Andernach station

Andernach station
Through station
Station and forecourt
General information
Location	Andernach, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	50°26′08″N 7°24′12″E
Line(s)	West Rhine Railway (KBS 470) Cross Eifel Railway (KBS 478)
Platforms	4
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	144[1]
DS100 code	KAND[2]
IBNR	8000331
Category	3 [1]
Fare zone	VRM: 306[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	about 1858
Services Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station Remagen towards Berlin Ostbahnhof ICE 19 Koblenz Hbf towards Koblenz Hbf or Stuttgart Hbf Remagen towards Münster Hbf or Dortmund Hbf ICE 32 Koblenz Hbf towards Innsbruck Hbf Remagen towards Emden Außenhafen, Norddeich Mole or Emden Hbf IC 35 Koblenz Hbf towards Koblenz Hbf or Konstanz Remagen towards Düsseldorf Hbf IC 37 Koblenz Hbf towards Luxemburg|Luxemburg Remagen towards Münster Hbf or Dortmund Hbf ICE 62 Koblenz Hbf towards Klagenfurt Hbf Preceding station DB Regio Mitte Following station Miesenheim towards Mayen Ost RB 23 Weißenthurm towards Limburg (Lahn) Miesenheim towards Kaisersesch RB 38 Terminus Preceding station National Express Germany Following station Bad Breisig towards Wesel RE 5 (Rhein-Express) Koblenz Stadtmitte towards Koblenz Hbf Preceding station Trans Regio Following station Namedy towards Köln Messe/Deutz RB 26 Weißenthurm towards Mainz Hbf

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

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

Track 2 with old split-flap display

Track 2 with new LCD display

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

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

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

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

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
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  Tracks 1 and 2
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  Tracks 2 and 3
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  Track 1 with RE5

Notes

1. "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
3. "Tarifwabenplan 2021" (PDF). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel. January 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
4. "Andernach station platform information" (PDF, 166 kB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
5. "Track plan of Andernach station" (PDF, 166 kB) (in German). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
6. Röttgers, Hilko (4 October 2011). "Reisende kommen in Andernach barrierefrei zum Zug". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
7. "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.
8. Stock, Yvonne (9 July 2015). "Bahnhof Andernach wird 2018 modernisiert". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
9. "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.
10. "Bahnhof Andernach über Pfingsten gesperrt". SWR Aktuell (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
11. "haxko e.V. – Anfahrt". Retrieved 2022-08-23.