Königswinter station

Königswinter station is a station on the East Rhine Railway (German: Rechte Rheinstrecke) in the city of Königswinter in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a protected as a monument. The station was opened on 11 July 1870 as part of the extension of the East Rhine Railway from Neuwied to Oberkassel.

Königswinter station
Through station
General information
LocationBahnhofsallee 14, Königswinter, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates50°40′43″N 7°11′35″E
Line(s)
Platforms3
Other information
Station code3360
DS100 codeKWOW
IBNR8003386
Category4
Fare zoneVRS: 2564
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1870 (1870)
Services
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station
Niederdollendorf
towards Mönchengladbach Hbf
RE 8 Rhöndorf
towards Koblenz Hbf
RB 27

At its core the entrance building, which was built in 1869/70, is a 2+12-storey stucco building with neoclassical influences. It has an avant-corps with three portals, covered by a gable with an oeil-de-boeuf. The station is particularly notable for an iron and glass structure that provides covered access to the island platform. In the 1950s, a glass-enclosed porch and extensions were built on both sides the station building, which were designed as the station restaurant and for the handling of freight. At the same time the interior was also redesigned.

The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. The station building belonged to the city from 2004 and was sold at the end of 2012 to a real estate company. In 2019, it was adapted to be used for a bakery. The underpass connects the platform with Königswinter's old town to the west and to the premises of the Maxion company to the east.

Line Service Route Frequency
RE 8 Rhein-Erft-Express Mönchengladbach – Rheydt Grevenbroich – Rommerskirchen Cologne – Porz (Rhein) – Troisdorf Königswinter – Linz (Rhein) - Neuwied - Koblenz Stadtmitte - Koblenz Hourly
RB 27 Rhein-Erft-Bahn Mönchengladbach – Rheydt Grevenbroich – Rommerskirchen – Cologne Köln/Bonn Flughafen – Troisdorf Königswinter – Linz (Rhein) - Neuwied - Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein - Koblenz Hourly
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