Aachen Hauptbahnhof: The first railway station in Aachen, in Germany near the border to Belgium, was built in 1841. In 1905 it was replaced by a new, larger station with platform halls. It received a post-war repair in 1950 and was modernized in 1966 and 2000. The two tracks without platforms are through tracks for freight trains. The signal seen in front announces a stop aspect on the exit signal and a speed of 40 km/h from the end of the platform. 2013-08-01.