Kaldenkirchen railway station

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Kaldenkirchen

Architectural information
Location	Nettetal
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
Local authority	Kaldenkirchen
Operations
DS100 code	KKAK
Station code	3087
Type	Bf
Category	5
Deutsche Bahn - Stations in Germany
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Kaldenkirchen is the railway station for the municipality of Kaldenkirchen, itself a town part of Nettetal in the Viersen district in western Germany.

It is situated at the far western end of the Viersen to Venlo line, about three kilometers away from the Dutch border. In former times, it saw some high-profile traffic due to border regulations, but has largely fallen into disuse since the Schengen agreement has become effective. It is still pending renovation.

[edit] Operational usage

Trains of the RE13 line call hourly at the station. There are no other passenger services, though the station sees a good number of through freight services going through to Venlo railway station and further into the Netherlands. The freight yard of the station therefore has fallen into disuse and is pending demolition.