Au (Sieg) station

Au (Sieg)
Junction station
Location	Bahnhofstr. 24, Au (Sieg), Windeck, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	50°46′24″N 7°39′24″E / 50.773323°N 7.656781°E / 50.773323; 7.656781Coordinates: 50°46′24″N 7°39′24″E / 50.773323°N 7.656781°E / 50.773323; 7.656781
Line(s)	Sieg Railway (KBS 460) Engers–Au railway (KBS 461)
Platforms	6
Other information
Station code	204
DS100 code	KAU
IBNR	8000012
Category	3
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	August 1860
Services
Preceding station   Deutsche Bahn   Following station Schladern toward Aachen Hbf RE 9 Rhein-Sieg-Express Wissen toward Siegen Preceding station   Hessische Landesbahn   Following station Geilhausen toward Limburg (Lahn) RB 90 Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn Etzbach toward Siegen Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn   Following station Rosbach toward Horrem S 12 Terminus Rosbach toward Düren S 19

Au (Sieg) station is a railway junction in the town of Au in the municipality of Windeck, which is in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It lies on the Sieg Railway to Siegen, where the Engers–Au railway branches off to Altenkirchen, where it connects with the Upper Westerwald Railway (Oberwesterwaldbahn). Despite the town’s small population, the junction station is important for commuters from the districts of Altenkirchen, Neuwied and Westerwaldkreis for its connections towards Siegen, Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf and Aachen.

Au station was opened in August 1860 as part of the Deutz–Gießen railway by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company (Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft). The Engers–Au railway (Oberwesterwaldbahn, Upper Westerwald Railway) to Altenkirchen was opened in May 1887, connecting to Engers. Thus, it became a railway junction with an enlarged track layout.

Since 2 June 1991, Au station has been the terminus of Cologne S-Bahn line S12. Since the modernisation of the track layout, which was completed at the end of 2013, Au (Sieg) station has had six platform platforms that are used in regular operations.

Au (Sieg) station has a commuter car park and a "bike and ride" cycle storage. There used to be a station restaurant in the station. In the station has a ticket office, which is operated by Westerwaldbahn GmbH (WEBA). The neighbouring municipalities of Hamm an der Sieg and Fürthen and the shores of the Sieg are within walking distance. The station, however, serves mainly as an interchange station.

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