The Emden-Pewsum-Greetsiel light railway (german: Kreisbahn Emden-Pewsum-Greetsiel) was originally a private railway operated by the district of Emden in East Frisia in North Germany. In 1932 the district was absorbed into the district of

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. The metre gauge light railway line was long and began in Emden district station near the state railway station of Emden-West, which had been expanded in 1935/36 from the minor station of Larrelter Straße. It ran through the

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landscape via Hinte and

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to the port of

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on the bay of

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. Within its catchment area the railway was also known as "Jan Klein". (From the official name of Emden station the railway postal stamp used on the light railway was "Emden−Larrelt−Greetsiel", which appeared to refer to the non-existent station of Larrelt, but was just a short way of writing "Emden-Larrelter Straße − Greetsiel".) Timetable Emden-Pewsum-Greetsiel

Passenger and goods services began on 27 July 1899 from Emden to Pewsum and were extended as far as Greetsiel from 21 September 1906. From 1933 operations were run by the Hanover State Light Railway Office, later the

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at Hanover (NLEA). After its dissolution the line was taken over on 1 October 1959 by the Bentheimer Eisenbahn. On 25 May 1963 the line was closed to all traffic and the track lifted. The '' Kraftpost'' took over passenger services using

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es.

Sources

* Hinrich Rudolfsen: ''Die Kreisbahn Emden-Pewsum-Greetsiel und die Straßenbahn Emden - Außenhafen''. Verlag Kenning, Nordhorn 2005. (Nebenbahndokumentationen 19). {{DEFAULTSORT:Emden Pewsum Greetsiel Aurich (district) Railway lines in Lower Saxony Defunct railway companies of Germany Metre gauge railways in Germany History of East Frisia Light railways