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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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Aachen Schanz Location within North Rhine-Westphalia |
The accessible developed station lies between Aachen Central Station and Aachen West station at the west end of downtown.
All regional trains stop at this station; it is usually served four times per hour and direction.
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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 | Stolberg (Rheinl) Hbf - Alsdorf Annapark – 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 – Essen Hbf | |
– Heinsberg | ||||