Its major hub is Düren station, from where two train lines run to the two destinations.

It was outsourced from Dürener Kreisbahn in 2003, who had formerly promoted their railway network as Rurtalbahn.

On weekends, Rurtalbahn runs several tourist trains in the Eifel area such as the BördeExpress.

Rurtalbahn has a stake of 50% in the recently founded VIAS GmbH, a railway company servicing the Frankfurt area.

In the Düren area, Rurtalbahn runs its trainlines on behalf of Aachener Verkehrsverbund (AVV), the Bördeexpress is run on behalf of IG Rurtalbahn.