chemical park. In the station area, there used to be a loop around the station, a dead-end track and two connecting tracks to the former Akzo works. Two fireless locomotives were available on these for shunting and the hauling of wagons from the station to the works site, even after the turn of the millennium. Parallel to the track, a headshunt runs to about km 9.8, which is shortly before the Kamperstraße level crossing. All traffic from there towards Heinsberg was discontinued on 28 May 1994. Heinsberg Kreishaus halt The new owner, WestEnergie und Verkehr, opened a new halt next to the Kreishaus (district office) in Heinsberg for the re-opening of the line, which had been closed for passenger traffic since 1980. It was established by the operator of the infrastructure, Rurtalbahn, at km 11.0. RB 33 Regionalbahn services operated by DB Regio NRW have served the halt in both directions since the re-opening on 15 December 2013. Heinsberg (Rheinl) station The terminus of the line (as of 2013) is in front of Heinsberg bus station and a shopping centre. The line ends in the former freight yard. The former terminal station was at the end point of the line at 12.3 km. Heinsberg station was developed with two tracks, one of which served as a loop. The second track was connected to a short platform. Shortly after the closing of the passenger service to Heinsberg, the entrance building was demolished to make way for the new bus station. References Footnotes Sources External links Railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia Railway lines opened in 1890 1890 establishments in Germany Buildings and structures in Heinsberg (district)