Private company

Garte Valley Railway

Transport company based in Göttingen1

The Garte Valley Railway (German: Gartetalbahn) or Göttingen Narrow Gauge Railway (Göttinger Kleinbahn AG), was a narrow-gauge rail line that served to connect the area east of the city to Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, from 1897 through 1959. The company was founded on 16 November 1896. Already in the next year, a 750 mm narrow-gauge line running along the Garte stream was laid in the direction of Rittmarshausen.2 It ceased to exist in 1957.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Nov 16, 1896Founded1
  • Industrypassenger rail transport, interurban (NACE 49.1), rail freight transport, rail transport1
  • HeadquartersGöttingen1
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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The Garte Valley Railway (German: Gartetalbahn) or Göttingen Narrow Gauge Railway (Göttinger Kleinbahn AG), was a narrow-gauge rail line that served to connect the area east of the city to Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, from 1897 through 1959.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1957Acquired Acquired by Göttingen district1
  2. 1957Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 1946Renamed Name changed to Gartetalbahn AG1
  4. Nov 16, 1896Founded Founded1

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