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Kassel - approx. 192,000 inh., in the north of the state of Hessen.

Between 1968 and 2005, Kassel boasted an underground tram stop in front of the railway station (Hauptbahnhof). The stop was closed in 2005 and the southern ramp (city side) incorporated into a new tunnel which now allows RegioTram vehicles to leave the mainline station and continue on urban tram tracks. These lines loop around the city centre (RT4) or terminate at Leipziger Str. (RT5/RT9) and Auestadion (RT3). Tram line 4 continues to Hessisch Lichtenau on rail tracks not used by other trains.

Tramway + RegioTram
- network length (urban sections) approx. 46 km
- 8 urban lines (1-8, + line 9 at certain times only) + 5 RegioTram lines, which run on shared DB railway tracks and urban tram tracks.
- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock: DUEWAG N8C (1981/1986); DUEWAG NGT 6C (low-floor, 1990/1996); Bombardier 8NGTW (1999-2003); Alstom RegioCitadis (2.65 m wide for RegioTram lines)

07/2007: Hauptbahnhof - Scheidemannplatz (tunnel)

Schwandl, Robert: Schnellbahnen in Deutschland / Metros in Germany. U-Bahn - Stadtbahn - S-Bahn. - April 2007, Berlin, ISBN 978 3 836573 18 3

- Anything you need to know about German metro and light rail systems, with detailed maps and hundreds of colour photos; 192 pages; Text German and English - More details

Kimpel, Wolfgang: Straßenbahnen in Kassel. 'Große Kasseler' und Herkulesbahn. - 2002. 159 S. , GeraNova ISBN 3932785061

KVG - Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft

NVV - Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund

ÖPNV in Kassel

Straßenbahn Kassel at Wikipedia.de

Bilderbogen der Kasseler Straßenbahnen by Claus Ochs

Photos showing former underground stop at Hauptbahnhof by Christian Müller