Aachen Schanz station
Aachen Schanz | |
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| Hp | |
 Platform for northbound trains | |
| Location |
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°46′12″N 6°04′25″E / 50.7700°N 6.0737°ECoordinates: 50°46′12″N 6°04′25″E / 50.7700°N 6.0737°E |
| Line(s) |
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| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 7205 |
| DS100 code | KASZ[4] |
| Category | 5[5] |
| Website | www.bahnhof.de |
| History | |
| Opened | 13 June 2004[6] |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 4 |
Aachen Schanz station is a railway station in Aachen, Germany on the railway line Aachen–Mönchengladbach. The station is located at the western end of the inner city, and is the station with the shortest walking distance to the historic center or the Aachen Cathedral. Several bus lines to western Aachen stop here, including regional buses to Kelmis and Maastricht and the medical centers of the city (Luisenhospital, Franziskushospital, Alexianerkrankenhaus and Klinikum Aachen). It is not a bus hub, but some lines stop at the southern end (Jakobstraße) and some at the northern end (Vaalser Straße), depending on the route of the line.
The accessible developed station lies between Aachen Central Station and Aachen West station at the west end of downtown.
Services
All regional trains stop at this station; it is usually served four times per hour and direction.
| Line | Name | Route | ||
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| RE 4 | Wupper-Express | Dortmund Hbf – Hagen Hbf – Wuppertal Hbf – Düsseldorf Hbf – Neuss Hbf – Mönchengladbach Hbf – Erkelenz – Herzogenrath – Aachen Schanz – Aachen Hbf | ||
| RB 20 | Euregiobahn | Heerlen / Geilenkirchen / Alsdorf Poststraße – Herzogenrath – Aachen Schanz – Aachen Hbf – Aachen-Rothe Erde – Stolberg (Rheinl) Hbf (coupled/uncoupled) | – Stolberg Altstadt | |
| – Eschweiler-Tal – Langerwehe (– Düren) | ||||
| RB 33 | Rhein-Niers-Bahn | Aachen Hbf – Aachen Schanz – Aachen West – Herzogenrath – Geilenkirchen – Lindern (coupled/uncoupled) | – Erkelenz – Mönchengladbach Hbf – Krefeld Hbf – Duisburg Hbf | |
| – Heinsberg | ||||
| Preceding station | Deutsche Bahn | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Dortmund Hbf | RE 4 Wupper-Express | Terminus |
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toward Heerlen or Alsdorf Poststraße | RB 20 Euregiobahn | |||
toward Duisburg Hbf | RB 33 Rhein-Niers-Bahn | Terminus |
References
- ↑ "D2550 (Aachen – Kassel)". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- 1 2 "KBS 485" (PDF). AVV - Aachener Verkehrsverbund (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ↑ "KBS 482" (PDF). AVV - Aachener Verkehrsverbund (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ↑ "Aachen Schanz Station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ↑ "Stationspreisliste 2016" [Station price list 2016] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "Aachen Schanz operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aachen Schanz station. |
- Map of Aachen Schanz station (German)
- Current departures (German)