Nuremberg–Fürth local railway (historical)

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The Nuremberg–Fürth local railway was the first German steam-powered railway for passenger and freight transport, inaugurated in 1835 between the cities of Nuremberg and Fürth.


Statements (37)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical railway
railway line
connects Fürth
Nuremberg
country Germany
Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
endPoint Fürth
gauge standard gauge
hasFreightService yes
hasPassengerService yes
hasRollingStock Adler (locomotive)
hasSignificance beginning of public railway operations in Germany
hasTraffic mixed traffic
heritageStatus milestone of German railway history
historicalPeriod 19th century
inception 1835
languageOfName German
length about 6 km
locatedIn Bavaria
Franconia
Fürth
Nuremberg
locomotiveUsed Adler (locomotive)
namedAfter Fürth
Nuremberg
notableAs first German steam-powered railway for passenger and freight transport
openingDate 7 December 1835
operator Ludwigs-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft
originalName Ludwigs-Eisenbahn Nürnberg–Fürth
partOf early German railway network
propulsionSystem steam power
regionServed Nuremberg metropolitan region
startPoint Nuremberg
trackGauge 1435 mm
transportMode rail transport
usedFor freight transport
passenger transport

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fürth Hauptbahnhof
railwayLine

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