Aachen-Rothe Erde station was built in 1875 as an interchange station for the Haaren–Aachen-Rothe Erde railway at line-km 68.2.
From 1880 it was also used in passenger transport.
The Vennbahn, which branched off the Cologne–Aachen railway in Rothe Erde was opened in 1885.
The station received a locomotive depot and the freight yard was expanded.
The current station building has existed since 1892 and is built into the railway embankment.
After the Second World War, the connection with the Vennbahn and parts of the freight yard were closed.
Today there is a shopping centre in the area.
The passenger station has a platform with one-way tracks running towards Aachen and Cologne.
To the east of this is a carriage yard  for Euregiobahn railcars and for regional express sets.
A branch line ran to the Aachen freight yard (Moltkebahnhof) from Rothe Erde station.
Aachen-Rothe Erde station was built in 1875 as an interchange station for the Haaren–Aachen-Rothe Erde railway at line-km 68.2. From 1880 it was also used in passenger transport. The Vennbahn, which branched off the Cologne–Aachen railway in Rothe Erde was opened in 1885. The station received a locomotive depot and the freight yard was expanded. The current station building has existed since 1892 and is built into the railway embankment. After the Second World War, the connection with the Vennbahn and parts of the freight yard were closed. Today there is a shopping centre in the area. The passenger station has a platform with one-way tracks running towards Aachen and Cologne. To the east of this is a carriage yard  for Euregiobahn railcars and for regional express sets. A branch line ran to the Aachen freight yard (Moltkebahnhof) from Rothe Erde station.
Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway