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Aachen West Station
Aachen West station is a railway station in Aachen Aachen is the List of cities in North Rhine-Westphalia by population, 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 261,000 inhabitants. Aachen is locat ... on the railway lines Aachen – Mönchengladbach and Aachen-West – Tongeren. Services All regional trains stop at this station, so it is usually served four times per hour and direction. External links Map of Aachen West station Current departures References {{Reflist Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia West station Railway stations in Germany opened in 1853 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aachen
Aachen is the List of cities in North Rhine-Westphalia by population, 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 261,000 inhabitants. Aachen is located at the northern foothills of the High Fens and the Eifel Mountains. It sits on the Wurm (Rur), Wurm River, a tributary of the Rur (river), Rur, and together with Mönchengladbach, it is the only larger German city in the drainage basin of the Meuse. It is the westernmost larger city in Germany, lying approximately west of Cologne and Bonn, directly bordering Belgium in the southwest, and the Netherlands in the northwest. The city lies in the Meuse–Rhine Euroregion and is the seat of the Aachen (district), district of Aachen ''(Städteregion Aachen)''. The once Celts, Celtic settlement was equipped with several in the course of colonization by Roman people, Roman pioneers settling at the warm Aachen thermal springs around the 1st cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herzogenrath Station
Herzogenrath station is the most important railway station in the city of Herzogenrath, Städteregion Aachen, NRW, Germany. Here, the lines to Sittard via Landgraaf and Heerlen and to Stolberg, both part of the regional ''Euregiobahn'' network, branch from the main line from Aachen to Mönchengladbach. The station is in the area of the Aachen transport association ''(Aachener Verkehrsverbund, AVV)'' and linked to an adjacent bus station and a park-and-ride parking deck. For the RE 18 trains to Heerlen, this is the only stop in Germany. History Herzogenrath was connected to the railway network in 1852, and the still-in-use station building was inaugurated one year later. 1857, a loading platform was constructed to load coal from the near Grube Anna in Alsdorf before a route to Stolberg via Alsdorf was opened in 1890. In this year, also a Rail yard started operation, but went defunct in 1950. 1892, the railway line to Heerlen in the Netherlands was opened. In December 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langerwehe Station
Langerwehe station is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, along the Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway. Situated in the centre of Langerwehe in the district of Düren, it lies about 25 km east of Aachen. History The station was originally built in 1841 to coincide with the completion of the Cologne–Aachen railway. Its two-story central station building dates from this time. Initially serving primarily freight traffic between the Belgian city of Antwerp and the Rhineland, a freight house was also established, which was partly used for the temporary storage of wood for the nearby coal mines of the Aachen district. By the late 19th century, passenger traffic had grown significantly. As a result, the station was expanded in the early 20th century, including a two-story extension to the station building. Over time, the freight house fell into disuse, and parts were demolished. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the Cologne–Aachen line was upgraded to a high-speed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eschweiler Tal Station
Eschweiler (, Ripuarian: ) is a municipality in the district of Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany on the river Inde, near the German-Dutch-Belgian border, and about east of Aachen and west of Cologne. History * Celts (first ore mining) and Romans (roads and villae rusticae). * 828: First mentioned by Einhard, the biographer of Charlemagne. * 1394: Coal mining first mentioned. * For some centuries part of the Duchy of Jülich. * 1678: Completely destroyed except one house and the valuable leather Pietà. * 1794: Given to France. * 1800: French municipal rights and capital of the Canton of Eschweiler in the French Département de la Roer. * 1816: Given to Prussia. The French Cantons of Burtscheid and Eschweiler are put together to form the Prussian Kreis Aachen. * 1838: Foundation of the first joint stock company in the then Kingdom of Prussia: Eschweiler Bergwerksverein (i.e. Eschweiler Coal Mining Company) EBV. * 1858: Prussian municipal rights. Its quart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stolberg (Rheinland) Hauptbahnhof
Stolberg (Rheinland) Hauptbahnhof is a railway station on the line between Cologne and Aachen. It is the largest station for passengers and freight in the town of Stolberg (Rhineland) in the urban region of Aachen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It houses the Vennbahn Museum and is situated at a junction. Routes Stolberger Hauptbahnhof is at the junction of four lines. The high-speed line between Cologne and Aachen runs from the east, first through the freight yard and then through the passenger station, and continues to the west. The Mönchengladbach–Stolberg line, called locally the Eschweiler Valley Railway () also runs into the station from the east. The Stolberg–Herzogenrath line runs from the north, first crossing the line between Cologne and Aachen and running to south of the main line to the west end of the station. The former Stolberg–Kohlscheid line also branched off this line at Quinx junction between Stolberg and Würselen-Merzbrück. The fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aachen-Rothe Erde Station
Aachen-Rothe Erde station is a station in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway. It is located in the eastern Aachen district of Rothe Erde near the districts of Frankenberg, Forst and Ostviertel. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a German railway station categories, category 4 station. History With the opening of the Haaren–Aachen-Rothe Erde railway on 31 December 1875, the station was also opened by the Aachen Industrial Railway Company (''Aachener Industriebahn'') under the name of ''Rothe Erde''. Especially after Adolph Kirdorf accelerated the expansion of the ''Aachener Hütten-Aktien-Vereins Rothe Erde'' (Aachen Iron Works-Rothe Erde Association), the station served initially as a transfer station to the tracks connecting here to various factories in Rothe Erde. As the station was originally only used for freight, it was used for connections to the coal mines in neighbouring Belgium, the northern part of the Aachen distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsdorf Poststraße Station
Alsdorf () is a municipality in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Until the 21st century Alsdorf was a mining area, but now many service companies have established themselves in Alsdorf. Alsdorf has an indoor arena, a cinema, a mining museum and a zoo. One of Alsdorf's famous sights is the old Castle. Geography Alsdorf is located near the border triangle Germany/Belgium/Netherlands in the west of Germany. Communes bordering Alsdorf are Baesweiler, Aldenhoven, Eschweiler, Würselen, Herzogenrath and Übach-Palenberg. Alsdorf belongs to the district of Aachen. Waters * Begauer stream * Broicher stream * Hoengener stream * Merzstream * Schaufenberger stream * Siefengraben * Euchener stream * Alsdorf pond * Mariadorf pond History Today´s city of Alsdorf is a complex mixture of very different ingredients. A part of today's city was a part of the Duchy of Limburg (later united with Duchy of Brabant); and one part belonged to the territory of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euregiobahn
Euregiobahn is a system of regional trains (RB 20) in the combined area of the ''AVV (Aachener Verkehrverbund)'' at the Aachen (district), Düren (district) operated by DB Regio NRW. History The historical predecessors of ''Euregiobahn'' were the first 2-hour-interval ''City Express'' trains between Heerlen railway station, Heerlen and Aachen Central Station, Aachen of the (Sittard–Herzogenrath railway) and (Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway), which were introduced in 1992 to replace the Maastricht–Aachen railway. As the first stage of the ''Euregiobahn'' regional rail system, the service from Heerlen in the Netherlands, Herzogenrath station, Herzogenrath, Kohlscheid and Aachen to Stolberg (Rhineland) came into operation in June 2001 until December 2015. The section from Stolberg Central Station, Stolberg - Hauptbahnhof to Stolberg-Altstadt was reopened to passengers, including the ''Stolberg-Altstadt'' station (formerly ''Stolberg (Rhineland) Hammer'') and the stations at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maastricht Railway Station
Maastricht railway station ( ; ) is located in Maastricht in Limburg, Netherlands. It is the main railway station in Limburg's capital city. It is the southern terminus of the –Maastricht intercity service by NS. Additionally, Arriva and the Belgian NMBS serve the station with local trains. History The station opened on 23 October 1853 together with the . In 1856, a railway connection to was opened. Both lines are now (partially) closed. In 1861, the Liège-Maastricht railway connection was opened. It was not until the opening of the Maastricht–Venlo railway in 1865 that Maastricht was connected to the rest of the Netherlands. Due to the fortified character of the town, the first railway station was in fact situated outside Maastricht, within the municipality of Meerssen. The first station was built out of wood, so that in case of attack it could quickly be demolished. The municipal borders were adjusted in 1907, making the station part of the municipality of Maastricht. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meerssen Railway Station
Meerssen railway station is located in Meerssen, the Netherlands. The station opened on 23 October 1853 on the . The original station building was enlarged in 1900. Train services Meerssen station is served by Arriva Arriva Ltd. is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England. The company was originally established on 24 October 1938 as T Cowie Ltd. Initially focused on the sale of motorcycles, it relaunched shortl ... with the following train services: *Express ''sneltrein'' S5: Maastricht–Heerlen *Express ''sneltrein'' : Aachen–Maastricht-Liége *Local ''stoptrein'' S4: Maastricht–Heerlen Bus services The following bus services depart from the bus stop outside the station: * 3: Bunde–Meerssen–Rothem–Wittevrouwenveld–Amby–Centraal Station–Wolder * 17: Meerssen–Bunde–Geulle–Beek * 52: Meerssen–Ulestraten–Schimmert–Hulsberg–Klimmen–Voerendaal–Heerlen References External linksNS website {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valkenburg Railway Station
Valkenburg railway station is located in Valkenburg aan de Geul, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 23 October 1853 and is located on the Maastricht–Aachen railway. The station building is the oldest in the Netherlands. Train services Valkenburg station is served by Arriva Arriva Ltd. is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England. The company was originally established on 24 October 1938 as T Cowie Ltd. Initially focused on the sale of motorcycles, it relaunched shortl ... with the following train services: *Express ''sneltrein'' S5: Maastricht–Heerlen *Express ''sneltrein'' : Aachen–Maastricht *Local ''stoptrein'' S4: Maastricht–Heerlen References Railway stations on the Heuvellandlijn Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 1853 Rijksmonuments in Valkenburg aan de Geul Railway stations in Valkenburg aan de Geul {{Netherlands-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heerlen Railway Station
Heerlen is a railway station located in Heerlen, Netherlands. History The station was opened on 1 May 1896 and is located on the Sittard–Herzogenrath railway and the . The station was an important mining station, until the mines closed down. As part of the ''Maankwartier'' ("Moon Quarter") project, construction of an entirely new train station started in December 2012. Train services As of June 2024, the following Dutch railway services, train services call at this station: *Express: **''Intercity'' IC 3900: Enkhuizen railway station, Enkhuizen - Amsterdam Centraal station, Amsterdam – Utrecht Centraal railway station, Utrecht – Eindhoven Centraal railway station, Eindhoven – Heerlen **''Sneltrein'' (Also known as the Drielandentrein, Three Countries Train): Aachen Hauptbahnhof, Aachen – Heerlen – Maastricht railway station, Maastricht – Liège-Guillemins railway station, Liège-Guillemins *Local: **''Stoptrein'' : Sittard railway station, Sittard – Heerlen **'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
