Private company

Shantung Railway

Shantung Railway is a railway in German colonial China founded in 1899.¹ It is headquartered in Berlin.¹ It is part of Schantung Handels-AG.¹

山东铁路公司（德語：Schantung-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft）为德国商界集资成立、用以在中国山东境内修筑并经营铁路线路的一家公司，成立于1899年，修筑了胶济铁路及其部分支线。² From the Chinese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jun 14, 1899Founded¹

HeadquartersBerlin, German Empire¹

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Siegelmarke Schantung-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft — Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

Leadership

Who has led Shantung Railway, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)

Board memberAlfred Gaedertz¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Schantung Handels-AG

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

Jun 14, 1899Founded Founded¹

Links

More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ62090888

Sources

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WikidataShantung Railway on Wikidata
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WikipediaShantung Railway on the Chinese Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsShantung Railway photo by Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0