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List Of Former German Railway Companies
{{Short description, none This list contains an overview of the railway companies in Germany and German colonies that no longer exist. These include railway units that have no independent legal status. For railway companies in existence today, see the List of German railway companies. For the chronological order in which the first railways appeared in Germany see the List of the first German railways to 1870. State railways State railways (''Länderbahnen'') in the German Empire (to 1918/1919) * Prussian state railways (''Preußische Staatseisenbahnen'') (from 1896 United Prussian and Hessian State Railways (''Vereinigte Preußische und Hessische Staatseisenbahnen'') * Royal Bavarian State Railways (''Königlich Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen'' or ''K.Bay.Sts.B.'') ** Ludwig South-North Railway (''Ludwig-Süd-Nord-Bahn'') ** Ludwig's Western Railway (''Ludwigs-West-Bahn'') ** Bavarian Maximilian Railway (''Bayerische Maximiliansbahn'') * Royal Saxon State Railways (''Köni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of German Railway Companies
This list contains railway companies currently operating in Germany. It includes railway units that are not independent legal entities. Federal railways and private railway companies with their headquarters abroad are given their authority to operate by the Federal Railway Office (''Eisenbahn-Bundesamt''). All other private railway companies are authorised by the responsible authorities of the states in which they have their headquarters. Names of all railway companies have been left in German. For railway companies that are no longer in existence, see the ''List of former German railway companies''. The bulk of the railway network in Germany belongs to DB Netz, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG – this situation is a relict from the time when the Deutsche Bundesbahn and Deutsche Reichsbahn had a monopoly. The stations and halts on the DB Netz network are run by DB Station&Service. Not included in this list are museum railways and transport unions. A distinction must be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia (german: Königreich Preußen, ) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918.Marriott, J. A. R., and Charles Grant Robertson. ''The Evolution of Prussia, the Making of an Empire''. Rev. ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1946. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 and was the leading state of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Its capital was Berlin. The kings of Prussia were from the House of Hohenzollern. Brandenburg-Prussia, predecessor of the kingdom, became a military power under Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, known as "The Great Elector". As a kingdom, Prussia continued its rise to power, especially during the reign of Frederick II, more commonly known as Frederick the Great, who was the third son of Frederick William I.Horn, D. B. "The Youth of Frederick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main-Neckar Railway
The Main-Neckar Railway (german: Main-Neckar–Eisenbahn, MNE) is a main line railway west of the Odenwald in the Upper Rhine Plain of Germany that connects Frankfurt am Main to Heidelberg via Darmstadt, Bensheim and Weinheim. It was opened in 1846 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. The railway line is part of the networks served by the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar. History The Main-Neckar Railway was built and operated as a joint state railway company, known as a ''condominium railway'' (''Kondominalbahn''), by the Free City of Frankfurt, The Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt and the Grand Duchy of Baden. Negotiations between the states The plans for the railway dated back to 1835. However, years went by until the three states involved agreed on routes and how it would be organised. Not until 1838 was a treaty for the construction of a Railway from Frankfurt to Mannheim via Darmstadt agreed. The Hessian Railway Company could not raise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main–Weser Railway
The Main–Weser Railway (German: ''Main-Weser-Bahn'') is a railway line in central Germany that runs from Frankfurt am Main via Gießen to Kassel. it is named after the railway company that built the line and also operated it until 1880. It was opened between 1849 and 1852 and was one of the List of the first German railways to 1870, first railways in Germany. Route Based on today's kilometre markers the line is long between its termini. It is Double track, double-tracked and Electrification#Electrification of transportation, electrified. Its maximum speed limit is , but this is only achievable in places on the southern part of the line. The Main–Weser Railway is one of the most important conventionally operated German railways. History The idea of building the Main–Weser Railway began in 1838 as a link between Kassel and the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main, Rhine-Main area running exclusively through the territory of Electorate of Hesse, Hesse-Kassel (Kurhessen) and connecting t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Westphalian Railway Company
The Royal Westphalian Railway (german: Königlich-Westfälische Eisenbahn, KWE) was a German rail company established in 1848 with funding from the Prussian government, which later became part of the Prussian State Railways. The network eventually extended about 315 km from Rheine via Hamm to Warburg and from Welver (near Hamm) to Oberhausen. History The ''Royal Westphalian Railway'' was initially established only to fill the 32 km-long gap between Hamm and Lippstadt, connecting the Münster–Hamm line of the ''Munster–Hamm Railway Company'' (''Münster-Hammer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'') opened in 1848 with the line being constructed at the same time by the ''Cologne-Minden-Thuringian Connection Railway Company'' (''Köln-Minden-Thüringischen-Verbindungs-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'', KMTVEG). The latter company, however, went bankrupt in 1848 and further construction and the line's later operations were taken over by the Prussian government. The cause of the bankruptcy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt–Bebra Railway
The Frankfurt–Bebra railway runs from Bebra to Frankfurt am Main via Fulda, Gelnhausen, Hanau and Offenbach am Main in south central Germany. The southern section between Fulda and Frankfurt is known as the Kinzig Valley railway (german: Kinzigtalbahn) due to the route it follows through the Kinzig Valley. This important north–south link was planned by the Electorate of Hesse-Kassel as the ''Bebra–Hanau railway'' but was first opened under Prussian management. This line was extended as far as Frankfurt under the name ''Frankfurt–Bebra railway''. Today it is part of the ''Intercity-Express'' (''ICE'') lines from north and central Germany to Frankfurt. Just as important is the ''Regional-Express'' connexion from Fulda to Frankfurt and the ''Stadt-Express'' link from Wächtersbach to Frankfurt. With the Main–Weser Railway it is one of the most important north–south freight lines in central Germany. History When railways began to be built in Germany in the nineteenth cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurhessen
The Electorate of Hesse (german: Kurfürstentum Hessen), also known as Hesse-Kassel or Kurhessen, was a landgraviate whose prince was given the right to elect the Emperor by Napoleon. When the Holy Roman Empire was abolished in 1806, its prince, William I, chose to retain the title of Elector, even though there was no longer an Emperor to elect. In 1807, with the Treaties of Tilsit, the area was annexed to the Kingdom of Westphalia, but in 1814, the Congress of Vienna restored the electorate. The state was the only electorate within the German Confederation. It consisted of several detached territories to the north of Frankfurt, which survived until the state was annexed by Prussia in 1866 following the Austro-Prussian War. The Elector's formal titles included "Elector of Hesse, Prince of Fulda (''Fürst von Fulda''), Prince of Hersfeld, Hanau, Fritzlar and Isenburg, Count of Katzenelnbogen, Dietz, Ziegenhain, Nidda, and Schaumburg." History The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bebra Railway
Bebra () is a small town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Bebra lies some south of Kassel on the Fulda. The town is easy to find on most maps thanks to its prominent location on the ''Fuldaknie'' ("Fulda Knee"). Ranges surrounding the town are the ''Stölzinger Gebirge'' (range) in the north, the Richelsdorf Hills in the east, the Seulingswald in the southeast and the Knüllin the southwest. The biggest neighbouring places are Rotenburg and Bad Hersfeld. Frankfurt is about southwest of Bebra. Within Bebra's town limits, the Bebra, Solz, Lüder and Ulfe empty into the Fulda, while the Iba empties into the Ulfe. Neighbouring communities Clockwise from the north, these are Cornberg, Nentershausen, Ronshausen, Ludwigsau and Rotenburg. Constituent communities Bebra's 11 '' Stadtteile'' are, in alphabetical order, Asmushausen, Blankenheim, Braunhausen, Breitenbach, Gilfershausen, Iba, Imshausen, Lüdersdorf, Rautenhausen, Solz an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anhalt Leopold Railway
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the 8th-largest state in Germany by area and the 11th-largest by population. Its capital is Magdeburg and its largest city is Halle (Saale). The state of Saxony-Anhalt was formed in July 1945 after World War II, when the Soviet army administration in Allied-occupied Germany formed it from the former Prussian Province of Saxony and the Free State of Anhalt. Saxony-Anhalt became part of the German Democratic Republic in 1949, but was dissolved in 1952 during administrative reforms and its territory divided into the districts of Halle and Magdeburg. Following German reunification the state of Saxony-Anhalt was re-established in 1990 and became one of the new states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Saxony-Anhalt is renowned for its r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassau State Railway
The Nassau State Railway (german: Nassauische Staatsbahn) took over the privately built railway lines on the Rhine and Lahn rivers in the Duchy of Nassau from the ''Nassau Rhine and Lahn Railway Company'' in 1861 and extended them further. It was taken over by the Prussian State Railways in 1866. Establishment After the Taunus Railway (''Taunus-Eisenbahn'') from Frankfurt reached Wiesbaden in 1840, a private company was founded to continue the line along the Rhine. This was originally called the ''Wiesbaden Railway Company'' (''Wiesbadener Eisenbahngesellschaft''); from 1853 it was called the ''Nassau Rhine Railway Company'' (''Nassauische Rhein Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft''); and after 1855 it was called the ''Nassau Rhine and Lahn Railway Company'' (''Nassauische Rhein- und Lahn Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft''). The company was given a concession on 23 June 1853 by the Duchy of Nassau for the construction of the Nassau Rhine Valley Railway from Wiesbaden to Rüdesheim and Oberlahnstein. On 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Brunswick State Railway
The Duchy of Brunswick State Railway (''Herzoglich Braunschweigische Staatseisenbahn'') was the first Länderbahnen, state railway in German Confederation, Germany. The first section of its Brunswick–Bad Harzburg railway line between Braunschweig, Brunswick and Wolfenbüttel opened on 1 December 1838. Opening The construction of the line was mainly the work of the entrepreneur Philipp August von Amsberg, privy councillor to Duke William, Duke of Brunswick, William of Brunswick. Amsberg investigated the transportation links from the land-locked Duchy of Brunswick to the Hanseatic League, Hanse cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck and recognised that the transportation of wood and mining products from the duchy's estates in the Harz mountain range to the maritime harbours was not competitive. Conversely products from the seaboard harbours tended to be transported on the Elbe river to Magdeburg in the Prussian Province of Saxony but not to Brunswick. In 1824 he proposed, in a memor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
