Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe station

Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
Tram stop and station entrance
Operations
Category	2
Type	Hbf
Platforms in use	10
DS100 code	FKW
Station code	3127
Construction and location
Opened	1991
Location	Kassel
State	Hesse
Country	Germany
Local authority	Bad Wilhelmshöhe
Home page	www.bahnhof.de
Route information
Kassel–Bebra Kassel–Frankfurt Kassel–Warburg Hanover–Würzburg HSL
List of railway stations in Hesse

Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe is a railway station in the city of Kassel, in the German state of Hesse. It is the city's most important railway station, as it is connected to the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line, with InterCityExpress services calling at the station.

History

When the Deutsche Bundesbahn began constructing the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line, Kassel originally was not supposed to have a station on the line at all. However, out of political consideration, it was decided that Göttingen, Fulda and Kassel should get stations on the line. The first two were rather easy to connect, but Kassel posed a unique problem, namely its main station, Kassel Hauptbahnhof, being a terminal station. Options were discussed, among them the remodeling of Kassel's main station and the construction of an entirely new station, eventually deciding for the latter. On 13 November 1981 construction of the high speed rail line started on Hesse territory, and it was decided to erect the station in the Kassel borough of Bad Wilhelmshöhe, construction starting later that year.

On 29 May 1991 the rail line was opened, and the station was opened the same day. Due to German reunification, outlook for the station was good.

Trivia

• Due to its open construction and the stilted roof spanning the tram stop, the station is colloquially known as Palast der tausend Winde (German for Palace of the Thousand Winds).

Operational usage

In brief
Trains (daily):	600 (not including tramway)

All northbound and southbound InterCityExpress services call at the station, with the exception of ICE Sprinter trains. An ICE connection also exists on the line to Erfurt and Altenbeken / Dortmund. Regional services are offered to Frankfurt Hbf, Hagen, Erfurt, Bad Hersfeld, Korbach and Kassel Hauptbahnhof where regional trains depart for Göttingen and Halle among others.
The station is also served by two lines of the new RegioTram system, the new light rail system of Kassel. These two lines terminate at Treysa or Melsungen respectively.

See also

• Kassel Hauptbahnhof
• List of railway stations in Hesse

External links

Media related to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		Deutsche Bahn		Following station
Göttingen toward Berlin Ostbahnhof		ICE 11		Fulda toward München Hbf
Göttingen toward Berlin Ostbahnhof		ICE 12		Fulda toward Zurich Hbf
Göttingen toward Hamburg-Altona		ICE 20		Frankfurt (Main) Hbf toward Basel SBB
Göttingen toward Hamburg-Altona		ICE 22		Frankfurt (Main) Hbf toward Stuttgart Hbf
Göttingen toward Hamburg-Altona or Bremen		ICE 25		Fulda toward München Hbf
Göttingen toward Ostseebad Binz		IC 26 Stralsund-Karlsruhe		Wabern toward Karlsruhe Hbf