Köln-Ehrenfeld station

Köln-Ehrenfeld is a railway station situated at Ehrenfeld, Cologne in western Germany on the Cologne–Aachen railway. It was opened with the first part of the line in 1839. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and regional services. Not far from the station is the Venloer Straße/Gürtel underground station of the Cologne Stadtbahn.

Köln-Ehrenfeld
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Stadtbahn
Bf
Köln-Ehrenfeld station
General information
LocationStammstraße 1, Ehrenfeld, Cologne, NRW
Germany
Coordinates50°57′06″N 6°55′04″E
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Other information
Station code3330[1]
DS100 codeKKER[2]
IBNR8000208
Category4[1]
Fare zoneVRS: 2100[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1860/72[4]
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Mönchengladbach Hbf ICE 78 Köln Hbf
Preceding station National Express Germany Following station
Horrem
towards Aachen Hbf
RE 1 (NRW-Express) Köln Hbf
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station
Pulheim RE 8 Köln Hbf
towards Koblenz Hbf
Horrem
towards Aachen Hbf
RE 9 Köln Hbf
towards Siegen Hbf
Pulheim RB 27 Köln Hbf
towards Koblenz Hbf
Quadrath-Ichendorf
towards Bedburg
RB 38 Köln Hbf
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station
Köln-Müngersdorf/Technologiepark
towards Horrem
S12 Köln-Hansaring
towards Au (Sieg)
Köln-Müngersdorf/Technologiepark
towards Düren
S13 Köln-Hansaring
towards Troisdorf
S19 Köln-Hansaring
towards Au (Sieg)
Connections to other stations
Preceding station Cologne Stadtbahn Following station
Leyendeckerstraße Line 3 Körnerstraße
towards Thielenbruch
Leyendeckerstraße
towards Bocklemünd
Line 4 Körnerstraße
towards Schlebusch
Weinsbergstraße/Gürtel
towards Sülzgürtel
Line 13 Subbelrather Straße/Gürtel
towards Holweide Vischeringstraße
Location
Köln-Ehrenfeld is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Köln-Ehrenfeld
Köln-Ehrenfeld
Location in North Rhine-Westphalia
Köln-Ehrenfeld is located in Germany
Köln-Ehrenfeld
Köln-Ehrenfeld
Location in Germany
Köln-Ehrenfeld is located in Europe
Köln-Ehrenfeld
Köln-Ehrenfeld
Location in Europe

Station

Köln-Ehrenfeld station has two platforms with four platform tracks, to the north of which there are two tracks without a platform for through passenger and freight trains. Tracks 1 and 2 are used for S-Bahn traffic, tracks 3 and 4 for regional traffic. Cologne-Ehrenfeld is a scheduled stop for all regional services passing through it. It is served by the S12 and S13 lines of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn. Both lines operate towards Cologne at 20-minute intervals, so together they provide a 10-minute interval S-Bahn service to Cologne. It is also served by the S19 service between Düren and Au (Sieg), running hourly (substituting for an S13 service) on working days. It is also served by the NRW-Express (RE1), Rhein-Erft-Express (RE8), Rhein-Sieg-Express (RE9), Rhein-Erft-Bahn (RB27) and Erft-Bahn (RB38), all running hourly.[5]

Venloer Straße/Gürtel station

Venloer Straße/Gürtel underground station
Venloer Straße/Gürtel at-grade station

Within reach of a walking distance of some 100m, Ehrenfeld station is linked to Venloer Straße/Gürtel urban light rail station. This station offers connections on three Cologne Stadtbahn lines.

History

Köln-Ehrenfeld station was built with the construction of the first section of the Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway in 1839.

References

  1. "Stationspreisliste 2023" [Station price list 2023] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. 20 April 2020. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. "Köln-Ehrenfeld operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. "Köln-Ehrenfeld station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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