The Nassau Light Railway (''Nassauische Kleinbahn AG'') was a
narrow gauge railway
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structur ...
in
Nassau
Nassau may refer to:
Places Bahamas
*Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence
Canada
*Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792
*Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
, Germany, connecting the
Lahn
The Lahn is a , right (or eastern) tributary of the Rhine in Germany. Its course passes through the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia (23.0 km), Hesse (165.6 km), and Rhineland-Palatinate (57.0 km).
It has its source in t ...
,
Aar and
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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, source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein
, source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland
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areas. It was founded in 1898, and the company existed until 1977, although its services were significantly reduced in the 1950s. Its bus lines are however operated by the
Nassau Transport Company (Nassauische Verkehrs-GmbH).
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Railway companies of Germany
Railway companies established in 1898
Railway companies disestablished in 1977
Narrow gauge railways in Germany
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