Eschweiler Hauptbahnhof
Eschweiler Hauptbahnhof is the largest station in the city of Eschweiler in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on a slight curve on the Cologne–Aachen high-speed line. Regional services of the Regional-Express lines RE 1 (NRW-Express) and RE 9 (Rhein-Sieg-Express) stop at the station every half hour in both directions.
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Station building in 2013 after its renovation | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Eschweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°48′48″N 6°15′8″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | DB Netz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | DB Station&Service | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cologne–Aachen (KBS 480) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 1680 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | KE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 September 1841 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Eschweiler Hauptbahnhof Location within North Rhine-Westphalia | |||||||||||||||||||||
The station is located about 700 metres (2,300 ft) from the city centre in the district of Röthgen. The station is less than 100 metres (330 ft) from the Ichenberg Tunnel. About 700 metres (2,300 ft) away is Eschweiler-West station on the remaining section of the Mönchengladbach–Stolberg railway, which is now served by euregiobahn trains.
On 24 March 1987, the former station toilets block, together with the former petroleum facility, was added to the heritage list of the town of Eschweiler.