Private company

Bergedorf-Geesthachter Eisenbahn

Bergedorf-Geesthachter Eisenbahn is a railway line based in Hamburg, founded in 1905.¹ It ceased to exist in 1954.¹

Die Bergedorf-Geesthachter-Eisenbahn AG (B.G.E.) war eine Eisenbahngesellschaft im Norden Deutschlands, die ab Ende 1906 normalspurige Kleinbahnstrecken und ab Mai 1926 als Verkehrsunternehmen auch Omnibuslinien betrieb.² From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1905Founded¹

Industryrail transport¹
HeadquartersHamburg¹

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Escheburg BGE P4100063 — Photo: Jom, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

AKN Eisenbahn GmbH

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

Succeeded by Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein¹

Timeline

1954Dissolved Dissolved¹
1905Founded Founded¹

Links

More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ819486

Sources

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WikidataBergedorf-Geesthachter Eisenbahn on Wikidata
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WikipediaBergedorf-Geesthachter Eisenbahn on the German Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsBergedorf-Geesthachter Eisenbahn photo by Jom, CC BY-SA 3.0