Erkelenz station

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title: "Erkelenz station" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["railway-stations-in-north-rhine-westphalia", "railway-stations-in-germany-opened-in-1852", "1852-establishments-in-prussia", "buildings-and-structures-in-heinsberg-(district)"] description: "Railway station in Erkelenz, Germany" topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erkelenz_station" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway station in Erkelenz, Germany ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox station"]

Field	Value
style	Deutsche Bahn
name	Erkelenz
symbol	rail
symbol_location	de
image	Bahnhofsgebäude.jpg
caption	Station building, 2007
platforms	2
accessible	Yes
code
zone	{{plainlist
*AVV: 140{{cite web	title
*VRS: 3490 (AVV transitional tariff){{cite web	title
opened	12 November 1852
address	Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1, Erkelenz, NRW
country	Germany
coordinates
line	Aachen–Mönchengladbach
services	{{Adjacent stations
line1	ICE 10
line2	ICE 14
system12	DB Regio NRW
system15	National Express Germany
website	www.bahnhof.de
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| style = Deutsche Bahn | name = Erkelenz | symbol = rail | symbol_location = de | image = Bahnhofsgebäude.jpg | caption = Station building, 2007 | type = | platforms = 2 | accessible = Yes | code = | zone = {{plainlist|1=

• AVV: 140
• VRS: 3490 (AVV transitional tariff) | opened = 12 November 1852 | architect = | address = Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1, Erkelenz, NRW | country = Germany | coordinates = | line = Aachen–Mönchengladbach | services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=DB Fernverkehr |line1=ICE 10|left1=Geilenkirchen|right1=Rheydt|to-left1=Aachen|oneway-right1=yes |line2=ICE 14|left2=Geilenkirchen|right2=Rheydt|to-left2=Aachen|to-right2=Berlin Ostbahnhof |system12=DB Regio NRW|line12=RB 33|left12=Hückelhoven-Baal|right12=Herrath |system15=National Express Germany|line15=RE 4|left15=Hückelhoven-Baal|right15=Rheydt | website = www.bahnhof.de

** Erkelenz station** on the Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway is in the town of Erkelenz in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has been classified by Deutsche Bahn since January 2011 as a category 4 station. The station is served by the Wupper-Express and the Rhein-Niers-Bahn.

It consists of a simple station building from the 1950s with two platforms. Close to the station there are a park and ride lot and transfer facilities to express, regional and city buses.

While freight has declined in importance at Erkelenz station with the relocation of heavy traffic from rail to road in the 1980s, passenger traffic has developed to such an extent that the station today is the most important stop between Aachen and Moenchengladbach, based on entry and exit numbers. From 1992 to 2001, Erkelenz station was an InterRegio stop on the route towards eastern Germany (Aachen–Chemnitz). With the conversion of the railway line to electronic interlocking operation in November 2007, the crossovers were taken out, so the station is now regarded operationally as a halt, and the new German Ks-Signal system of signalling was installed. The former third platform track was taken out of use during the remodelling so that trains can no longer overtake at the station. Later, the third track was completely dismantled.

Rail services

The following services stop at the station: ::data[format=table]

Line	Line name	Route
	Wupper-Express	Aachen – Herzogenrath – Geilenkirchen – Erkelenz – Mönchengladbach – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Dortmund
	Rhein-Niers-Bahn	Aachen Hbf – Herzogenrath – Übach-Palenberg – Geilenkirchen – Hückelhoven-Baal – Erkelenz – Rheydt – Mönchengladbach Hbf – Viersen – Krefeld – Rheinhausen – Duisburg – Mülheim – Essen
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File:Buswesteuv2.jpg|Entrance building and bus station File:Bahnhof Erkelenz Bahnsteig.jpg|Platforms File:Bahnhof Erkelenz Fahrkartenschalter.jpg|Ticket office File:Bahnhof Erkelenz Bahnhofshalle.jpg|Station hall

Notes

References

1. (2009). "Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas)". Schweers + Wall.
2. {{DBCatsURL
3. (1 January 2020). "Liniennetzplan Region Heinsberg". [[Aachener Verkehrsverbund]].
4. (20 April 2020). "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif". [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg]].
5. "Erkelenz station operations". André Joost.
6. "Erkelenz station". André Joost.

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