Lower Saxon State Railway Office

The Lower Saxon State Railway Office (Niedersächsische Landeseisenbahnamt) or NLEA was a central authority that managed the operation of many light railways (known as Kleinbahnen) in the North German state of Lower Saxony. These were predominantly those railways which the state had a financial stake in.

History
As in most Prussian provinces, a large number of Kleinbahn railway lines appeared in the Province of Hanover following the passing of the Prussian Kleinbahn law.

Railways managed by the NLEA

 * Ankum-Bersenbrücker Eisenbahn
 * Bleckeder Kreisbahn
 * Bremervörde-Osterholzer Eisenbahn GmbH
 * Kleinbahn Buxtehude-Harsefeld GmbH
 * Delmenhorst-Harpstedter Eisenbahn
 * Gartetalbahn Göttingen Duderstadt
 * Kleinbahn Farge-Wulsdorf GmbH
 * Gittelde–Grund railway
 * Kleinbahn Hoya-Syke-Asendorf GmbH
 * Kleinbahn Lüchow-Schmarsau GmbH
 * Kleinbahn Lüneburg-Soltau GmbH
 * Kleinbahn Neuhaus-Brahlstorf GmbH
 * Kleinbahn Soltau-Neuenkirchen GmbH
 * Kleinbahn Winsen-Evendorf-Hützel GmbH
 * Kleinbahn Winsen-Niedermarschacht GmbH
 * Kreisbahn Emden-Pewsum-Greetsiel
 * Kreisbahn Leer-Aurich-Wittmund
 * St. Andreasberger Kleinbahn GmbH
 * Steinhuder Meer-Bahn GmbH
 * Verden-Walsroder Eisenbahn
 * Wilstedt-Zeven-Tostedter Eisenbahn