Gorinchem railway station
Gorinchem is a railway station in the town of Gorinchem, Netherlands. It is on the MerwedeLingelijn. It was opened on 1 December 1883. Train services are operated by Qbuzz.
Gorinchem | |||||||||||||||
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 The new station building. | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Stationsplein, Gorinchem Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°50′1″N 4°58′3″E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Qbuzz | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | MerwedeLingelijn | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Bicycle parking racks and free on train | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Gr | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 1883 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | ||||||||||||||
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  Gorinchem Location within Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
The original railway building was built to look like Sneek railway station, a building type known in Dutch as "Standaardtype Sneek". The current railway building, designed by Cees Douma, was opened in 1971, and the old building was demolished.
Train service
The station is served by the following services:
- 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Dordrecht - Gorinchem - Geldermalsen
- 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Dordrecht - Gorinchem
Bus services
The following bus services stop at Station Gorinchem:
47, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 121, 181, 228, 230, 231, 387, 674, 701, 705
Destinations by Bus include:
- Geldermalsen, Leerdam, Gelkenes, Giessenburg, Giessen-Oudekerk, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Hardinxveld, Sliedrecht, Utrecht, Arkel, Gorinchem Town
For more information on the routes see
The station's platforms with the old NS rolling stock.
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