Upper Hessian Railway Company

The Oberhessische Railway Company was a private company with the goal of being the Grand Duchy of Hesse belonging province of Upper Hesse to build railway lines and operate.

While the Main- Weser Railway joined the Occupying the western part of the province of Upper Hesse Wetterau in the years 1850 to 1852 to the modern transport, the main part around the Vogelsberg remained for years without rail connection. Only in the years 1868/69 was established, composed of Frankfurt bank Erlanger & Sons and with financial support from the Hessian State Oberhessische Railway Company.

She dropped by a Belgian company from Gießen Train Station starting the routes to Gelnhausen (now Lahn- Kinzig -Bahn ) and Fulda (now Vogelsberg Railway ) build. On December 29, 1869 was the traffic from casting to Spins, will be opened up Büdingen on 29 June 1870 to Nidda and 30 October 1870. The total distance of the Lahn- Kinzig -Bahn to Gelnhausen, which produced a cross- link length of 70 km on the western edge of the Vogelsberg the Kinzig Valley Railway, was completed on November 30, 1870.

Due to the northern foothills of the Vogelsberg led 106 km link from Gießen to Fulda, whose first section to Green Mountain on December 29, 1869 into operation. Again, the railway construction was delayed by the Franco-German war, so that could be driven to Bad Salzschlirf on 29 July 1870 to Alsfeld, on 30 October 1870 to Lauterbach and year-end. The remaining stretch to Fulda followed until 31 July, 1871. Among the total length of both routes were 28 km on Prussian territory.

The demand for services remained both for passengers and for freight up to expectations. Therefore, there was an agreement between the Company and the Grand Duchy of Hesse, which this was, with effect from January 1, 1876 the owner of the car. The state set up a railway department for the Oberhessischen railways in the provincial capital casting.

This formed the foundation for the Grand Ducal Hessian State Railways.