Aachen Schanz station

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.

Aachen Schanz
Platform for northbound trains
General information
Location	Vaalserstraße 15, Aachen, NRW Germany
Coordinates	50°46′12″N 6°04′25″E
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Aachen – Mönchengladbach (D2550)[1] RE 4 (KBS 485)[2] RB 20 (KBS 482)[3] RB 33 (KBS 485)[2]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	7205[4]
DS100 code	KASZ[5]
Category	5[4]
Fare zone	AVV: Aachen City-XL-Zone[6] VRS: 3100 (AVV transitional tariff)[7]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	13 June 2004[8]
Services
Preceding station National Express Germany Following station Aachen West towards Dortmund Hbf RE 4 (Wupper-Express) Aachen Hbf Terminus Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station Aachen West towards Heerlen or Alsdorf Poststraße RB 20 Aachen Hbf towards Langerwehe/Düren or Stolberg Altstadt Aachen West towards Essen Hbf RB 33 Aachen Hbf Terminus
Location

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 – Hagen – Wuppertal – Düsseldorf – Neuss – Mönchengladbach – Erkelenz – Herzogenrath – Aachen Schanz – Aachen
RB 20	Euregiobahn	Stolberg - Alsdorf Annapark – Herzogenrath – Aachen Schanz – Aachen – Aachen-Rothe Erde – Stolberg (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 – Krefeld – Duisburg – Essen
			– Heinsberg