Aachen Schanz station

Aachen Schanz
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File:AC Schanz Bahnsteige.JPG Platform for northbound trains
Location	Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates
Line(s)	Aachen – Mönchengladbach (D2550) RE 4 (KBS 485) RB 20 (KBS 482) RB 33 (KBS 485)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	7205
DS100 code	KASZ
Category	5
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	13 June 2004
Traffic
Passengers	4

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.

The accessible developed station lies between Aachen Central Station and Aachen West station at the west end of downtown.

Services

All regional trains stop at this station; it is usually served four times per hour and direction.

Line	Name	Route
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	Heerlen / Geilenkirchen / Alsdorf Poststraße – 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
			– Heinsberg

Preceding station		Deutsche Bahn		Following station
Aachen West toward Dortmund Hbf		RE 4 Wupper-Express		Aachen Hbf Terminus
Aachen West toward Heerlen or Alsdorf Poststraße		RB 20 Euregiobahn		Aachen Hbf toward Langerwehe/Düren or Stolberg Altstadt
Aachen West toward Duisburg Hbf		RB 33 Rhein-Niers-Bahn		Aachen Hbf Terminus

External links

• Map of Aachen Schanz station (German)
• Current departures (German)