42-563: The Erndtebrück–Bad Berleburg railway is a 20 km long branch line that branches off the Kreuztal–Cölbe railway from Erndtebrück to Bad Berleburg . In Bad Berleburg there used to be a connection to the now largely dismantled Bad Berleburg–Allendorf railway to Frankenberg . The single-track, non-electrified railway line is operated as a single block branch line . The line was opened in 1911. Railbuses and locomotive-hauled trains were replaced by class 628 multiple units in 1994. At
84-691: A DB Class 218 diesel locomotive for freight and special transports. This is mainly used in timber traffic , which originates from the Breidenstein loading station at the Scheldetalbahn , which was established in 2007. The company was launched on 7 December 2000 as the first regional network and founded in early September 2002 as DB RegioNetz Verkehrs GmbH / Infrastruktur GmbH Kurhessenbahn . The Kurhessenbahn has leased several branch lines in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia from DB Netz AG for
126-446: A class 211 locomotive, were virtually only used for trips to and from work and school. Freight traffic also declined sharply in the 1970s. It was completely discontinued in the mid-1990s. In 1994, the rail buses and locomotive-hauled trains of coaches between Siegen and Bad Berleburg were replaced by class 628 multiple units. At the same time, the range of services was expanded and a regular-interval timetable with standardised routes
168-580: A period of twenty years from 1 January 2002. At the same time, a long-term transport contract was concluded with the responsible authorities. This included the operation of the local transport lines Brilon Wald - Korbach , Kassel - Korbach , Marburg - Frankenberg and Marburg - Erndtebrück . A special feature was the Wabern - Bad Wildungen line, which was operated by the Hessische Landesbahn between 1998 and 2008 and therefore could not fulfil
210-472: A precursor to the planned closure of the gap between Korbach and Frankenberg . However, an expert opinion in 2007 showed that closing the gap in the form planned at that time did not make economic sense. 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
252-618: A scrap dealer). In Erndtebrück-Grünewald, Kreisbahn Siegen-Wittgenstein operates along the remaining siding to the Erndtebrück ironworks. Occasionally, wagons for loading timber are delivered to Erndtebrück station. The Rothaar-Bahn (RB 93) local service runs on the Rothaar Railway hourly, but only every two hours on Saturday and Sunday night, giving good connections to the Rhein-Sieg-Express (RE 9) and
294-526: Is greatly reduced due to the many unprotected level crossings. The line crosses the Eder after Erndtebrück , where the line to Bad Berleburg branches off, and then runs south-east. From Feudingen, the railway follows the upper course of the Lahn via Biedenkopf to the east. The line from Korbach joins at Sarnau and, four kilometres later, Cölbe is reached. Trains continue to Marburg . The B62, which crossed
336-738: Is served by the RB 93 ( Rothaar-Bahn ). It has good connections with the Rhein-Sieg-Express (RE 9) and the Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn (RB 90) in Siegen and Betzdorf and to the Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn (RB 91) in Kreuztal. Connections towards Dillenburg , Gießen and Frankfurt in Siegen require waiting times of about 40 to 55 minutes. The connection to the RE 16 in Kreuztal is also not attractive due to
378-409: Is to maintain low capacity utilisation by changing the organisational structure and local activities in the long term. The Kurhessenbahn has a total of 65 stations (50 of its own) on a 275-kilometre network of five lines. 25 diesel railcars travel 2.5 million train kilometers (140 trains per day) and carry 6,500 passengers per day. This service is provided by 208 employees. The Kurhessenbahn also has
420-727: The DreiLänderBahn won the contract for operations. After the Kurhessenbahn took over passenger operations in 2002, the previously declining passenger numbers have risen. In recent years, the Kurhessenbahn has paved the platforms at all stations (except Wallau) between Marburg and Bad Laasphe and raised them to a height of 38 or 55 centimetres. Furthermore, new stations were opened at Biedenkopf Schulzentrum (2003, renamed Biedenkopf Campus in 2018), Niederlaasphe (2009) and Lahntal-Sarnau (2010). The modernisation of
462-656: The Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg diesel network, the Hessische Landesbahn took over the operation of the RB 93 line from DB Regio at the timetable change in December 2014. Originally, operations were not scheduled to begin until August 2015. However, since negotiations on arrangements for the transition showed that an early start of operations by HLB was better than an extension of the contract with DB Regio,
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#1732791152163504-592: The Kassel - Korbach line was closed for several months and rehabilitated and upgraded for the operation of the Kassel RegioTram . From December 2006, the regional railway in the Kassel - Wolfhagen section was replaced by the Kassel RegioTram RT4 line with two-power railcars, whereby a second external transport company operates local transport services on the Kurhessenbahn network. Since then,
546-585: The Kurhessenbahn has only operated the regional express trains between Kassel and Korbach . At the same time, free-cutting work began in 2005 in the Frankenberg - Herzhausen section to reactivate the section of line. 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. This traffic should be
588-553: The Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund (NVV) the Kurhessenbahn was able to secure the operation of the line ( Kassel -) Wabern - Bad Wildungen (17 km). The line was taken over by Hessische Landesbahn , which had previously operated the line for ten years, with the 2008/2009 timetable change in December 2008. In 2010, work began on the rehabilitation of the Marburg - Frankenberg section. The stops and
630-779: The Rothaargebirge with two large hairpin curves between Hilchenbach and Erndtebrück in order to gain altitude. The route under the Ginsburg through the Schloßberg tunnel directly next to the Rothaarsteig is particularly picturesque. The high point of the line is directly in front of Lützel station at 555 m above sea level. From there the line follows the Eder valley. The last few kilometres into Erndtebrück run next to federal route 62 (B62). The maximum speed on this section
672-719: The Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn (RB 90) in Siegen and the Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn (RB 91) in Kreuztal in both directions. In Erndtebrück there is a connection to the Obere Lahntalbahn (RB 94) to Bad Laasphe and Marburg . Local rail passenger services are operated by the Dreiländerbahn of the HLB, which uses LINT (class 640 and 648) and class 1648 diesel multiple units for the Rothaar-Bahn for speeds of up to 120 (class 1648: 140) km/h. Passenger services on
714-596: The (upper) Lahn valley and the Ruhr was first identified by Splingard, chief engineer of the then Electorate of Hesse , in 1847. His intention was to build a main line from Cologne to Marburg , in order to enable a direct east–west connection on the Breslau – Dresden – Leipzig – Halle – Kassel – Marburg –Cologne– Ostend route, connecting by steamship to London . The cost of the entire line from Marburg to Cologne via Biedenkopf and Siegen, including branch lines to coal mines,
756-462: The 1930s, long-distance services also ran on the Kreuztal–Cölbe line (KBS No. 174n). From the 1950s, a pair of express trains ran between Frankfurt and Cologne via Biedenkopf and Siegen. Its discontinuation in 1979 was accompanied by a sharp decline in passenger traffic. In the 1980s the timetable included services almost every hour on weekdays. The trains, made up of two Silberling coaches and
798-707: The Aar-Salzböde Railway with the Upper Lahn Valley Railway, reaching the section running from Biedenkopf into the Eder valley. The importance for the development of the district of Biedenkopf was highlighted and further preparations were made. The plan was abandoned when the First World War broke out. The single-track line runs between Kreuztal and Hilchenbach on the southern slope of the Ferndorf valley and meanders through
840-417: The Erndtebrück junction was completed in 2017. The modernisation included the track infrastructure, the upgrade of the platforms to allow barrier-free movement and the construction of an electronic interlocking. Deutsche Bahn, the federal government and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia invested a total of €13.8 million in the modernisation. There were Hessian and Prussian plans to build a connection between
882-607: The Feudingen–Laasphe section on 1 July 1888. The Hilchenbach–Erndtebrück section was also put into operation on 1 October 1888. The line was opened for through traffic once the Erndtebrück–Leimstruth section had opened to traffic on 20 December 1888 and the Leimstruth–Feudingen section had opened on 1 October 1889. After the completion of the through line, traffic initially developed extremely well. In
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#1732791152163924-415: The Kurhessenbahn. 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 . It forms a unit that is formally split into DB RegioNetz Verkehrs GmbH and DB RegioNetz Infrastruktur GmbH in order to comply with the legal requirements after separation of network and operations. The aim
966-587: The Ruhr at competitive prices. The first section from Laasphe to Cölbe was opened for freight traffic on 19 March 1883, and passenger traffic began on 2 April of the same year. The line was thus one of the first branch lines in Prussia. An extension to Kreuztal, making a continuous connection from Marburg to Siegen , was planned from the beginning. The Kreuztal–Hilchenbach section was opened in March 1884, followed by
1008-602: The Upper Lahn Valley) or Ruhr-Lenne-(Sieg-)Oberlahn-Eisenbahn (Ruhr-Lenne-(Sieg-) Upper Lahn Railway) between Siegen and Marburg in Rede, which gave the Oberen Lahntalbahn (Upper Lahn Valley Railway) its name. It was not until 1863 that the treaty was contracted between Hesse, Prussia and Electorate Hesse to allow the building of a connection. Since the plans for this main line were not carried out, it
1050-406: The contract had been awarded to Dreiländerbahn . On the infrastructure side, all alternative and storage tracks have been dismantled so that no train services can be handled in addition to the hourly local service. Bad Berleburg station was modernised in 2011 for €1.3 million. Among other things, the platform was raised to 55 cm above the top of the rail. With the winning of the contract for
1092-459: The excursion traffic, to which it was suspended. At this time, plans envisaged investments of 43 million euros to close the gap and accelerate the Cölbe - Korbach route. Subsequently, a slimmed-down variant was developed, which provides for only one two-hour cycle instead of one hour and no more acceleration measures. An economic benefit could be determined for this variant. In a tender procedure of
1134-717: The line are operated by the Kurhessenbahn (timetable line 623), one of the five regional networks of Deutsche Bahn with a total route network of 245 kilometres. The rail transport is operated by the Kurhessenbahn on behalf of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association; Marburg–Wallau) and the Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (Westphalia-Lippe Transport Association; Niederlaasphe–Erndtebrück). Around 3,000 passengers used
1176-412: The line each day in 2010, which corresponds to a passenger increase of 20% since 2007. The transport services of the "Nordwesthessen" (northwest Hesse) diesel network were awarded to the Kurhessenbahn for a further 15 years with the start of the contract in December 2017. Originally, passenger services were to be re-awarded as early as December 2015, so a two-year bridging contract with the Kurhessenbahn
1218-551: The line is now divided into two parts. The Kreuztal–Erndtebrück section is operated together with the Erndtebrück–Bad Berleburg railway as the Rothaar-Bahn (Rothaar Railway) and the subsequent section to Cölbe, now operated by the Kurhessenbahn , is called the Obere Lahntalbahn (Upper Lahn Valley Railway). Trains at the eastern end of the line run to/from Marburg (Lahn) . The need for a rail connection between
1260-476: The line twice at level crossings southeast of Saßmannshausen, was relocated in 2015 to bypass these level crossings. In order to enable a connection for freight to the south of the line, however, a new level crossing had to be established. The route from Kreuztal to Cölbe is 88 kilometres long and classified as a branch line, with a maximum speed of 60 km/h between Kreuztal and Wallau and 80 km/h between Wallau and Cölbe. A computer-based interlocking
1302-646: The long waiting time of around 35 minutes. In Erndtebrück, there is a connection to the Obere Lahntalbahn (RB 94) to Marburg via Bad Laasphe and Biedenkopf . Kreuztal%E2%80%93C%C3%B6lbe railway The Kreuztal–Cölbe railway is a 88-kilometre-long main line in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany. It branches off the Ruhr–Sieg railway at Kreuztal and runs via Erndtebrück , Bad Laasphe and Biedenkopf to Cölbe . Operationally,
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1344-616: The route infrastructure were modernized and the signalling was converted to an ESTW. 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. The reopening was officially celebrated on 14 September 2015 with a track festival with historical and modern vehicles. Since then, traffic has been offered every 2 hours. In addition, continuous connections from Brilon Stadt or Bestwig to Marburg are again offered. With
1386-473: The same time, the range of services was expanded and a regular-interval timetable with standard routes was introduced. The local service, which was branded as the Rothaar-Express when it was launched, has been running hourly between Bad Berleburg and Siegen since then. At the turn of the millennium, Alstom Coradia LINT 27 multiple units (class 640) were used on the line, which were retained even after
1428-551: The south and the north of the Hessian hinterland from 1866, but nothing happened for a long time. In 1912, a memorandum was drawn up on the importance of a "hinterland railway" ( Hinterlandbahn ). The first section would run from Wetzlar to Weidenhausen and then connect with the Aar-Salzböde Railway ( Aar-Salzböde-Bahn ) at Gladenbach . The next section was supposed to run from Gladenbach to Friedensdorf to connect
1470-485: The synergy effects between network and operation, which was highlighted by those responsible. At the end of 2003, the Willingen - Korbach section of the line, which was closed for four years due to dilapidated viaducts, was put back into operation. At the same time, the line was comprehensively rehabilitated and the top speed increased, reducing the travel time between Korbach and Brilon Wald by 13 minutes. In 2006,
1512-775: The timetable change 2015/2016 in December 2015, a new timetable concept was introduced on the Main–Weser Railway in the Kassel - Treysa section, which extended most journeys on the Wabern - Bad Wildungen line to Kassel and ordered additional journeys to Treysa from the Kurhessenbahn during peak traffic hours. In March 2016, the Kurhessenbahn won the tender for the Northwest Hesse diesel network and will thus operate its existing network for another 15 years from December 2017. The operation will be completely converted to use Stadler GTW (number: 13) and Siemens Desiro (number: 14) low-floor multiple units. As part of
1554-424: The transfer of operations was brought forward. Therefore, Regio-Shuttle diesel railcars were used temporarily; these were rented from Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn . As part of the arrangements for the transition, the service was operated between Bad Berleburg and Siegen until December 2015, after which the line was extended beyond its previous endpoint in Siegen to Betzdorf (Sieg) , using LINT 41 multiple units. The line
1596-512: Was decided to build a line between Kreuztal and Marburg to serve the impoverished districts of Wittgenstein (now part of Siegen-Wittgenstein ) and Biedenkopf (now part of Marburg-Biedenkopf ). In particular, it would supply the numerous hammer mills , smelters and foundries along the line and in the hinterland with coal and coke from the Ruhr area for the blast furnaces and cupola furnaces (wood for charcoal having become scarce) and enable iron and steel products to be transported back to
1638-551: Was estimated at around 28 million guilders , but only slightly less than 900,000 guilders had to be raised for the section between Kreuztal and Cölbe, since there was little requirement for expensive tunnels, embankments and other structures. The planning phase was interrupted by the effects of the German revolution of 1848 . Later memoranda and publications repeatedly mentioned an Oberlahn-Eisenbahn (Upper Lahn Railway), Lenne-Lahn-Bahn durch das Oberlahnthal (Lenne-Lahn Railway through
1680-402: Was introduced. The local line, which was advertised as the "Rothaar-Express" when it was launched, has run hourly between Bad Berleburg and Siegen since then. The Erndtebrück–Marburg line was also equipped with railcars and connections were synchronised. At the turn of the millennium, Alstom Coradia LINT (class 640) multiple units were operated as the RB 93 service, which were retained even after
1722-544: Was necessary. This would have allowed for the infrastructure to be fully converted to allow the operation of used and reconditioned low-floor trains. However, this project was delayed. In addition, an hourly service was introduced with the start of operations on the RB 94 on Saturdays between Bad Laasphe and Marburg. Since the 2017/2018 timetable change, the Kurhessenbahn has switched its services to Siemens Desiro Classic (class 642) multiple units, which are gradually being transferred from different regional areas and modernised for
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1764-603: Was opened in Lützel station in December 2014. In addition to many culverts and retaining walls, there are the following larger structures along the route: Over the Lahn : Over the Eder : Leimstruth tunnel (321 m): between Oberndorf and Leimstruth. In Kreuztal-Ferndorf there are still two industrial sidings (to Bender Eisen- und Metallwerke Ferndorf and for galvanised steel from Thyssen Krupp Stahl AG ) with considerable freight traffic. In Dahlbruch, three sidings are regularly served by DB Cargo ( Eisenbau Krämer , SMS and
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