Local transport in Kassel

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Local public transport in Kassel consists of a well-developed rail network ( tram , regional light rail system RegioTram and regional trains ) and supplementary bus lines . Significant transfer points are the stops king place in the city center, Bf. Wilhelmshöhe , Hauptbahnhof , Platz der Deutschen unit Ihringshäuser street and Dutch Street. The city of Kassel is part of the North Hessian Transport Association .

On March 25, 2018, a major reform of the previous network was implemented with the name "Kasseler Linien". The changes particularly affect inner-city bus and tram traffic in parts. Exceptions are the regional bus connections and the RegioTram.

Current transport offer since December 15, 2019

Rail transport

Regional traffic

The regional transport lines mainly provide connections to the surrounding area, such as to Göttingen. In addition, regional express trains also connect Kassel with other metropolitan areas, according to Frankfurt. The starting point is the Wilhelmshöhe train station and the main train station. However, individual lines do not serve both stations.

line	route
RE2	Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Eichenberg - Erfurt main station.
RB4	Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Wolfhagen - Korbach
RB5	Kassel Central Station - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Melsungen - Bebra - Bad Hersfeld - Fulda
RB8	Kassel Central Station - Eichenberg - Göttingen
RE9	Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Eichenberg - Halle / Saale Hbf.
RE11	Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Hofgeismar - Warburg (Westphalia) - Paderborn - Lippstadt - Soest - Dortmund - Essen - Duisburg - Düsseldorf
RE17	Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Hofgeismar - Warburg - Hagen main station.
RE30 / RE98	Kassel Hbf. - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Schwalmstadt - Marburg - Gießen - Frankfurt am Main Hbf.
RB38	Kassel Central Station - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Wabern - Schwalmstadt-Treysa
RB39	Kassel Central Station - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Wabern - Fritzlar - Bad Wildungen
RB89	Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Warburg - Paderborn - Dortmund / Münster

RegioTram

The RegioTram Kassel runs on three lines within the city of Kassel and on railway lines in the North Hesse region. The RegioTram uses the tram tracks within the city of Kassel and switches to Deutsche Bahn railway lines at Kassel main station. On the railway lines, the RegioTram stops within Kassel at the following stations or stops: Hauptbahnhof (RT1, RT4, RT5), Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe (RT5), Kassel-Kirchditmold (RT1, RT4), Kassel-Harleshausen (RT1, RT4), Kassel-Jungfernkopf (RT1, RT4) and Kassel-Oberzwehren (RT5).

line	route
RT1	Holländische Strasse - Königsplatz - Scheidemannplatz - Central Station - Obervellmar - Hofgeismar-Hümme
RT4	Holländische Straße - Königsplatz - Scheidemannplatz - Central Station - Obervellmar - Zierenberg (- Wolfhagen)
RT5	Auestadion - Town Hall / Fünffensterstraße - Scheidemannplatz - Central Station - Wilhelmshöhe Station - Melsungen

tram

The Kassel tram runs on seven lines within the city and on sections of the route in neighboring communities and cities. Some of the trams run on former railway lines. In addition to the sections routed in this way, many routes run on their own tracks, which the tram does not have to share with individual traffic, so that the Kassel tram has a light rail-like appearance. The network of "Kasseler Linien", the new marketing name, started on March 25, 2018 and comprises 8 tram lines.

line	route
1	Wilhelmshöhe (park) - Wilhelmshöhe station - Königsplatz - Holländischer Platz / University - Holländische Straße - Vellmar
2	Baunatal - Mattenberg - Oberzwehren middle - Brückenhof
3	Mattenberg - Oberzwehren Mitte - Brückenhof - Wilhelmshöhe station - Königsplatz - Weserspitze - Ihringshäuser Strasse
4th	Druseltal - Wilhelmshöhe station - Bebelplatz - Ständeplatz - Königsplatz - German Unity Square - Leipziger Platz - Kaufungen paper mill - Helsa - Hessisch Lichtenau
5	Baunatal - Mattenberg - Oberzwehren Mitte - Auestadion - Königsplatz - Holländischer Platz / University - Holländische Straße
6th	Brückenhof - Oberzwehren Mitte - Auestadion - Königsplatz - Weserspitze - Clinic - Ihringshäuser Straße
7th	Mattenberg - Oberzwehren Mitte - Brückenhof - Wilhelmshöhe station - Goethestrasse - Ständeplatz - (Central Station) - Scheidemannplatz - (Königsplatz -) Weserspitze - Wolfsanger
8th	Hessenschanze - Bebelplatz - Ständeplatz - Königsplatz - German Unity Square - Leipziger Platz - Kaufungen paper factory

Expansion plans

The last extension of the route went into operation on October 23, 2011. Tram line 1 now runs over Holländische Straße to Vellmar- Nord. There are also plans to build a new tram line in the Waldau district from the Platz der Deutschen Einheit stop. According to interim planning by the Kasseler Verkehrsgesellschaft, no classic trams should run on this section of the route, but the RegioTram, which ran to the final stop Leipziger Straße until 2015. These lines are now operating as reinforcement on the Holländische Straße, so that their use on a possible expansion of the route network to Waldau appears uncertain. There are also discussions about an extension of line 4 via the final stop Druseltal to the Hercules, Kassel's landmark. Concrete plans have not yet been drawn up, especially since the eligibility of such a project, which is of purely touristic value, currently appears uncertain. With the VEP 2030, the construction of a tram connection via Rothenditmold to Harleshausen is back on the urban transport policy agenda.

Bus transport

The city of Kassel is the starting point for many bus routes to neighboring communities and cities. In addition to these regional bus routes, some parts of the city that are not connected to the tram network are connected by bus routes that also serve the city center. In addition, there are some district buses that connect some settlements to the nearest tram stop. Bus traffic in and around Kassel is mainly served by Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft and HLB Busverkehr Hessen. Some trips are also assigned to various subcontractors. The city bus network was also significantly changed with the start of the Kassel lines.

City and regional bus routes

line	route
10	Rasenallee - Ahnatalstraße - Rothenditmold - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Waldau residential area - Waldau industrial park - Auestadion (Only Mon-Sat to Auestadion) (So ​​only to residential town Waldau) (In off-peak hours, this bus line only runs between Rasenallee <> Wohnstadt Waldau) (Association with line 17 in off-peak hours)
11	Holländische Strasse / Vellmar, Dörnbergstrasse - Ahnatalstrasse - Wilhelmshöhe station - Dönche - DEZ shopping center (In the off-peak hours this bus line only runs between Holländische Straße <> Bf. Wilhelmshöhe) (Association with Line 12 only in the evening during off-peak hours)
12	Leipziger Platz - residential town Waldau - Auestadion - Bf. Wilhelmshöhe - Rothenditmold - Clinic Kassel - Weserspitze (Only Mon-Sat to Weserspitze) (So ​​only up to Wilhelmshöhe station) (In the off-peak hours this bus line only runs between Auestadion <> Bf. Wilhelmshöhe) (Association with line 11 only in the evening during off-peak hours)
13	Auestadion - Bebelplatz - Rothenditmold - Kassel Clinic - Weserspitze (Only Mon-Fri to Weserspitze) (Sat-Sun only to Bebelplatz) (This bus line only runs until 10 p.m.) (Association with line 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
14th	Am Kubergraben - Ahnatalstraße - Teichstraße - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße (Only Mon-Fri from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
16	Auestadion - Auebad - Altmarkt - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Central Station - Rothenberg (In the off-peak times this bus line only runs between Königsplatz / Mauerstraße <> Rothenberg) (Connection with line 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
17th	Fraunhofer Institute - Central Station - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Place of German Unity - Waldau Industrial Park - Fuldabrück - Dennhäuser Straße - Brückenhof (Only Mon-Sat to Brückenhof) (So ​​only to Dennhäuser Strasse) (In the off-peak hours this bus line only runs between the residential town of Waldau <> Dennhäuser Straße) (Association with line 10 in off-peak hours)
21st	Brückenhof - Nordshausen - Druseltal (Connection with line 22)
22nd	Druseltal - Herkules - Dörnberg - Ehlen (Connection with line 21)
23	Wilhelmshöhe (Park) - Druseltal - Herkules (only operates on days with water features)
25th	( Wehlheiden district bus ) Auestadion - Botanical Garden - Kirchweg - Am Weinberg - City Hall / Fünffensterstraße (Only Mon-Sat to town hall / Fünffensterstraße) (So ​​only as AST25 between Auestadion <> Kirchweg) (This bus line only runs until 8 p.m.)
26th	Hasenhecke - Wolfsgraben - Weserspitze
27	Ihringshäuser Strasse - Wolfsanger
28	Holländische Straße - Warteberg
29	Leipziger Platz - the garden city of Eichwald
30th	German Unity Square - Niestetal - Staufenberg
31	German Unity Square - Salzmannshausen - Sandershausen - Heiligenrode
32	Fraunhofer Institute - Central Station - Place of German Unity - Niestetal - Staufenberg
33	School traffic in Niestetal, partly with trips to Königsplatz / Mauerstraße and the main train station
35	Lindenberg - Lohfelden - Bergshausen
37	Fraunhofer Institute - Central Station - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Place of German Unity - Lohfelden - Vollmershausen - Wellerode - Eiterhagen
40	Ihringshäuser Strasse - Ihringshausen - Simmershausen - Rothwesten - Holzhausen
42	Ihringshäuser Strasse - Ihringshausenp - Simmershausen - Wahnhausen - Knickhagen - Wilhelmshausen - Hann.Münden
44	Holländische Strasse - Niedervellmar - Vellmar town center - Vellmar-West - Vellmar Dörnbergstrasse
45	Ihringshäuser Straße - Ihringshäusen - Hann. Münden / Vellmar
48	Ihringshäuser Strasse - Vellmar - Heckershausen - Ahnatal-Weimar
50	Dennhäuser Strasse - Baunatal-Rengershausen - Baunatal-Hertingshausen (RATIO)
51	Station Wilhelmshöhe - Brasselsberg - Altenbauna
52	Sandershausen - Holländischer Platz / University - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Wilhelmshöhe station - Brasselsberg - Schauenburg
53	Station Wilhelmshöhe - Brasselsberg - Baunatal - Schauenburg - Bad Emstal / Naumburg
55	Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Wilhelmshöhe station - Breitenbach - Bad Emstal - Naumburg
59	School traffic Brückenhof - Baunatal - Schauenburg - Bad Emstal
100	Station Wilhelmshöhe - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Holländische Straße - Calden - Kassel-Calden Airport
110	Station Wilhelmshöhe - Harleshausen - Habichtswald - Burghasungen - Wolfhagen
500	Station Wilhelmshöhe - Central Station - Am Weinberg - Auestadion - Fritzlar - Bad Wildungen

There are also various e-cars that run on their own routes to various schools in Kassel, especially in the morning school traffic.

AST

In the daytime network, in addition to some line-related transport services, there are travel options with call-collective-taxi lines. Prior registration is required 15 minutes before the start of the journey.

line	route
90	Niederzwehren business park
91	Oberzwehren Mitte - Hügelweg
92	Oberzwehren Mitte - Wintertalstrasse
93	German Unity Square - Lossewerk
94	Rasenallee - Ahnatalstrasse
95	Windhukstrasse - Lindenberg
96	Wolfsgraben - carter's width
97	Residential town of Waldau

Night traffic

Seam hawk traffic on the weekend

“ Night owls ” trips are available on weekend nights and before public holidays from Königsplatz at 1 am and 2:15 am, and on some of the night bus routes at 3:30 am and 4:45 am. Four tram and six night bus routes operate within the city of Kassel at the normal network tariff. In addition, collective call taxis run. Since spring / summer 2017, airport line 100 has also been in use every day of the week in 24-hour operation every 60 minutes between Calden ( Kassel Airport ) and Wilhelmshöhe train station. However, this offer was discontinued at the 2018 timetable change due to low demand.

line	route
N1	Night tram : Königsplatz - Holländischer Platz / University - Holländische Straße - Vellmar
N3	Night tram : Königsplatz - Goethestrasse - Wilhelmshöhe station - Mattenberg
N4	Night tram : Königsplatz - German Unity Square - Leipziger Platz - Kaufungen paper mill - Helsa
N5	Night tram : Königsplatz - Auestadion - Mattenberg - Baunatal
N10 / 17	Fuldabrück - Waldau - Place of German Unity - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Harleshausen - Vellmar-West - Obervellmar
N37	Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Square of German Unity - Forstfeld - Lohfelden - Söhrewald
N40	Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Ihringshäuser Straße - Fulda valley
N49	Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Vellmar - Ahnatal - Calden - Kassel Airport Calden - Espenau - Vellmar - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße
N52	Heiligenrode - Sandershausen - Holländischer Platz / University - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Kirchditmold - Wilhelmshöhe station
N53	Station Wilhelmshöhe - Brasselsberg - Baunatal - Schauenburg - Bad Emstal - Naumburg

Daily night taxi traffic

Since the reform of the line network, the KVG has been offering a daily range of night taxi services (formerly early and late collective taxis) every weekday. In contrast to the daytime AST lines and on-demand trips on some bus lines, you need to register by 10 p.m. to use the night taxi.

line	route
NT3	Nordshausen - Brückenhof - Helleböhn - Wilhelmshöhe station
NT4	Druseltal - Wilhelmshöhe station - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Leipziger Platz - residential town Waldau
NT5	Baunatal - Mattenberg - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße - Holländische Straße - Warteberg
NT7	Ihringshäuser Straße - Wolfsgraben - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße
NT10	Rasenallee - Königsplatz / Mauerstraße
NT11	Jungfernkopf - station Wilhelmshöhe

Web links

Commons : Local traffic in Kassel  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• North Hessian Transport Association (NVV)
• Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft AG (KVG)

history

1877 to 1900

In 1877 the first tram line between Königsplatz and Wilhelmshöhe opened with a steam tram from the Kassel Tramway Company Limited.

In 1884 the public limited company "Kasseler Stadteisenbahn " opened two horse tram lines.

In 1900 the expansion of the basic network for the tram was completed.

1900 to 1950

The Herkulesbahn promoted on April 27, 1903 the first passengers from Palmenbad to Hercules .

During the First World War, women were used as conductors and drivers for the first time.

On January 15, 1928, the "Kasseler Omnibus Gesellschaft" (KOG) was founded.

On June 16, 1939, the Kasseler Verkehrs Gesellschaft was founded by merging the KOG and the "Grosse Casseler Strassenbahn".

In 1944 a trolleybus is introduced between Kirchditmold and Harleshausen .

After the bombing night of October 22, 1943, trams were able to run through the city center again in 1945.

1950 to 1970

In 1955, the first four-axle articulated multiple unit Wg 260 from the Credé company was delivered to the Federal Horticultural Show.

In 1960, one-man operation without a conductor was introduced in all buses and in 1963 in all trams.

In 1962 the O-bus operation is discontinued.

On April 11, 1966, operations on the Herkulesbahn ceased and replaced by buses.

On February 1, 1968, Kassel's first tunnel at the main train station went into operation.

In 1969 the first MAN city bus goes into operation.

1970 to 1990

In 1972 the Kassel transport association was founded.

On May 7, 1980, after long protests by the public, the KVG supervisory board decided not to shut down the Bebelplatz-Hessenschanze and Weserspitze-Wolfsanger routes.

In 1981, 16 Duewag N8C railcars were put into operation and all two-axle railcars and sidecars were discontinued.

In 1982 the area zone tariff was introduced.

The remodeling of the Wilhelmshöhe depot, which began in 1979, was completed in 1984.

The night owl buses go on line for the first time on August 8, 1987.

On September 7, 1987, the new customer center is opened on Königsplatz.

In October 1990 the first Duewag 6NGTW low-floor tram cars arrived in Kassel.

1990 to 2000

In 1991 the KVG expanded and renewed the depot at Sandershäuser Strasse.

In 1992, low-floor buses were first used in test operation.

On November 28, 1992, the tram line between Walter-Schücking-Platz and Helleböhn went into operation.

The North Hessian Transport Association (NVV) was founded on July 13, 1994 .

In the same year, the " Kasseler Sonderbord " shaped stone is developed together with Profilbeton .

The first Neoplan N 4016 low-floor buses also went into operation in 1994 .

On May 27, 1995 the new tram route to Baunatal -Großenritte is inaugurated.

In 1996 the town hall intersection including stops is rebuilt.

Also in 1996 Kasseler Verkehrs Consulting GmbH was founded.

The first meeting of the KVG forum takes place on February 18, 1997.

The KVG will be 100 years old on June 21, 1997.

Construction of the Lossetalbahn to Hessisch-Lichtenau will start on June 27th .

2000 to 2010

In 2008, the renovation of the Holländische Strasse stop began in order to be able to continue line 1 to Vellmar there later .

In January 2009 the Holländische Straße stop was completed. Construction work on the tram route to Vellmar will begin on May 4th .

In October 2009, DFI indicators will be installed at the RT bus stop.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ https://www.hna.de/lokales/hofgeismar/calden-ort74694/nvv-macht-schluss-mit-nachtbus-zum-flughafen-kassel-8807827.html