Prussian-Hessian Railway Company

The Royal Prussian and Grand-Ducal Hessian State Railways (German: Königlich Preußische und Großherzoglich Hessischen Staatseisenbahnen or K.P.u.G.H.St.E.)

was a state-owned network of independent railway divisions in the German states of Prussia and Hesse in the early 20th century.

Hesse could also influence the selection of staff for managerial posts, but engineering and operating procedures followed Prussian regulations alone.

The reason for this agreement was firstly the geographical situation of the state of Hesse — divided into two regions and tightly interlocked with areas of Prussia — and secondly the aim of both states to nationalize the last big private railway company, the Hessian Ludwig Railway (Hessische Ludwigsbahn).

With 486,318 employees in 1907, Prussian-Hessian Railways was the largest company in the German Empire.