The Celle–Wittingen Light Railway (German: Kleinbahn Celle–Wittingen) was founded on 21 June 1902 by the Prussian state, the town of Celle and 33 municipalities.
On 15 August 1904 it opened the 51 km long, standard gauge line from Celle Stadt (Nord) via Beedenbostel and Hankensbüttel to Wittingen West (now the Celle–Wittingen railway).
From 22 July 1912 the 'Salt Railway' (Salzbahn), a 7 km long branch, ran from Beedenbostel in a northerly direction via Mariaglück to Habighorst, where potash and salt works had been established in two separate locations.
From 1910 this company called itself the Celle-Soltau, Celle-Munster Light Railway GmbH.
On 27 March 1944 this firm took over the Kleinbahn Celle-Soltau, Celle-Munster GmbH, with which it was already linked as part of the operating group of Celle Light Railways (Celler Kleinbahnen) and was renamed again into the Celle Railways (Celler Eisenbahnen AG).