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Train routes operated by National Express

2 routes · classic 2

National Express runs 2 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 101 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway at 62 km; the fastest is the Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway, running up to 160 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1852.

The company itself dates to 1972, filed on Wikidata as a transport company. What this page says about the company comes from National Express's own Wikidata item, checked against the countries its routes here actually cross before any of it is used; everything about the railway is counted from this atlas. Official site ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ · Wikidata Q13479582 ↗

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Routes here
2
Total length
101 km
Countries
Germany
Oldest line here
1852
Company founded
1972
Type
transport company
Fastest
Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway · 160 km/h
Longest
Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway · 62 km

Classic (2)

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence

How many train routes does National Express run?

2 of the routes in this atlas are National Express services, covering 101 km across 1 country (Germany). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.

What is the fastest National Express train?

The Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway, Mönchengladbach to Aachen, at up to 160 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes ≈ 50 min over 62 km.

Does National Express run night trains?

Not in this atlas. All 2 National Express routes listed here are daytime services.

When was National Express founded?

Wikidata records the company's inception as 1972, and files it as a transport company. The oldest railway it runs over in this atlas opened in 1852 — the line and the company are rarely the same age, and this page dates both.

Countries National Express runs in

Other operators in Germany