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Prussian-Hessian Railway Company

Transport company1

The Royal Prussian and Grand-Ducal Hessian State Railways (German: Königlich Preußische und Großherzoglich Hessische Staatseisenbahnen or K.P.u.G.H.St.E.) was a state-owned network of independent railway divisions in the German states of Prussia and Hesse in the early 20th century. It was not, as sometimes maintained, a single state railway company.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Pr-HE Gemeinschaft
Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Royal Prussian and Grand-Ducal Hessian State Railways (German: Königlich Preußische und Großherzoglich Hessische Staatseisenbahnen or K.P.u.G.H.St.E.) was a state-owned network of independent railway divisions in the German states of Prussia and Hesse in the early 20th century. It was not, as sometimes maintained, a single state railway company.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Hessian Ludwig Railway1

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