Kaldenkirchen station is the

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the

Viersen–Venlo railway The Viersen–Venlo railway is a railway line running from Viersen in Germany to Venlo in the Netherlands. The line was opened in 1866 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company. Formerly used by international passenger trains between The Hague and ...

in the municipality of

Kaldenkirchen Kaldenkirchen ( li, Kaldekerke) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, situated close to the Dutch border at Venlo. It is part of the municipality of Nettetal. History The earliest reference to “Caldenkirken” appears in a document ...

, itself a town part of

Nettetal Nettetal is a municipality in the district of Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the Lower Rhine region. History Nettetal was founded on January 1, 1970, when the former townships Leuth, Breyell, Hinsbeck and former to ...

in the Viersen district in western

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. Between 1867 and 1999 it was also on the now closed

Kempen–Venlo railway The Kempen–Venlo railway was a former railway line from Kempen in the Lower Rhine region of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to Venlo in the Netherlands. It was of built by the Rhenish Railway Company (german: Rheinische Eisenbahn-Gese ...

It is situated at the far western end of the

Viersen Viersen (; li, Veeëse) is the capital of the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Viersen is situated approximately 8 km north-west of Mönchengladbach, 15 km south-west of Krefeld and 20 km east o ...

Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherland ...

line, about three kilometers away from the

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border. In former times, it saw some high-profile traffic due to border regulations, but has largely fallen into disuse since the

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has become effective. It is still pending renovation.

Train services

Trains of the RE13 line call hourly at the station. There are no other passenger services, though the station sees a good number of through freight services going through to

Venlo railway station Venlo railway station is located in Venlo, the Netherlands. It is situated on the Maastricht–Venlo railway, the Viersen–Venlo railway, the Venlo–Eindhoven railway and the Nijmegen–Venlo railway. The first station in Venlo was opened on N ...

and further into the Netherlands. The freight yard of the station therefore has fallen into disuse and is pending demolition. The following services currently call at the station:Timetables for Kaldenkirchen station
*Regional services Venlo - Mönchengladbach - Düsseldorf - Hamm

Notes

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