Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof (

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for ''Mönchengladbach main station'') is a

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 ...

in the city of

Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, li, Jlabbach ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladbac ...

in western Germany.

Overview

The station is the largest railway station in the city and, along with

Rheydt Hbf Rheydt Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Mönchengladbach is the only city in Germany that has two stations called Hauptbahnhof, due to the merger of the city of Rheydt into Mönchengladbach in the late 1970s. Rheydt ...

, one of the two

Hauptbahnhof Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

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

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to rename

Rheydt Hauptbahnhof Rheydt Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Mönchengladbach is the only city in Germany that has two stations called Hauptbahnhof, due to the merger of the city of Rheydt into Mönchengladbach in the late 1970s. Rheydt ...

. 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)

References

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Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia S8 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn) Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations Railway stations in Germany opened in 1851 1851 establishments in Prussia