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title: "Schienenersatzverkehr article: der Schienenersatzverkehr"
description: "Short answer: der Schienenersatzverkehr, “rail replacement service”. Accusative: den Schienenersatzverkehr; dative: dem Schienenersatzverkehr. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schienenersatzverkehr/
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# Schienenersatzverkehr: der, die or das?

der Schienenersatzverkehr

Rail replacement service

maskulin · masculine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Schienenersatzverkehr takes the article der (der Schienenersatzverkehr). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “rail replacement service” in English.

## Schienenersatzverkehr: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Rail replacement service
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Schienenersatzverkehr in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Schienenersatzverkehr)
- [Schienenersatzverkehr in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Schienenersatzverkehr)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Schienenersatzverkehr take der?

Schienenersatzverkehr is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Verkehr → der Schienenersatzverkehr.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Schienenersatzverkehr in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Schienenersatzverkehr |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Schienenersatzverkehr |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Schienenersatzverkehr |

## More words ending in -verkehr

They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

[der Verkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/verkehr/) [der Individualverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/individualverkehr/) [der Nahverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/nahverkehr/) [der Gegenverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gegenverkehr/) [der Kreisverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kreisverkehr/) [der Berufsverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/berufsverkehr/) [der Schienenverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schienenverkehr/)

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