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S19 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

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Route of S19
night service to Aachen
Aachen
Aachen-Rothe Erde
Eilendorf
Stolberg (Rheinland)
Eschweiler
Langerwehe
0.0
Düren
4.2
Merzenich
8.9
Buir
17.8
Sindorf
20.5
Horrem S12
25.4
Frechen-Königsdorf S12
28.1
Köln-Weiden West S12
29.5
Köln-Lövenich S12
33.3
Köln-Müngersdorf Technologiepark S12
35.5
Köln-Ehrenfeld S12
38.4
Köln Hansaring S6S11S12
39.2
Köln Hbf S6S11S12
40.3
Köln Messe/Deutz S6S11S12
41.4
Köln Trimbornstr. S12
46.9
Köln-Frankfurter Straße
54.4
Köln/Bonn Flughafen S13
57.7
Porz-Wahn S12
62.2
Spich S12
65.0
Troisdorf S12
69.6
Siegburg/Bonn
76.1
Hennef (Sieg) S12
78.0
Hennef im Siegbogen S12
80.6
Blankenberg (Sieg) S12
83.7
Merten (Sieg) S12
88.3
Eitorf S12
95.1
Herchen S12
100.3
Dattenfeld S12
103.6
Schladern (Sieg) S12
105.4
Rosbach (Sieg) S12
110.1
Au (Sieg)S12
Source: German railway atlas[1]

Line S19 is a S-Bahn line of the S-Bahn Köln network in Germany. It is the youngest line in that network. It is operated by DB Regio with class 423 electric multiple units.

The S19 runs until the early evening from Düren via Cologne to Blankenberg (Sieg), Herchen or Au (Sieg) on working days and between Düren and Hennef (Sieg) on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Services to/from Herchen or Au do not stop in Blankenberg. It shares most of this route with line S12, but it runs through Cologne/Bonn Airport instead of through Porz. The S12 also no longer runs west of Horrem. It is operated every 20 minutes between Düren and Hennef (Sieg), with one course every hour extending to Au (Sieg). Since December 2019 it runs 24/7 between Düren and Hennef.

Two trips of the S19 are extended every night to/from Aachen in order to provide connections between Aachen and the Cologne Bonn Airport.[2]

In the foreground, the S-Bahn track runs between Köln-Messe/Deutz and Trimbornstraße.

History

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The route runs on the Cologne–Aachen line (opened by the Rhenish Railway Company between Cologne and Horrem in three stages between 1839 and 1841), the East Rhine Railway (opened to Troisdorf by the Rhenish Railway in 1870, with an extension to Cologne opened in 1874), the Cologne Airport loop (opened in 2004) and the Sieg Railway (opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company between 1859 and 1862).

When the line was established in December 2014, it was mostly extending existing courses of the line S13 and giving them an own name for clarity reasons. With time, the S19 replaced many courses of the S13, eventually leading to the total replacement of the S13 through the S19. In 2025, it is planned to reestablish the S13 as an separate line to the S19.[citation needed] The S13 is planned to operate between Bonn-Beuel and Düren every 20 minutes, while the S19 is planned to operate between Au (Sieg) and Köln-Nippes every 20 minutes. Map


References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 62, 144–8. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ https://avv.de/files/avv/files/fahrplaene/linienfahrplaene/Bahnlinien/s19_db.pdf [bare URL PDF]
Schladern station