Herchen | |
Symbol: | rail |
Symbol2: | s |
Symbol Location: | de |
Symbol Location2: | rhine-ruhr |
Type: | Through station |
Platforms: | 2 |
Zone: | VRS 2597[1] |
Opened: | 1860 [2] |
Address: | Stromberger Str. 1, Herchen, Windeck, North Rhine-Westphalia |
Coordinates: | 50.7712°N 7.522°W |
Line: | Cologne–Siegen |
Website: | www.bahnhof.de |
Map Type: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Herchen station is a through station in the town of Windeck in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened in 1860 on a section of the Sieg Railway, opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company (de|Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, CME) between Eitorf and Wissen on 1 August 1861.[3] It has two platform tracks and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.
The station is served by the Rhein-Sieg-Express (RE 9), S-Bahn S 12 services from Köln-Ehrenfeld (Horrem in the peak) to Au (Sieg) and S19 services on weekdays from Düren to Herchen or Au (Sieg). The RE 9 and S12 services operate hourly, and the S19 services are less frequent.[4]