ðɛɹwˌɜː tˈuː lˈaɪnz: ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɹˈɪŋ ˈoʊpənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv ænd ðə sˈaʊθiːstɚn bɹˈæntʃ lˈaɪn ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn lˈiːdɪŋ tə ɹˈɑːθənbˌɜːɡsɔːɹt, ðə tɹˈæks ænd stˈeɪʃənz ʌvwˈɪtʃ hɐvbɪn dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ɪnðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɡˈɑːmɔɹə ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː ænd nˈɛvɚ bˌɪn ɹᵻbˈɪlt.
There were two lines: the original Ring (opened in 1912) and the southeastern branch line (opened on 27 July 1915) leading to Rothenburgsort, the tracks and stations of which have been destroyed in the Operation Gomorra on 28 July 1943 and never been rebuilt.