Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof

Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof (German for Mönchengladbach main station) is a railway station in the city of Mönchengladbach in western Germany.

Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof
Bf
The outside of the station building
LocationEuropaplatz 1, Mönchengladbach, NRW
Germany
Coordinates51°11′46″N 6°26′46″E
Line(s)
Other information
Station code4162[1]
DS100 codeKM[2]
IBNR8000253
Category2[1]
Fare zone
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened15 October 1851[5]
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio NRW   Following station
toward Aachen Hbf
RE 4
Wupper-Express
toward Dortmund Hbf
toward Koblenz Hbf
RE 8
Rhein-Erft-Express		Terminus
toward Koblenz Hbf
RB 27
Rhein-Erft-Bahn		Terminus
TerminusRE 42
Niers-Haard-Express
toward Aachen Hbf
RB 33
Rhein-Niers-Bahn
toward Essen Hbf
toward Dalheim
RB 34
Schwalm-Nette-Bahn		Terminus
Preceding station   Abellio Deutschland   Following station
TerminusRB 35
Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn
Preceding station   Eurobahn   Following station
toward Hamm Hbf
RE 13
Maas-Wupper-Express
toward Venlo
Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn   Following station
TerminusS 8
toward Hagen Hbf
Location
Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia

Overview

The station is the largest railway station in the city and, along with Rheydt Hbf, one of the two Hauptbahnhof stations in Mönchengladbach. Mönchengladbach is the only city with two stations designated as a Hauptbahnhof on its soil, due to the merger between the cities of Mönchengladbach and Rheydt in the 1970s, and the subsequent reluctance of Deutsche Bundesbahn to rename Rheydt Hauptbahnhof. Mönchengladbach Hbf also is the busiest (in terms of passengers) station in Germany to lack long-distance trains.

Railway lines calling at the station

The station is on the following routes:[6]

LineLine nameRouteFrequency
RE 4Wupper-ExpressAachen Hbf–Mönchengladbach Hbf–Neuss Hbf–Düsseldorf Hbf–Wuppertal Hbf–Hagen Hbf–Dortmund Hbf hourly
RE 8Rhein-Erft-ExpressMönchengladbach Hbf–Grevenbroich–Rommerskirchen–Köln Hbf–Porz  (Rhein)–Bonn-Beuel–Koblenz Stadtmitte–Koblenz Hbf hourly
RE 13Maas-Wupper-ExpressVenlo–Viersen –Mönchengladbach Hbf–Neuss Hbf–Düsseldorf Hbf–Wuppertal Hbf–Hagen Hbf–Hamm hourly
RE 42 Niers-Haard-Express Osnabrück – Münster – Haltern am See – Recklinghausen – Gelsenkirchen – Essen Hbf – Mülheim (Ruhr) Hbf – Duisburg Hbf – Krefeld Hbf – Mönchengladbach Hbf hourly
RB 27Rhein-Erft-BahnMönchengladbach Hbf–Grevenbroich–Rommerskirchen–Cologne–Köln/Bonn Flughafen–Bonn-Beuel–Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein–Koblenz Hbf hourly
RB 33Rhein-Niers-BahnEssen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Aachenhourly
RB 34Schwalm-Nette-BahnMönchengladbach Hbf–Rheydt Hbf–Wegberg–Dalheimhourly
RB 35 Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn Gelsenkirchen – Oberhausen Hbf – Duisburg – Krefeld – Mönchengladbach Hbf hourly
S 8S 8Mönchengladbach Hbf–Neuss Hbf–Düsseldorf Hbf–Wuppertal Hbf–Hagen Hbf to Wuppertal-Oberbarmen: every 20 minutes,
to Hagen: every 60 minutes

References
  1. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. "Fahrplan 2019/2020: Mönchengladbach/Jüchen/Korschenbroich" (PDF). NEW mobil und aktiv Mönchengladbach. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. "Ticketberater". Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. "Mönchengladbach Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. "Mönchengladbach Hbf". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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