Stolberg – Herzogenrath railway line

		Valley railway from Eschweiler-Weisweiler
		High-speed line from Cologne
		Stolberg (Rheinl) Gbf
		Route to Stolberg-Altstadt
	0.00	Stolberg (Rheinl) central station
		Stolberg (Rheinl) Bez V
		High-speed route to Aachen
		(former route)
	2.10	Quinx (Abzw)
		former route to Kohlscheid (old route)
		A 4
	3.50	Würselen Quinx (Abzw)
		former route to Kohlscheid (new route)
	4.5 0 4.60	Kilometer jump
		(former route)
	5.60	Merzbrück (Hp planned)
	5.60	B 264
	5.70	Puetz ( Anst )
	6.80	Eschweiler-St. Jöris (1949–1981 St. Jöris)
		A 44
	8.90	Hoengen-Begau
	9.50	Alsdorf Poststrasse
	10.30	Mariadorf
	10.40	Alsdorf-Mariadorf
	10.90	Mariagrube former route Aachen North – Jülich
		former route from Siersdorf
	11.40	Kellersberg (Abzw)
	11.95	Alsdorf- Kellersberg
		B 57

	12.90	Alsdorf-Annapark former connection to the Geilenkirchener Kreisbahn

	13.00	Alsdorf (old)
	14.00	Wilhelmschacht
	14.20	Alsdorf-Busch
	15.00	North star
		Connecting line to the Carl Alexander mine
	16.20	Merkstein former Merkstein Gbf
	16.25	Herzogenrath-August-Schmidt-Platz
	17.10	Merkstein West
	17.65	Herzogenrath Alt- Merkstein
		Line from Mönchengladbach
		Route from Heerlen
	19.60	Herzogenrath
		Route to Aachen

Swell:

The Stolberg – Herzogenrath railway connects the Stolberg main station on the Cologne – Aachen high-speed line via Alsdorf with Herzogenrath on the Aachen – Mönchengladbach railway . The route thus circles the regional center of Aachen in a wide arc and, together with the other two routes mentioned, forms a ring around the city; also called the Ringbahn . For a long time, the most important station on the way was the Alsdorf mine station . The route was taken over by the EVS Euregio Verkehrsschienennetz in 2000 and fully reactivated by June 2016.

history

Former Mariadorf train station with level crossing at Blumenrather Straße

For the coal mining industry, the development of the Aachen coal mining area by the railroad brought transport cost savings of up to two thirds. In order to transport the coal from the Maria mine to the Cologne – Aachen railway line and the coal from the Anna mine to the Aachen – Mönchengladbach railway line , horse-drawn trams were initially used. Since the capacity of these horse-drawn trams was insufficient, the 20-kilometer-long railway line was built in two sections by the Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft . The first section to Stolberg was put into operation in 1870, the second to Herzogenrath in 1891. The main purpose of the line was to connect the three coal mines on the line to the rail network. Passenger traffic was secondary.

After most of the mines closed in the 1980s, traffic was restricted to a few trains a day. Instead, rail buses increasingly ran parallel to the trains, so that the number of passengers continued to decline. On December 28, 1984 passenger traffic was stopped.

After the coking plant in Alsdorf was closed in 1992 and the Emil Mayrisch mine in Siersdorf, the last of the mines in the Aachen mining area, soon afterwards , freight traffic also fell sharply. The shutdown of the power plant in Siersdorf in 1996 led to the cessation of all operations on August 1, 1996. The Herzogenrath – Kellersberg section was shut down in 1998.

In 2000 the route was taken over by the EVS Euregio Verkehrsschienennetz (EVS).

reactivation

Euregiobahn at the train station in Alsdorf-Annapark

EVS has been working on reactivating the route for freight and passenger traffic since 2004 . In five steps, the route was finally fully reactivated within 12 years. On December 11, 2004, traffic from Herzogenrath to Merkstein to the Herzogenrath-August-Schmidt-Platz stop was resumed by the Euregiobahn . On December 11, 2005, the line to the new Alsdorf - Annapark stop was restored. At the beginning of 2008 a second track was built in front of the Alsdorf-Annapark stop, coming from Herzogenrath. In addition, the platforms of the existing stops were lengthened and, if necessary, raised to 76 centimeters above the top of the rails . The reactivation of the Alsdorf-Annapark - Alsdorf Poststrasse section (in the Blumenrath district , instead of the old Hoengen-Begau stop, which was too far from residential developments) took place on December 9, 2011. At 6:02 pm, a special Euregiobahn service opened for invited guests from Alsdorf-Annapark the route. Scheduled passenger service began on December 11, 2011. According to EVS, the reason for the delay was the negotiations with Deutsche Bahn about the purchase of the reception building at Stolberg Central Station, in which the control center for the electronic interlocking was set up (2011).

In August 2013, construction work began to restore the line between the Alsdorf Poststrasse stop and the new, double-track Eschweiler- St. Jöris station . Train crossings should be possible here in the future . This section of the route went into operation on June 12, 2014.

Restoration of the route to St. Jöris
Distance kilometers 8.0: gravel and tracks have been removed
old gravel is removed
Grader levels the substructure
Compaction of the substructure with a single drum roller
finished route at route kilometers 8.0
finished route at St. Jöris station

The full opening of the entire route, originally planned for winter 2014, was postponed to December 2015 due to a lack of funding . Due to the electrification of the line, originally planned from 2017, a new, complex crossing structure was built for the crossing under the Aachen – Cologne line in order to ensure the clearance required for the overhead line . For this purpose, a trough structure was built through the Lehmsief marshland and a stream was laid. Due to the unexpectedly high groundwater level, it became known in early 2015 that the trough structure had to be extended. The necessary revision of the planning and construction of the trough structure delayed the closure of the ring until June 2016. The original budget was around EUR 4.6 million.

The planned electrification could also not be carried out as intended, as the overhead line would hang in the approach lane of the Merzbrück airfield and thus cannot be approved. The long-planned relocation and extension of the runway is being financially supported by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia as part of a cluster of universities for promising aircraft construction. Therefore, the concrete preparations for the electrification, which should take place in 2020/2021, could be made.

Reactivation of the Lehmsief section
The Lehmsief section in April 2014
The Lehmsief section in April 2015
Drainage
Cross-section of the 1st segment of the trough structure
Transfer of the high-speed line Cologne – Aachen
The Lehmsief section in November 2015

Route description

Stolberg (Rhineland) Central Station

Stolberg (Rheinl) Hbf, 2014

Stolberg at the end of 2013: The renewed ring track is completed, but is not yet used except for construction trains.

Stolberg has been a railway junction in the region and especially in the Aachen district since the 19th century .

Here met and hit multiple routes to each other: in addition to the railway line Stolberg-Herzogenrath nor the Cologne-Aachen high-speed railway , the railway Stolberg-Kohlscheid , the railway Stolberg-Münsterbusch that Mönchengladbach-Stolberg railway and the railway Stolberg-Walheim .

Until the end of the 1970s there was a depot in Stolberg, which housed steam locomotives and rail buses.

Junction Würselen Quinx

Würselen Quinx with a former signal box .

Directly behind the underpass under the highway A 4 is located branching point Würselen Quinx at kilometer 3.5. From this junction, the Stolberg – Kohlscheid railway lasted in the direction of the Kaninsberg / Aachener Kreuz industrial park to the St. Gobain company (car glass production ).

In 2000, EVS took over the route. A planned reactivation of the line should lead the Euregiobahn via Würselen, the Aachen Nord train station to the Aachen city center to the Elisenbrunnen . These plans have not yet been implemented. Instead, the line was closed in 2004.

Merzbrück train station

Merzbrück train station was located at km 5.5. In the former station area there is still the siding of the agricultural trading company Pütz. As part of the reactivation of the line, the Merzbrück airfield is to be connected to the rail line again .

At the beginning of 2015 it became known that the Merzbrück stop would not be built until the electrification was completed. However, this can only take place after the runway has been relocated, as otherwise the overhead contact line would hang in the approach path of the airfield. The runway was relocated in 2020.

St. Jöris train station

Newly opened St. Jöris station

The place St. Jöris had its own single-track breakpoint from 1949 to 1981. This was reactivated for the small timetable change on June 15, 2014 as part of the Euregiobahn and upgraded to the station. This now has two tracks and has been an overtaking station since June 10, 2016. The reason for the expansion lies in the reactivation of the remaining section to Stolberg. There is a ramp, a ticket machine and a bus shelter, and the platform is under video surveillance. The train station does not yet have its own car park, which is why a car park at a nearby sports field is open to commuters.

Alsdorf Poststrasse stop / Hoengen-Begau stop

New Alsdorf Poststrasse stop

Old Begau stop

The former Hoengen - Begau stop was at kilometer 8.9 on Aachener Strasse. A new Alsdorf Poststrasse stop (km 9.5) was built just 600 meters further on, directly on Poststrasse, and has been served by the Euregiobahn since December 2011.

Alsdorf-Mariadorf / Mariadorf train station

New Alsdorf-Mariadorf stop

Former Mariadorf station

Previously had Mariadorf more important than the end of the operation. At that time, a siding to the Maria mine , the old connecting curve to the Aachen North – Jülich line and the Stolberg – Herzogenrath line met in the station .

The place therefore previously had its own train station at route km 10.3 with a reception building at the level crossing on Blumenrather Strasse. The station building and the old central platform are still preserved today. The reception building is now privately owned and has been converted into a mosque (Mevlana Mosque).

Today there is a newly established Alsdorf-Mariadorf stop (km 10.4) on the Euregiobahn between the level crossings at Blumenrather Strasse and Straßburger Strasse. The old tracks were completely dismantled and a new single track was built. New level crossings were also installed. The stop has been approached by the Euregiobahn as planned since December 2011.

Mariagrube stop

Just a few meters before reaching the Mariagrube stop , the line crossed the Aachen North – Jülich line of the Aachener Industriebahn Gesellschaft on an iron bridge at kilometer 10.9.

The Mariagrube stop was at the exit of Mariadorf in the direction of Alsdorf . It was built on the flyover over the Aachen – Jülich route. This finally gave the miners a stop nearby to the Maria mine. Until the opening of the stop, they had to take the several hundred meters long way from the Mariadorf train station to the pit. There is no longer a new Mariagrube stop for the Euregiobahn; however, the bridge structure was rebuilt over the former Aachen North - Jülich line.

Alsdorf-Kellersberg stop / Kellersberg junction

New Alsdorf-Kellersberg stop

The Kellersberg junction set up at the beginning of the 1950s at kilometer 11.4 offered direct passage from Alsdorf in the direction of the Mariagrube station and beyond in the direction of Siersdorf . The new Alsdorf-Kellersberg stop was built around half a kilometer further in the direction of Kellersberg at distance kilometers 12.0.

Alsdorf-Annapark train station / Alsdorf train station (Kr Aachen)

Train the euregiobahn at the station Alsdorf-Anna Park, in the background the former signal box station Alsdorf

Alsdorf-Annapark platform with former signal box

The platforms of the Alsdorf (Kr Aachen) station of the Deutsche Bundesbahn used to be on the eastern side of Bahnhofstrasse at route kilometers 12.9, on Bahnhofplatz. Further tracks were on the western side and were used for freight traffic and to connect the mine station of the Anna mine, which is also located there . Both the Federal Railroad and the mine station had their own signal boxes. The signal box of the Bundesbahn was at the goods shed on the street Am Güterbahnhof, opposite on the other side of the tracks was the signal box of the mine station near the coking plant. From the mine station, the tracks branched out over the entire mine area. The shunting of coal loading and the coking plant also took place here. The route to the Adolf mine in Merkstein also began in the Anna mine station. The shunting traffic in the mine yard was carried out with the steam locomotives of the EBV, in addition there were two small diesel shunting locomotives.

Between October and December 2005, the Alsdorf-Annapark stop for the Euregiobahn was created at the level crossing west of Bahnhofstrasse. Until December 2011 it will be the final stop on the Euregiobahn from Herzogenrath. The stop was single-track barrier-free and equipped with glass shelters, ticket machines, guidance system for the blind and a sanitary facility. There is also the junction of all Alsdorf bus lines that served the previous rendezvous point Alsdorf Denkmalplatz. Since the timetable change on December 11, 2005, this stop has been approached every hour.

Besides Alsdorf-Busch, Alsdorf-Annapark was the second stop in Alsdorf. With the opening of the second track on March 30, 2008, the stop became Alsdorf-Annapark station .

Alsdorf-Busch stop

Alsdorf-Busch train stop

The Wilhelmschacht stop (km 14.2) was about 200 m behind the western entrance to the Anna mine, at the entrance to Alsdorf-Busch.

The breakpoint was set up for the miners who drove underground in Wilhelmschacht. At the same time, the nearby Busch settlement was connected. At times the stop had a small pavilion, which was demolished after the cessation of passenger traffic. Between October and December 2005, the new Euregiobahn stop Alsdorf-Busch was built as a new stop about 200 meters from the old Wilhelmschacht stop, which was demolished in 2002.

Nordstern station

In the area of today's allotment garden area Busch, the Nordstern station was about 200 m to the west at route kilometer 14.9 . A short branch line led from the Nordstern station area directly to the mine area. The station was originally built to connect the Nordstern pit to the railway. There was also a stopping point for passenger traffic. The siding to the Carl Alexander mine in Baesweiler also branched off in the freight yard . Later, the station facilities of the Nordstern station were operationally part of the Merkstein station. At the time of its demolition in 1987, the signal box at Nordstern station was called Merkstein Mf.

Herzogenrath August-Schmidt-Platz / Merkstein train station stop

August-Schmidt-Platz in Merkstein

The track systems of Merkstein station are still largely preserved today, but are partly overgrown by weeds. The signal systems are also available. There used to be a bulk goods ramp and goods shed here, none of which exist today. Behind the level crossing over Geilenkirchener Straße was the reception building of the Merkstein train station at kilometer point 16.2. The passenger station was double-tracked with a central platform. The station building was demolished after it was closed.

Since December 12, 2004, Merkstein has been regularly used for passenger transport. The talent multiple units of the Euregiobahn operate here every half hour. For these trains, a new stop called Herzogenrath August-Schmidt-Platz was created on the site of the former reception building.

In 2017, a 206-meter-long passing track was laid between Alsdorf-Busch and Herzogenrath August-Schmidt-Platz in order to enable train crossings at this point in the event of a delay . This is to reduce the transmission of delays. With the commissioning of this track, Merkstein is again a train station within the meaning of the railway building and operating regulations .

Herzogenrath Alt-Merkstein stop

Behind the old Merkstein train station , the route runs in a left curve through the town, then along the outskirts to the former Merkstein West stop (km 17.1) on Sebastianusstraße.

On December 12, 2004, the stop was included in the Euregiobahn and has been used by passenger traffic ever since. With the reactivation, the breakpoint was given the name Herzogenrath Alt-Merkstein. At the same time a bus shelter and a ticket machine were built.

Herzogenrath station

Herzogenrath train station at 19.6 km is the starting point for the route to Stolberg. It is also on the Aachen – Mönchengladbach railway and the Sittard – Herzogenrath railway .

On the route to Mönchengladbach, the Rhein-Niers-Bahn to Heinsberg and Duisburg and the Wupper-Express to Dortmund . In addition, the station is connected to Aachen and Alsdorf by the Euregiobahn and to Heerlen by the LIMAX .

In long-distance traffic, interregios stopped in Herzogenrath every two hours until 1999 . Since 2009, Herzogenrath has been connected to long-distance traffic again by an IC pair that runs between Aachen and Berlin.

The station has several bus stops and a park-and-ride car park. Before the reconstruction of the station forecourt, the line on the current site of the car park had three separate end tracks for passenger traffic, which ended at the station building and were previously used for traffic in the direction of Alsdorf. Of these, only track 55 remained after the renovation.

Due to the Saint-Gobain Glass Germany glassworks located in the immediate vicinity of the train station and the formerly heavy coal traffic in the train station, there are additional track systems for freight traffic in the Herzogenrath train station.

literature

Bernd Franco Hoffmann: Disused railway lines in the Rhineland. Sutton-Verlag, Erfurt 2014, ISBN 978-3-95400-396-9 .

Web links and sources

Commons : Stolberg – Herzogenrath railway line - album with images, videos and audio files

André Joost: Description of the route 2570 Stolberg - Herzogenrath. In: NRWbahnarchiv. Retrieved September 19, 2013 .
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Reinhard Gessen: Stolberg-Mariadorf-Alsdorf-Merkstein-Herzogenrath. In: Mining and railways in the Aachen-Düren-Heinsberg region. Retrieved September 19, 2013 .
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Individual evidence

↑ DB Netze - Infrastructure Register
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↑ Hans Jakob Schaetzke: Eschweiler Bergwerks-Verein: History and stories of a mining company in the Aachen area. Eschweiler Bergwerks-Verein AG (Ed.), Herzogenrath 1992, ISBN 3-923773-14-5 , p. 43.
↑ Roland Keller: Coal, Coke and Buddy… In: Railway in Stolberg. July 24, 2011, accessed May 1, 2015 .
^ Martin Krauss: Development of the Railway Infrastructure 1997/98 . In: Bahn-Report . No. 2 , 1999, p. 4–7, here: p. 6 .
↑ Roland Keller: Route rehabilitation between Alsdorf-Annapark and the former Hp. Hoengen-Begau. In: Railway in Stolberg. August 28, 2011, accessed May 1, 2015 .
↑ Roland Keller: News from the reactivation of the “Ringbahn”. In: Railway in Stolberg. August 29, 2011, accessed May 1, 2015 .
^ Roland Keller: Opening of the section from Alsdorf-Annapark to Alsdorf-Poststraße. In: Railway in Stolberg. December 9, 2011, accessed May 1, 2015 .
↑ Udo Kals: The train is coming: However, with a two-year delay. In: Aachener Nachrichten. March 18, 2010, archived from the original on December 4, 2014 ; Retrieved September 19, 2013 .
^ Daniel Gerhards: Euregiobahn: The Annapark is no longer the terminus. In: Aachener Nachrichten. October 22, 2010, archived from the original on December 4, 2014 ; Retrieved September 19, 2013 .
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