Private company

cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft

Logo: cantus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

German transport company

Cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (which translates roughly as Cantus Transport Company Ltd), based in Kassel is a joint subsidiary of Hessische Landesbahn (HLB) and Hamburger Hochbahn (HHA). The word cantus refers to a steel rail-wheel tyre and is written in all lower case in the company's style.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded¹

Industrytransport¹
HeadquartersKassel¹
Websitewww.cantus-bahn.de
Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung¹

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Baunatal Guntershausen station R5 II — Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

Cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (which translates roughly as Cantus Transport Company Ltd), based in Kassel is a joint subsidiary of Hessische Landesbahn (HLB) and Hamburger Hochbahn (HHA). The word cantus²

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

BeNEX 50%
Hessische Landesbahn 50%

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2005Founded Founded¹

Links

Websitewww.cantus-bahn.de¹
WikipediaCantus Verkehrsgesellschaft
More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ1033911

Sources

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Wikidatacantus Verkehrsgesellschaft on Wikidata
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Wikipediacantus Verkehrsgesellschaft on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia Commonscantus Verkehrsgesellschaft logo by cantus, Public domain
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Wikimedia Commonscantus Verkehrsgesellschaft photo by Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0