Classic route
Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway
Mönchengladbach → Aachen · Germany
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Built by the Aachen-Düsseldorf-Ruhrort company between 1852 and 1854 — one of Germany's oldest lines, and still the freight road from the Ruhr to Belgium.
Stations
- 0 kmMönchengladbach Hbf
- 4 kmRheydt Hauptbahnhof
- 17 kmErkelenz
- 23 kmHückelhoven-Baal
- 29 kmLindern
- 37 kmGeilenkirchen
- 41 kmÜbach-Palenberg
- 48 kmHerzogenrath
- 59 kmAachen West
- 60 kmAachen Schanz
- 62 kmAachen Hauptbahnhof
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1296458 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RB 33
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway?
The Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway runs 62 km from Mönchengladbach to Aachen.
How long does the Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 50 min for the 62 km. That is an average of 74 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway?
National Express, with RE 4, Regional-Express.
How old is the Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway?
The line has been in service since 1852. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway run?
37 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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