Kurhessenbahn

The Kassel-based Kurhessenbahn (KHB) is the first of six regional networks to be created by Deutsche Bahn AG as part of its middle class offensive.

[4] The Kurhessenbahn has leased several branch lines in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia from DB Netz AG for a period of twenty years from 1 January 2002.

With the financial support of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district, excursion traffic was introduced every two hours on Sundays and public holidays in the Herzhausen-Frankenberg-Battenberg (Eder) section from 2005.

The Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund (NVV) then made use of its right of withdrawal in the implementation contract and the Waldeck-Frankenberg district cancelled its financial participation in the excursion traffic, to which it was suspended.

[7] In a tender procedure of the Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund (NVV) the Kurhessenbahn was able to secure the operation of the line (Kassel -)Wabern-Bad Wildungen (17 km).

After years of political debate, it was finally decided in September 2012 that the entire Frankenberg (Eder)-Korbach route would again be served by passenger services from December 2014.

[9] As part of the new transport contract, vehicle maintenance is transferred to Korbach, where the foundation stone for the new workshop was laid on 29 September 2017.