On 26 May 2001, the first section in Bad Orb was reopened as a 600-mm gauge railway and the whole route to Wächtersbach has been operated since 29 October 2006 (locomotive Emma).

The seasonal service operates on Sundays and public holidays from Easter to the end of October.

The entrance building of Wächtersbach station is now listed as a monument under the Hessian Heritage Act.

[5] Fares in Wächtersbach are set and services are managed by the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV).

In the summer months from May to October tourist trains (Emma) run three times a day.