Herchen station

Herchen
General information
LocationStromberger Str. 1, Herchen, Windeck, NRW
Coordinates50°46′16″N 7°31′19″E / 50.77121558°N 7.52200559°E / 50.77121558; 7.52200559
Line(s)Cologne–Siegen (KBS 460, KBS 450.12)
Platforms2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code2705
DS100 codeKHEC
IBNR8002768
Category5
Fare zoneVRS: 2597
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1860
Services
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station
Eitorf
towards Aachen Hbf
RE 9 Schladern (Sieg)
towards Siegen Hbf
Preceding station Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Following station
Eitorf S12 Dattenfeld (Sieg)
towards Au (Sieg)
Eitorf
towards Düren
S19
Location
Herchen
Location within 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 (German: Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, CME) between Eitorf and Wissen on 1 August 1861. It has two platform tracks and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.

The station is served by S-Bahn S 12 services between Köln-Ehrenfeld and Au (Sieg) and from Monday to Saturday until early evening by S19 services between Düren and Au (Sieg). Both services operate hourly.