Bahn station is the only station at which all three Nuremberg U-Bahn lines U1, U2 and U3 stop, with around 55,900 passengers daily.
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ICE 18 (Hamburg – Berlin – Munich)
ICE line 18 runs two-hourly from Hamburg-Altona via Berlin, Halle and Erfurt to Munich; between Hamburg and Berlin it forms an hourly service with line 23.
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U6 (Munich U-Bahn)
The U6 is the oldest line of the Munich U-Bahn and, at 27.4 km, has the longest route of the network; the network was opened with it in 1971, and it serves 26 stations from Garching-Forschungszentrum to Klinikum Großhadern.
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Berlin central bus station (ZOB am Funkturm)
The Berlin central bus station (ZOB am Funkturm), in operation since 1966, with 35 bus bays, around 55 regular bus companies and some six million passengers a year, is Berlin's most important long-distance bus terminal.
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U2 (Munich U-Bahn)
The U2 is the longest line of the Munich U-Bahn; it was opened in 1980, is 24.4 km long, serves 27 stations and runs from Feldmoching in the north to Messestadt Ost in the east.
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Frankfurt Airport regional station
Opened on 14 March 1972, the Frankfurt Airport regional station is Germany's second airport station, with three tracks beneath Terminal 1 and over 40,000 people boarding, alighting or transferring daily (2017).
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Munich Airport station
Munich Airport station went into operation on 7 March 1992 and, as a tunnel station beneath the terminal, is the terminus of S-Bahn lines S1 and S8; a long-distance station has not yet been realised.
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Berlin Brandenburg Airport station
Berlin Brandenburg Airport station lies as a tunnel station directly beneath the BER terminal, went into operation on 31 October 2020 and offers six tracks for long-distance, regional and S-Bahn traffic.
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Munich central bus station (Hackerbrücke)
Opened on 11 September 2009, the Munich central bus station (ZOB) at the Hackerbrücke has 29 bus bays and is the state capital's central long-distance bus hub, at the same time a shopping centre.
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Hamburg central bus station (ZOB)
Opened in 2003, the Hamburg central bus station (also “Bus Port Hamburg”) lies directly south-east of the Hauptbahnhof and records around 38,800 departures a year with an estimated three million passengers.
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Odeonsplatz station
Opened on 19 October 1971, Odeonsplatz U-Bahn station is, alongside the Hauptbahnhof and Sendlinger Tor, a crossing station of Munich's trunk lines where U3, U4, U5 and U6 meet.
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Jungfernstieg station
Jungfernstieg station, whose first platform opened in 1931 with the “KellJung” line, is a three-level tunnel station beneath the Binnenalster with U1, U2, U4 and the City S-Bahn lines S1–S3.
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Nollendorfplatz station
Opened in 1902, Nollendorfplatz U-Bahn station is the only Berlin station served by all four small-profile lines U1, U2, U3 and U4, with a listed elevated station featuring a reconstructed dome.
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Alexanderplatz station
Opened in 1882, Alexanderplatz station links regional and S-Bahn traffic on the Stadtbahn with Berlin's largest U-Bahn station, where lines U2, U5 and U8 cross.
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Dresden Hauptbahnhof
Completed in 1898, Dresden Hauptbahnhof is a combined through and terminus station on a viaduct with 16 tracks and around 64,500 travellers daily; the central hall was renovated by Norman Foster in 2006.
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Frankfurt Airport long-distance station
Opened on 30 May 1999, the Frankfurt Airport long-distance station is Germany's largest airport station with around 23,000 travellers daily and four tracks at two directional platforms beneath the Squaire building.
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Hanover Hauptbahnhof
Opened in 1843 (today's building 1879), Hanover Hauptbahnhof is a central crossing station with 12 platform tracks, around 280,000 travellers daily and 750 trains per day, and the hub of the Hanover S-Bahn.
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Nuremberg Hauptbahnhof
Nuremberg Hauptbahnhof (first opened 1844, today's building 1906) has 22 platform tracks, making it Europe's most track-rich through station, with around 200,000 travellers daily and a hub of ICE, U-Bahn and S-Bahn traffic.
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Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
Opened in 1891, Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof is a through station with 16 platform tracks and around 270,000 travellers daily (2017), and one of the state capital's two long-distance stations.
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Cologne Hauptbahnhof
Opened in 1859, Cologne Hauptbahnhof lies right next to the cathedral, has 11 tracks and, with around 350,000 travellers daily, is one of Germany's busiest stations.
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Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
Opened in 1906, Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is Germany's busiest long-distance station with around 550,000 travellers per day (2018) and the second-largest in Europe after Paris Gare du Nord.
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Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Opened in 2006 as Europe's largest crossing station, Berlin Hauptbahnhof is Berlin's central railway hub with 14 platform tracks on two levels and around 329,000 travellers and visitors per day (2019).
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Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt lies in the centre of eastern Germany, has its capital in Magdeburg, and covers around 20,460 km² with about 2.18 million inhabitants (2022 census).
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Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein lies between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, has its capital in Kiel, and covers around 15,800 km² with about 2.91 million inhabitants (2022 census).
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Thuringia (Free State of Thuringia)
Thuringia lies in the middle of Germany and, because of its forests, is called the 'green heart of Germany'; its capital is Erfurt, and it covers around 16,200 km² with about 2.12 million inhabitants (2022 census).
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Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate lies in southwestern Germany, has its capital in Mainz, and covers around 19,900 km² with about 4.1 million inhabitants (2022 census).
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Saarland
With around 2,570 km² and about 984,000 inhabitants (2022 census), Saarland is Germany's smallest territorial state; its capital is Saarbrücken.
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Saxony (Free State of Saxony)
Saxony lies on the border with Poland and the Czech Republic, has its capital in Dresden, and covers around 18,450 km² with about 4.06 million inhabitants (2022 census).
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Lower Saxony
With around 47,700 km², Lower Saxony is the second-largest German federal state, has its capital in Hanover and about 8.0 million inhabitants (2022 census).
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Hesse
Hesse lies in central Germany, has its capital in Wiesbaden, and covers around 21,100 km² with about 6.29 million inhabitants (2022 census).
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Bavaria (Free State of Bavaria)
With around 70,500 km², Bavaria is the largest and, with about 13.1 million inhabitants (2022 census), the second most populous German federal state; its capital is Munich.
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Brandenburg
Brandenburg surrounds Berlin, has its capital in Potsdam, and covers around 29,650 km² with about 2.53 million inhabitants (2022 census).
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Hamburg (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg)
Hamburg is a city state on the Elbe and Alster with around 755 km² and about 1.85 million inhabitants (2022 census); it is Germany's second-largest city.
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Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in southwestern Germany with its capital Stuttgart, covering around 35,750 km² and home to about 11.1 million inhabitants (2022 census).
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KVB – Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe
The KVB – Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG operates the light rail and city bus services in Cologne.
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MVG – Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft
The Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG), founded in 2001, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Stadtwerke München (SWM) and operates the U-Bahn, tram and bus lines of the Bavarian state capital Munich.
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Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (VGF)
The VGF operates the U-Bahn and tram in Frankfurt am Main; the city bus services have been run by In-der-City-Bus GmbH (ICB) since 2014.
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DB Fernverkehr AG
The DB Fernverkehr AG, founded in 1999, is the subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG for long-distance rail passenger transport with ICE, IC and EC/ECE.
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Hamburger Hochbahn AG
The Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HHA), founded in 1911 and 100 % owned by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, operates the four lines of the Hamburg U-Bahn as well as a large part of the Hamburg bus network.
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Long-distance coach Cologne – Berlin (Flixbus)
The long-distance coach connection Cologne – Berlin crosses the country over around 580 km and is operated by Flixbus in about eight to ten hours.
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BVG – Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) are the municipal transport company of the state of Berlin and operate the city's U-Bahn, tram, omnibuses and ferries.
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Long-distance coach Berlin – Dresden (Flixbus)
The long-distance coach connection Berlin – Dresden links the federal capital with the Saxon state capital over around 200 km and is operated by Flixbus in about two to three and a half hours.
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Long-distance coach Düsseldorf – Frankfurt (Flixbus)
The long-distance coach connection Düsseldorf – Frankfurt am Main links the Rhine metropolis with the financial centre over around 230 km and is operated by Flixbus in about three to four and a half hours.
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Long-distance coach Hamburg – Berlin (Flixbus)
The long-distance coach connection Hamburg – Berlin is one of the busiest German coach trunk routes and is operated by Flixbus in around three to four hours.
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Berlin Bus Network (BVG)
The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) operate one of the largest urban bus networks in Germany with around 150 day lines and 45 night lines, divided into MetroBus, ExpressBus and NachtBus.
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Frankfurt am Main Bus Network (VGF/Stadtwerke)
The Frankfurt city bus network consists of MetroBus lines (M), city bus lines (two-digit numbers) and ExpressBus lines (X) within the RMV fare system; since 2014 the bus operations have been run by In-der-City-Bus GmbH (ICB), part of the Stadtwerke group.
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Cologne Bus Network (KVB)
The Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB) operate around 60 bus lines on a route network of approx. 735 km, whose city lines carry the numbers 1xx and complement the light rail network.
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Munich Bus Network (MVG)
The Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG) operates around 80 bus lines with a route network of approx. 546 km in Munich, divided into MetroBus, StadtBus, ExpressBus and night bus.
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Hamburg Bus Network (Hochbahn)
The Hamburger Hochbahn AG operates around 115–117 bus lines in Hamburg within the hvv, divided into MetroBus, SchnellBus, EilBus and night bus, complemented by city and regional buses of other operators.
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ICE 41 (Ruhr area – Munich)
ICE line 41 runs hourly from Essen via Cologne, Frankfurt am Main, Würzburg and Nuremberg to Munich.
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ICE 43 (Hamburg – Basel)
ICE line 43 runs two-hourly from Hamburg-Altona via Bremen, the Ruhr area, Cologne, Frankfurt Airport, Mannheim and Karlsruhe to Basel, with individual trains continuing to Zurich or Chur.
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ICE 28 (Hamburg – Berlin – Munich)
ICE line 28 runs two-hourly from Hamburg-Altona via Berlin, Leipzig and Erfurt to Munich and, together with line 18, forms an hourly service between Hamburg and Nuremberg.
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ICE 29 (Berlin – Munich)
Since the timetable change in December 2025, ICE line 29 has run hourly as a Sprinter service between Berlin, Halle, Erfurt, Nuremberg and Munich with a journey time of around four hours.