Grand Duchy of Hesse State Railways

The Grand Duchy of Hesse State Railways (Großherzoglich Hessischen Staatseisenbahnen) belonged to the Länderbahnen at the time of the German Empire.

Between the rivers Rhine, Main, and Neckar, the province of Starkenburg embraced the Odenwald and the Hessian Ried.

West of the Rhine was the province of Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen), with the towns of Mainz, Worms, and Bingen.

The province of Upper Hesse (Oberhessen), which included the Vogelsberg and the Wetterau, was not directly linked by land to the others.

These were the: As for the rest, a large number of projects by the private Hessian Ludwig Railway Company were encouraged.