Andernach station
Andernach station is the transportation hub of the city of Andernach in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is a mid-sized station with thousands of passengers each day. It is currently classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station. It has four passenger platforms (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 24), three with a length of more than 280 m,[4] and sidings and freight tracks.[5] It is on the Left Rhine line (German: Linke Rheinstrecke) and is the terminus of the Cross Eifel Railway (Eifelquerbahn). In addition to passenger operations, the station has container and freight operations to the east of the station, particularly serving the tin plate manufacturer, Rasselstein.
In the station forecourt, there is a bus station, served by all city buses and regional bus services to Mayen, Neuwied and Ochtendung. The regional bus service to Maria Laach stops 50 metres from the bus station.
History
[edit]Andernach received a rail extension of the Rhenish Railway Company’s Left Rhine line from Oberwinter to Weißenthurm on 15 August 1858. On 11 November 1858 the first train ran on the Left Rhine line to Koblenz. A year later, the line was extended to Bingerbrück.
The Eifelquer line from Andernach to Niedermendig was opened for freight on 1 April 1878 and for passengers on 15 May. This line was also owned by the Rhenish Railway Company. On 20 September 1879, the 2.33 km long freight line to Rheinwerft was opened.
All regional and some express trains stopped in Andernach, while most higher-quality passenger trains went by without stopping.
During the Second World War, Andernach station was completely destroyed. It was rebuilt after the war.
The station was extensively modernised between 2010 and 2023. The height of the central platform was raised for its entire length to 76 centimetres, the platform roof was modernised, provided with barrier-free access using lifts, the environment was improved, including the bus station, bike-and-ride and park-and-ride facilities were installed, and new access was provides to the main platform.[6][7][8][9]
Deutsche Bahn sold the station building to a private investor in 2019.[10]
Services
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The only facility available at the station is a Deutsche Bahn (DB) ticket office, which has two counters. The former station restaurant is used as a hackerspace,[11] the former station bookstore is now a kiosk. The former taxi base is empty. There is also an ATM and seating.
Passenger operations
[edit]Trains stop on four platforms at Andernach station. Long-distance services stopping at the station consist of Intercity-Express and Intercity trains. Regional services consist of Regional-Express (RE) and Regionalbahn (RB) trains to cities within 200 kilometres, running towards Cologne/Emmerich, Koblenz, Mainz and Mayen/Kaisersesch.
Long distance
[edit]| Line | Route | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| ICE 19 | Berlin Ostbahnhof – Berlin Hbf – Berlin-Spandau – (Wolfsburg –) Hannover – Bielefeld – Hamm – Hagen – Wuppertal – Cologne – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz (– Mainz – Mannheim – Heidelberg – Stuttgart) | 3 train pairs |
| ICE 32 | Cologne – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz – Mainz – Mannheim – Heidelberg – Stuttgart – Ulm – Friedrichshafen Stadt – Lindau – Bregenz – St. Anton – Innsbruck | 1 train pair |
| IC 35 | (Norddeich Mole – Emden) or (Bremerhaven-Lehe – Bremerhaven – Bremen – Osnabrück –) Münster – Recklinghausen – Wanne-Eickel – Gelsenkirchen – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz – Mainz – Mannheim – Karlsruhe – Baden-Baden – Offenburg – Donaueschingen – Singen – Konstanz | Some trains on the weekend |
| IC 37 | Düsseldorf – Cologne – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz – Cochem – Bullay – Wittlich – Trier – Wasserbillig – Luxembourg | 1 train pair |
| IC 55 | Dresden – Leipzig – Halle – Magdeburg – Hannover – Hamm – Dortmund – Wuppertal – Cologne – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz – Mainz – Mannheim – Heidelberg – Vaihingen – Stuttgart (– Plochingen – Reutlingen – Tübingen) | 1 train to Dresden |
| ICE 62 | Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz – Bingen – Mainz – Worms – Mannheim – Vaihingen – Stuttgart – Ulm – Augsburg – Munich – Salzburg – Villach – Klagenfurt | 1 train pair |
Regional services
[edit]| Line | Route | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| RE 5 Rhein-Express |
Wesel – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz-Stadtmitte – Koblenz Hbf | 60 min |
| RB 23 Lahn-Eifel-Bahn |
Limburg (Lahn) – Bad Ems – Koblenz Hbf – Koblenz Stadtmitte – Andernach – Mendig – Mayen | 60 min |
| RB 26 MittelRheinBahn |
Cologne – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz-Stadtmitte – Koblenz Hbf – Boppard – Oberwesel – Bingen – Ingelheim – Mainz | 60 min |
| RB 38 Lahn-Eifel-Bahn |
Andernach – Mendig – Mayen – Kaisersesch | 60 min |
Other stations in Andernach
[edit]The town of Andernach has other stations in two suburbs:
- Namedy on the Left Rhine line and served by MRB (Mittelrheinbahn) 26 trains
- Miesenheim on the Eifelquer Railway and served by RB 92 trains.
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Andernach freight tracks -
Tracks 1 and 2 -
Tracks 2 and 3 -
Track 1 with RE5
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- ^ "Tarifwabenplan 2021" (PDF). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel. January 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Andernach station platform information" (PDF, 166 kB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ "Track plan of Andernach station" (PDF, 166 kB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ Röttgers, Hilko (4 October 2011). "Reisende kommen in Andernach barrierefrei zum Zug". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Modernisation and enhancement of stations in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate – current state of planning" (PDF) (in German). SPNV-Nord. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ Stock, Yvonne (9 July 2015). "Bahnhof Andernach wird 2018 modernisiert". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Planfeststellungsbeschluss gemäß § 18 Allgemeinem Eisenbahngesetz (AEG) für das Vorhaben „Bf. Andernach: Umbau der Bahnsteige und Verlängerung von Gleis 24 um ca. 60 m" in der Stadt Andernach" (PDF) (in German). 2017-09-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Bahnhof Andernach über Pfingsten gesperrt". SWR Aktuell (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "haxko e.V. – Anfahrt". Retrieved 2022-08-23.