Kassel RegioTram

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Kassel RegioTram
A RegioTram at the low platforms of Kassel Hauptbahnhof.
Overview
Locale	Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Transit type	Tram-train
Number of lines	3
Website	KVG
Operation
Operator(s)	Regionalbahn Kassel (RBK)
Number of vehicles	28 vehicles (see below)
Train length	3–cars
Headway	30–60 minutes
Technical
System length	184 km (114 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	600 V DC/15 kV AC (18 vehicles) 600 V DC/on-board diesel engine (10 vehicles)

The Kassel RegioTram is a 184-kilometer (114 mi)^[1] tram-train light rail system in Kassel, Hesse, Germany.

Kassel's tram-train system follows the Karlsruhe model, and has been in full operation since 2007. With special RegioTram tramcars, continuous trips between the Deutsche Bahn heavy rail network and Kassel's city tram network are easily possible, thus avoiding transfers requiring long walking distances between trains of the regional rail system and trams of the Kassel city system.

The operator of the RegioTram network was, until December 2013, RegioTram mbH, a joint venture between Regionalbahn Kassel (RBK), a subsidiary of the Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (KVG), and DB Regio. Since 9 December 2013, the RegioTram is operated by a consortium of the KVG and Hessische Landesbahn (HLB). The system is integrated in the Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund (NVV).