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692:, which are controlled remotely from the Duisburg electronic signalling centre. The island platform was built from scratch and has a height of 76 cm (30 in) above the top of the rail. The station also received a second access route on the eastern side with a lift for barrier-free access to the platform.
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In the Second World War, the station was badly damaged and the bridge over
Trierer Straße was blown up. The Aachen–Cologne line was not reopened until 1946. As a result, the handling of steel, coke and limestone was abandoned and the station became less important for the transfer of freight. Only
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In the period from
January 2007 until the opening on 9 October 2008 a large part of the former site of the former freight yard was demolished and replaced by the Aachen Arkaden, an office complex and shopping centre with 16,000 m (170,000 sq ft) of retail space. It was built in a
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The station has served passengers since 1880. The railway tracks were relaid about 100 metres closer to the town in 1892 to remove rail traffic from the level crossing on an increasingly important arterial road, today's
Trierer Straße. The line was built over lower ground, while retaining its
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factories on the Venn
Railway remained in operation. In contrast, Rothe Erde station continued to serve passengers on the Aachen–Cologne line. In 2004, the freight shed were finally demolished and the now disused railway land was mostly levelled for the construction of the
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The foundation stone for the redevelopment of this inner-city brown field to the east of the city took place on Monday, 27 August 2007. The project was undertaken by Robert Janzen of
Investor TCN from
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584:(Aachen Iron Works-Rothe Erde Association), the station served initially as a transfer station to the tracks connecting here to various factories in
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was demolished in preparation for the construction of the Aachen
Arkaden shopping centre in 2004. Meanwhile, the station was equipped with
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with transparent glass roofs. It has traditional arcades, a tower on six stilts and shops.
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on 31 December 1875, the station was also opened by the Aachen
Industrial Railway Company (
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steel works. The new Aachen-Rothe Erde locomotive workshop was opened at the same time.
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for passenger and freight operations at the station. Another signal box called
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In 2007, the entire station was rebuilt during the commissioning of the Aachen
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near the districts of
Frankenberg, Forst and Ostviertel. It is classified by
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At the beginning of the 20th century, the station was renamed
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original height, allowing a bridge to be built over the road.
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the connections to Aachen Nord station and the neighbouring
1470:(in German). AVV - Aachener Verkehrsverbund. Archived from
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The first U.S. tank to enter Aachen, Germany. Photo from
1427:(in German). No. 196. 28 August 2007. p. 13.
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726:. In addition, the station is served at night by
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1528:(in German). Guido Rademacher. 31 January 2010
711:of Euregiobahn, which can be refuelled there.
627:. The locomotive workshop was closed in 1932.
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714:Currently Aachen-Rothe Erde is served by the
612:, and the station was connected to the local
8:
1441:(in German). Aachen Arkaden Real Estate GmbH
1365:. 20 April 2020. p. 197. Archived from
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1045:Rothe Erde – Talbot (Aachen Nord) connection
1678:Railway stations in Germany opened in 1875
1668:Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia
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1117:"D2560 (Haaren Hf - Aachen Rothe Erde)"
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519:Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
647:rolling stock factory and the Aachen
7:
1526:"Bahnbetriebswerk Aachen-Rothe Erde"
1238:"D64 (Aachen-Rothe Erde - Moltkebf)"
536:is a station in the German state of
1572:Cologne-Aachen high-speed rail line
1057:Shopping centre on old freight yard
592:. Ten years after its opening, the
1673:Buildings and structures in Aachen
1465:"Map of Aachen-Rothe Erde station"
1299:[Station price list 2024]
1211:"D2563 (Aachen Rothe Erde - Hahn)"
150:Haaren – Aachen-Rothe Erde (D2560)
16:Railway station in Aachen, Germany
14:
1069:Front view of Aachen Arkaden mall
542:Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway
1090:"D2600 (Köln - Aachen (Grenze))"
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570:Haaren–Aachen-Rothe Erde railway
544:. It is located in the eastern
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276:: 3100 (AVV transitional tariff)
189:Rothe Erde – Moltkebahnhof (D64)
29:
1393:"Aachen-Rothe Erde operations"
1327:"Liniennetzplan Region Aachen"
1185:AVV - Aachener Verkehrsverbund
1153:AVV - Aachener Verkehrsverbund
1:
1512:(in German). Reinhard Gessen
998:Cologne/Bonn Airport station
600:) was opened, connecting to
304:; 149 years ago
1268:"Aachen-Rothe Erde Station"
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1297:"Stationspreisliste 2024"
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455:Stolberg (Rheinland) Hbf
427:National Express Germany
366:Stolberg (Rheinland) Hbf
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102:50.7701417°N 6.1164639°E
893:Alsdorf Poststraße
674:electronic interlocking
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1305:DB Station&Service
924:Stolberg Altstadt
913:Stolberg (Rheinl)
846:Stolberg (Rheinl)
778:Stolberg (Rheinl)
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574:Aachener Industriebahn
538:North Rhine-Westphalia
132:DB Station&Service
73:North Rhine-Westphalia
53:Newly rebuilt platform
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270:: Aachen City-XL-Zone
107:50.7701417; 6.1164639
1510:"Bahnhof Rothe Erde"
1491:"Current departures"
974:Stolberg (Rheinland)
576:) under the name of
1477:on 16 December 2011
966:Aachen Hauptbahnhof
917:(coupled/uncoupled)
645:Waggonfabrik Talbot
98: /
59:General information
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833:Rhein-Sieg-Express
720:Rhein-Sieg-Express
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558:category 4 station
431:Following station
423:Preceding station
388:Alsdorf Poststraße
343:Following station
330:Preceding station
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1629:Aachen-Rothe Erde
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961:Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
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905:Aachen-Rothe Erde
842:Aachen-Rothe Erde
810:Hamm (Westf)
774:Aachen-Rothe Erde
678:semaphore signals
656:shopping centre.
625:Aachen-Rothe Erde
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218:Other information
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25:Aachen-Rothe Erde
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69:52066 Aachen
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1399:(in German)
1311:29 November
1274:(in German)
1244:(in German)
1217:(in German)
1123:(in German)
1096:(in German)
888:Euregiobahn
765:NRW-Express
724:Euregiobahn
716:NRW-Express
128:Operated by
105: /
93:6°6′59.27″E
81:Coordinates
1662:Categories
1635:Aachen Hbf
1609:Langerwehe
1500:31 January
1481:31 January
1075:References
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978:Eschweiler
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794:Düsseldorf
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371:Siegen Hbf
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261:Fare zone
199:Platforms
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606:Monschau
598:Vennbahn
590:Stolberg
488:Location
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252:Category
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64:Location
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1100:12 June
994:Cologne
858:Cologne
790:Cologne
702:atriums
649:Philips
638:, 1944.
564:History
540:on the
384:Heerlen
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294:History
284:Website
246:8000406
186:(D2563)
147:(D2600)
138:Line(s)
122:DB Netz
76:Germany
1599:Horrem
1532:19 May
1516:19 May
1445:2 July
990:Horrem
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870:Siegen
838:Aachen
770:Aachen
750:Route
732:Aachen
682:points
546:Aachen
299:Opened
210:Tracks
1604:Düren
1475:(PDF)
1468:(PDF)
1419:Neuss
1376:9 May
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986:Düren
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881:RB 20
854:Düren
802:Essen
786:Düren
700:with
614:ARBED
556:as a
412:Düren
396:RB 20
171:RB 20
1534:2011
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1502:2012
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1447:2013
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359:RE 9
309:1875
302:1875
242:IBNR
236:KARE
163:RE 9
155:RE 1
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