Andernach station

Andernach
Station and forecourt
General information
LocationAndernach, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates50°26′08″N 7°24′12″E / 50.43556°N 7.40333°E / 50.43556; 7.40333
Lines
Platforms4
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code144
DS100 codeKAND
IBNR8000331
Category3
Fare zoneVRM: 306
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Openedabout 1858
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Remagen IC 35 Koblenz Hbf
Remagen IC 37 Koblenz Hbf
Remagen ICE 42 Koblenz Hbf
Preceding station DB Regio Mitte Following station
Miesenheim
towards Mayen Ost
RB 23 Weißenthurm
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 RB 26 Weißenthurm
towards Mainz Hbf
Location

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, and sidings and freight tracks. 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.