A Hauptbahnhof But Not As The Germans Know It!
Hauptbahnhof, which is often abbreviated to Hbf, is the German equivalent of Central.
But Kassel Hauptbahnhof is a station that the high speed line from Hanover to Wurzburg, ignored to call at a new station of Kassel-Wilhelmshohe. So as it now gets only a few trains, and has been transformed into a culture station, with a tram-train station underneath.
It struck me that the people of Kassel could find a better use for it, although the tram-train station appeared to work well.
According to Wikipedia it is the only Hauptbahnhof, that is not the main station for the town or city. So when you book a hotel in Kassel and you’re coming by train, make sure the hotel is by Kassel-Wilhemshohe station
The Anonymous Widower 
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I lived outside of Kassel for a few months last year and its not exactly as you described it. Almost all regional trains call at the station, and also call at Wilhelmshöhe, the high speed station. High speed trains (ICE and IC) do not stop at the station, but while living outside of Kassel, the HBF was much easier to use to access the city center compared to the high speed station. Wilhelmshöhe and HBF are also pretty close to each other so it doesn’t really matter which one you go to for booking a hotel.
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