Horrem station
Railway station in Kerpen, Germany
title: "Horrem station" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["railway-stations-in-north-rhine-westphalia", "cologne-s-bahn-stations", "s12-(cologne-s-bahn)", "s19-(cologne-s-bahn)", "railway-stations-in-germany-opened-in-1841", "buildings-and-structures-in-rhein-erft-kreis"] description: "Railway station in Kerpen, Germany" topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horrem_station" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Railway station in Kerpen, Germany ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| style | Deutsche Bahn |
| name | Horrem |
| native_name_lang | de |
| symbol | rail |
| symbol_location | de |
| symbol_location2 | cologne |
| image | Horrem Bahnhof Vorderansicht (2).JPG |
| address | Bahnhofstr. 9, Horrem, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| country | Germany |
| coordinates | |
| elevation | |
| owned | Deutsche Bahn |
| operator | {{Plainlist |
| line | {{Plainlist |
| * Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway ({{Kursbuchlink | Region |
| * Erft Railway ({{Kursbuchlink | Region |
| accessible | Yes |
| code | |
| zone | VRS: 2870 |
| opened | 6 September 1841 |
| website | www.bahnhof.de |
| map_type | North Rhine-Westphalia#Germany#Europe |
| map_caption | Location in North Rhine-Westphalia##Location in Germany##Location in Europe |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 15 |
| mapframe-stroke-width | 3 |
| mapframe-marker-color | #009D58 |
| mapframe-stroke-color | #C60C30 |
| mapframe-marker | rail-underground |
| services | {{Adjacent stations |
| system1 | DB Regio NRW |
| line2 | RE 9 |
| line3 | RB 38 |
| system5 | National Express Germany |
| system12 | Cologne S-Bahn |
| line12 | S12 |
| line14 | S19 |
| :: |
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- DB Netz
- DB Station&Service | line = {{Plainlist|1=
- Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway ()
- Erft Railway () | platforms = | tracks = | accessible = Yes | connections = | code = | zone = VRS: 2870 | architect = | architectural_style = | opened = 6 September 1841 | closed = | passengers = | pass_year = | website = www.bahnhof.de | map_type = North Rhine-Westphalia#Germany#Europe | map_dot_label = | map_caption = Location in North Rhine-Westphalia##Location in Germany##Location in Europe | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-stroke-width = 3 | mapframe-marker-color = #009D58 | mapframe-stroke-color = #C60C30 | mapframe-marker = rail-underground | services = {{Adjacent stations |system1=DB Regio NRW |line2=RE 9|left2=Düren|right2=Köln-Ehrenfeld |line3=RB 38|left3=Quadrath-Ichendorf|right3=Köln-Ehrenfeld |system5=National Express Germany|line5=RE 1|left5=Düren|right5=Köln-Ehrenfeld |system12=Cologne S-Bahn |line12=S12|left12=Sindorf|right12=Frechen-Königsdorf|to-left12=Sindorf |line14=S19|left14=Sindorf|right14=Frechen-Königsdorf | other_services = Horrem station is a station in the Kerpen district of Horrem in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a railway junction of the Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway and the Erft Railway (Horrem–Bedburg, connecting with Neuss). The triangular station of Horrem is served by regional services and by S-Bahn trains of the Cologne S-Bahn. Long-distance trains run through on the high-speed line without stopping. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.
History
The station was opened on 6 September 1841 along with the Lövenich–Aachen section of the Cologne–Aachen railway. Until 2001, Horrem station had a freight yard to its north. There are commuter parking spaces in this area. The forecourt and entrance building were fundamentally rebuilt from 2010 to 2014. A "green station" was built, with CO2-neutral operations. This involved the installation of photovoltaic and geothermal systems and the use of ecological building materials.
Station building
It has two island platform tracks for operations on the Erft Railway, which branches off from the Cologne-Aachen line at the station and four platform tracks and three through tracks for operations on the high-speed line. The station now a waiting room, a kiosk and a bookshop in the entrance building. In front of the station, there is a bus station with six platforms served by VRS bus routes towards Bergheim, Bedburg, Elsdorf, Erftstadt, Frechen, Hücheln, Hürth, Kerpen, Königshoven and Sindorf. The station forecourt and bus station were rebuilt to a different design between 2010 and 2014.
Operations
Horrem station is served by the NRW-Express (between Aachen and Hamm), the Rhein-Sieg-Express (between Aachen and Siegen) and the Erft-Bahn (between Cologne and Düsseldorf), each running hourly. It is also served by Cologne S-Bahn lines S19 between Düren and Hennef (Sieg), Blankenberg (Sieg), Herchen or Au (Sieg) every 20 minutes Monday–Saturday and S12 between Sindorf or Düren and Troisdorf every 60 minutes Monday–Saturday. Together these provide four services an hour through Cologne on working days and three services an hour on Sunday.
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| Line | Line name | Route |
|---|---|---|
| NRW-Express | Aachen Hbf – Düren – Horrem – Cologne Hbf – Düsseldorf Hbf – Duisburg Hbf – Essen Hbf – Dortmund Hbf – Hamm (Westf) | |
| Rhein-Sieg-Express | Aachen Hbf – Düren – Horrem – Cologne Hbf – Siegburg/Bonn – Siegen | |
| Erft-Bahn | Cologne Hbf – Horrem – Bedburg (Erft) | |
| Cologne S-Bahn | ( –) Horrem – Köln-Ehrenfeld – Cologne Hbf – Troisdorf (– Siegburg/Bonn – Hennef (– Au)) | |
| Cologne S-Bahn | Düren – Horrem – Cologne Hbf – Cologne/Bonn Airport – Troisdorf – Siegburg/Bonn – Hennef (– Au) | |
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Nord-Süd-Bahn
On the eastern edge of Horrem is the North-South Railway (Nord-Süd-Bahn) of RWE Power (formerly Rheinbraun). Lignite and overburden are transported on this industrial railway between mines and coal-fired power stations. At the point where it crosses the railway line between Cologne and Aachen, the then longest reinforced concrete bridge in Germany built was built in 1953/54. This was necessary, because the roof of the 1623-metre long Königendorf tunnel was removed to enable its electrification and it was converted into a deep cutting. The tunnel was built in 1840 for the Belgium–Aachen–Cologne railway.
Notes
References
- (Contributions to the History of the Erft district 5).
References
- (2009). "Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas)". Schweers + Wall.
- {{DBCatsURL
- (20 April 2020). "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif". [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg]].
- "Horrem operations". André Joost.
- (25 January 2011). "Empfangsgebäude wird abgerissen". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.
- "Der Bahnhof Horrem vor dem Umbau 1999/2000". wisoveg.de.
- (13 November 2012). "Deutschlands erstes klimaneutrales Bahnhofsgebäude für Kerpen-Horrem". Deutsche Bahn.
- (16 March 2014). "Nächster Halt: Grüner Bahnhof". DB Welt.
- (15 December 2024). "Departure: Düren". [[Deutsche Bahn]].
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