Horrem station
- High-speed line between Cologne and Aachen
- Erft web
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The Horrem station is the station of the district of Kerpen Horrem. It combines the high-speed line between Cologne and Aachen with the Erft train Horrem - Bedburg ( - Neuss ). The triangle Horrem station is operated only in regional transport and maintenance of S-Bahn S-Bahn Rhein- Ruhr, long-distance trains on the high-speed line drive without stopping by. Cross through the station runs the tectonic fault of Horremer step that is part of the Erft jump. With respect to small displacements the rail joints of the S- Bahn line and not through main tracks at this point, all easily movable in the direction of travel. For the usually propelled by rapid transit an expensive bridge was built on the solid main tracks of high-speed line will be routed via the Horremer jump.
Reception building
The station building of the station was demolished in November 2012 and will be built from scratch. The new station building is "first Green station in Germany " built as part of a pilot project of Deutsche Bahn as a strictly according to ecological principles and equipped with eco-friendly technology. The approximately 620 m² station operates CO2-neutral, this techniques are such as photovoltaics and geothermal energy and ecological building materials used. The 340 square meter photovoltaic system to supply around 31,000 kWh electricity, additional solar collectors are used for domestic water heating. Ten holes were introduced into 100 m depth in the ground for the geothermal system. On green roofs, rainwater is collected and used for domestic water supply. The exterior is clad with slate from the region. The opening of the new station is scheduled for June 2014.
Front of the station building there is a bus station with six platforms for the VRS bus lines towards Bergheim, Bedburg, Sindelsdorf, Erftstadt, Frechen, Hücheln, Hürth, Kerpen, Königshoven and Sindorf.
The station square and the bus station to be rebuilt since 2010 and completely redesigned.
North - South railway
On the eastern edge of Horrem the North-South railway runs from RWE Power (formerly Rhein Braun). On this plant railway lignite and overburden between the opencast mines and the coal-fired power plants to be transported. At the point where it crosses the railway line between Cologne and Aachen Deutsche Bahn, built in the years 1953/1954 the then longest reinforced concrete bridge in Germany. It was necessary, because the 1623 -meter-long tunnel Königendorfer demolition due to the electrification of the rail by the Ville and replaced by a deep incision in the field. The tunnel was in 1840 for the railroad Belgium - Built in Cologne - Aachen.
Strategic railway
West of Horrem and Götz churches runs the embankment of the strategic path. This should by 1870/71 the Rhine -Ruhr area connect through the Eifel with the industrial region of Lorraine, then part of the German Reich. 1919 ended the Treaty of Versailles these plans. At this unfinished railway line also includes the bridge stumps at Ahrweiler and the government bunker at Dernau - Marienthal. The section of Horrem to Liblar was partially transferred to the Second World War because of the brown coal mining, but shut down shortly thereafter.
Traffic
In rail transport the Horrem station is serviced by the following lines (as of December 9, 2012 ):
*: At night, a ride on Horrem also continue to Aachen main station and back.