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.
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| Location | Vaalserstraße 15, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°46′12″N 6°04′25″E / 50.7700°N 6.0737°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | DB Netz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | DB Station&Service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 7205[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | KASZ[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 5[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www.bahnhof.de | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 June 2004[8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The accessible developed station lies between Aachen Central Station and Aachen West station at the west end of downtown.
Services
editAll 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 – Hagen – Wuppertal – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Mönchengladbach – Erkelenz – Herzogenrath – Aachen Schanz – Aachen | ||
| RB 20 | Euregiobahn | Stolberg - Alsdorf Annapark – Herzogenrath – Aachen Schanz – Aachen – Aachen-Rothe Erde – Stolberg (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 – Krefeld – Duisburg – Essen | |
| – Heinsberg | ||||
References
edit- ^ "D2550 (Aachen – Kassel)". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ a b "KBS 485" (PDF). AVV - Aachener Verkehrsverbund (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "KBS 482" (PDF). AVV - Aachener Verkehrsverbund (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Aachen Schanz Station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Liniennetzplan Region Aachen" (PDF). Aachener Verkehrsverbund. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. 20 April 2020. p. 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Aachen Schanz operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
External links
edit- Map of Aachen Schanz station (in German)
- Current departures (in German)