On 19 December 2002 Dürener Kreisbahn (the transport operator owned by the city of Düren) acquired about 310,000 square metres of land, which comprises the railway track from Düren to Zülpich, from Deutsche Bahn, at a price of around € 860,000. The Rurtalbahn GmbH, a subsidiary of Dürener Kreisbahn with its headquarters in Düren, operates freight trains on the section between Düren and the industrial siding of the KAPPA Zülpich-Papier company at Zülpich station. There are continuing efforts to re-establish regular passenger services on the line. The Zülpich–Euskirchen section has been offered for sale but it has not been sold and is still owned by DB Netze. The track is no longer connected to DB’s tracks at Euskirchen station. Notes External links Railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia