The Kurhessenbahn is one of the five regional networks of Deutsche Bahn and therefore also a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn. She is based in kassel and serves several routes in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, mainly in the area of the former Kurhessens.
history
Founded in 2000, the Kurhessenbahn leased several branch lines from the Deutsche Bahn in Kurhessen from January 1, 2002. In addition to passenger transport, the Kurhessenbahn also operates goods transport, including for Continental in Korbach and timber transport.
fleet
Diesel multiple units of the low-floor class 642 are used on the routes, in some cases also the class 646. There is also a bus owned by the Kurhessenbahn.
Route network
Download the timetable of the Kurhessenbahn as well as further information on the route network here.
- RB 4 (KBS 612): Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe <> Zierenberg <> Wolfhagen <> Volkmarsen <> Bad Arolsen <> Korbach
- RB 39 (KBS 621): kassel <> Wobble <> Fritzlar <> Bad Wildungen
- RB 42 (KBS 622): Marburg <> Frankenberg (Eder) <> Vöhl-Herzhausen <> Korbach <> Willingen (Upland) <> Brilon
- RB 94 (KBS 623): Marburg <> Biedenkopf <> Bad Laasphe <> Erndtebrück
Furthermore find between Frankenberg (Eder) and Battenberg (Eder) Special traffic and freight traffic take place.
Rates
All railway lines of the Kurhessenbahn run in the area of the North Hessian Transport Association (NVV), but sometimes also across the board in other transport associations such as the RB 94 in the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) and the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Westfalen-Süd (VGWS). This also applies to the Kurhessenbahn trains in Hesse (both in the NVV and in the RMV area) Hessenticket, as well as that Nice day NRW ticket and the Schöne Fahrt NRW ticket on North Rhine-Westphalian territory. The Across the country ticket applies to the entire Kurhessenbahn network.
service
The trains of the Kurhessenbahn all have 1st and 2nd class as well as a multi-purpose compartment and a toilet. There are also four converted bicycle carts for cyclists that can take up to 65 bicycles with them. Taking bicycles with you is free in the local transport networks NVV and RMV as well as with the Hessenticket. Cyclists with DB tickets have to buy special tickets for their bikes.
There are no ticket machines or ticket validators in the Kurhessenbahn's diesel railcars, but at all Kurhessenbahn stations and stops near the platform.
Stopping points and train stations at which a planned stop would not always be worthwhile have been redesigned into demand stops. If you want to get off there, press one of the stop buttons on the train, or make yourself noticeable on the platform to get on. This also made it possible to shorten the travel time.
Web links
- Website the Kurhessenbahn.
