Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Kilometers, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

Content: Standard Gauge Only. Calendar Year Was Used By All Railroads Reporting In 1837-98 And 1929-35 And By Practically All Roads In 1925-28; In 1899-1924, Some Roads Used Calendar Year And Others, Year Ending Following March 31. Data Adjusted For Transfer Of Alsace-Lorraine In 1870 And 1918 And Other Areas In 1919 Source: Reichs-Eisenbahnamt (1927 On, Die Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft), "Statistik Des Im Betriebe Befindlichen Eisenbahnen Deutschlands, " 1898, Anhang Iii And Pp.2-32 And Annual Issues, 1899-1935

This NBER data series a02087a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: a02087a