Venlo railway station
Venlo railway station is located in Venlo, the Netherlands. It is situated on the Maastricht–Venlo railway, the Viersen–Venlo railway, the Venlo–Eindhoven railway and the Nijmegen–Venlo railway.
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| Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°21′53″N 6°10′17″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Nederlandse Spoorwegen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Vl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1865 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The first station in Venlo was opened on November 21, 1865. The current building dates from 1958 and is a typical Dutch station of the post-war era, featuring a clock tower and a large canopy spanning the front of the station.
There is a bus station for regional and city buses in front of the station, as well as a car park.
Train services
The following train services call at this station:
- Express services:
- Intercity: Schiphol Airport–Utrecht–'s-Hertogenbosch–Eindhoven–Helmond–Venlo
- RE 13: Venlo–Viersen–Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf–Wuppertal–Hagen–Hamm
- Local services:[1]
- Stoptrein: Nijmegen–Venlo–Roermond
Venlo is a border station and therefore sees a significant number of shunting movements. On several tracks, the catenary can be switched between the 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC used on the Deutsche Bahn network and the 1500 V DC used by Nederlandse Spoorwegen network.
Bus services
- City buses[2]
- 1: Blerick Vossener–Venlo Station–Venlo Hospital–Tegelen–Kaldenkirchen
- 2: Blerick Klingerberg–Venlo Station–Venlo City Centre–Venlo Stalberg
- 3: Venlo Station–City Centre–'t Ven–Noorderpoort–City Centre–Venlo Station
- Regional buses[2]
- 66: Venlo Station–Tegelen–Belfeld–Reuver–Beesel–Swalmen–Roermond Station
- 70: Venlo Station–Blerick–Venlo Freshpark–Sevenum–Horst
- 83: Venlo Station–Venlo–Velden–Lomm–Arcen–Wellerlooi–Well–Aijen–Nieuw-Bergen–Afferden–Heijen–Gennep–Ottersum–Milsbeek–Plasmolen–Mook–Molenhoek–Heumen–Malden–Nijmegen–Nijmegen Central Station
- 87: Venray Station–Leunen–Castenray–Horst–Sevenum–Heierhoeve–Blerick–Venlo Station
- 88: Venray Station–Oostrum–Wanssum–Meerlo–Tienray–Swolgen–Broekhuizenvorst–Broekhuizen–Lottum–Grubbenvorst–Blerick–Venlo Station
- 370: (Limburgliner): Venlo Station–Venlo–Blerick–Maasbree–Helden–Panningen–Beringe–Meijel–Ospeldijk–Ospel–Nederweert–Weert
- 377: (Limburgliner): Venlo Station–Hout-Blerick–Baarlo–Kessel–Kesseleik–Neer–Nunhem–Haelen–Horn–Roermond Station
- 669: (school line): Meijel–Beringe–Panningen–Helden–Panningen
- 670: (school line): Venlo Station–Blerick–Maasbree–Helden–Panningen
- 671: Venlo–Blerick–Greenport–Grubbenvorst
- 683: (school line): Well–Wellerlooi–Arcen–Lomm–Velden–Venlo
- 687: (school line): Horst–Sevenum–Heierhoeve–Blerick–Venlo
External links
Media related to Station Venlo at Wikimedia Commons- NS website (in Dutch)
- Dutch public transport travel planner (in Dutch)