Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof (German for Mönchengladbach main station) is a railway station in the city of Mönchengladbach in western Germany.
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: Aachen–Mönchengladbach (KBS 485) Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach (KBS 425) Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf (KBS 485, 450.8) Mönchengladbach–Cologne (KBS 465)
Line Line name Route Frequency Wupper-Express Aachen Hbf–Mönchengladbach Hbf–Neuss Hbf–Düsseldorf Hbf–Wuppertal Hbf–Hagen Hbf–Dortmund Hbf hourly Rhein-Erft-Express Mönchengladbach Hbf–Grevenbroich–Rommerskirchen–Köln Hbf–Porz (Rhein)–Bonn-Beuel–Koblenz Stadtmitte–Koblenz Hbf hourly Maas-Wupper-Express Venlo–Viersen –Mönchengladbach Hbf–Neuss Hbf–Düsseldorf Hbf–Wuppertal Hbf–Hagen Hbf–Hamm hourly Niers-Haard-Express Osnabrück – Münster – Haltern am See – Recklinghausen – Gelsenkirchen – Essen Hbf – Mülheim (Ruhr) Hbf – Duisburg Hbf – Krefeld Hbf – Mönchengladbach Hbf hourly Rhein-Erft-Bahn Mönchengladbach Hbf–Grevenbroich–Rommerskirchen–Cologne–Köln/Bonn Flughafen–Bonn-Beuel–Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein–Koblenz Hbf hourly Rhein-Niers-Bahn Essen – Mülheim – Duisburg – Krefeld – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Aachen hourly Schwalm-Nette-Bahn Mönchengladbach Hbf–Rheydt Hbf–Wegberg–Dalheim hourly Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn Gelsenkirchen – Oberhausen Hbf – Duisburg – Krefeld – Mönchengladbach Hbf hourly S 8 Mönchengladbach Hbf–Neuss Hbf–Düsseldorf Hbf–Wuppertal Hbf–Hagen Hbf to Wuppertal-Oberbarmen: every 20 minutes, to Hagen: every 60 minutes
See also Rail transport in Germany Railway stations in Germany
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