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Harzer Schmalspurbahnen

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German railway company

The Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (German: Harzer Schmalspurbahnen or HSB) is a railway company that operates a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge network in the Harz mountains, in central Germany (formerly East Germany). The company was formed after the fall of the Berlin Wall when the network, operated then by the Deutsche Reichsbahn, was privatised. It owns about 140 kilometres (87 miles)) of track, connecting the principal towns of Wernigerode, Nordhausen and Quedlinburg and several smaller settlements in the area.2 It employed 249 people in 2014.1 Its revenue was €12.8 million in 2014.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Feb 1, 1993Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersWernigerode1
  • Websitewww.hsb-wr.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI391200NAEVANEPJICB833
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressFriedrichstraße 151, 38855 Wernigerode, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Stendal, HRB 1034153

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The Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (German: Harzer Schmalspurbahnen or HSB) is a railway company that operates a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge network in the Harz mountains, in central Germany (formerly East Germany). The company was formed after the fall of the Berlin Wall when the network, operated then by the Deutsche Reichsbahn, was privatised. It owns about 140 kilometres (87 miles)) of track, connecting the principal towns of Wernigerode, Nordhausen and Quedlinburg and several smaller settlements in the area. Much of the network is steeply graded and picturesque, but its most popular destination is the Brocken, the highest mountain in the region. The company runs a significant number of its trains with steam haulage, mostly employing 1950s vintage 2-10-2 tank locomotives, hauling traditional open-platform bogie carriages. The company is mainly owned by the various local authorities whose territories it serves.2

Corporate structure

Harzer Schmalspurbahnen sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Harzer Schmalspurbahnen Wernigerode, Germany
    • Bahnbetriebswerk Wernigerode Westerntor Owned · Wernigerode, Germany

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Harzer Schmalspurbahnen reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Bahnbetriebswerk Wernigerode Westerntor

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Harz District

Also owns

  • Bahnbetriebswerk Wernigerode Westerntor

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20142491

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 201412.8M EUR1

Timeline

  1. Feb 1, 1993Founded Founded1

Sources

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