Westervoort railway station
Westervoort is a railway station in the eastern Netherlands, in the town of Westervoort. The station is situated on the Oberhausen–Arnhem railway. Train services are operated by Arriva and Breng. The original station was opened in 1856 and closed in 1936. The new station opened on 11 December 2011. There used to be another station in Westervoort called Fort Westervoort (from 1890 to 1918).[1] The station ran directly through the middle area of the fort ("castle"). Not much of the castle remains. There was also a station on the other side of the bridge called Oostzijde Brug.[2]
Westervoort | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Westervoort railway station in 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Westervoort, Gelderland,  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°57′44″N 5°58′13″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Oberhausen–Arnhem railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 February 1856, 11 December 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 4 October 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Train services
| Route | Service type | Operator | Notes |
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| Arnhem - Doetinchem - Winterswijk | Local ("Sprinter") | Arriva | 2x per hour (only 1x per hour after 20:00, on Saturday mornings and Sundays) |
| Arnhem - Doetinchem | Local ("Sprinter") | Breng | 2x per hour - Mon-Fri only. Not on evenings. |
| Arnhem - Emmerich - Wesel - Oberhausen - Duisburg - Düsseldorf (Germany) | Regional Express (RE 19) | Abellio Deutschland | 1x per hour - one morning train and one evening train don't halt at Friedrichsfeld and Oberhausen-Holten |
Bus services
| Line | Route | Operator | Notes |
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| 60 | Arnhem CS - Westervoort - Duiven - Zevenaar - Babberich - Herwen - Lobith - Tolkamer | Breng, TCR (only a couple of runs) | On evenings, this bus does not operate between Zevenaar and Tolkamer. On Sundays, this bus only operates between Arnhem and Duiven. |
| 61 | Westervoort - Duiven Nieuwgraaf - Duiven Centerpoort Noord | Breng, TCR (only a couple of runs) | Mon-Fri during daytime hours only. During the morning (until 9:30), this bus skips most stops between Duiven and Westervoort (but does serve them in the other direction). During the afternoon rush hour, the same applies, but vice versa. |
| 62 | Arnhem CS - Westervoort - Duiven Station - Duiven Centerpoort Noord | Breng, TCR (only a couple of runs) | On evenings and weekends, this bus does not operate between Duiven Station and Centerpoort Noord. |
| 66 | Westervoort → Duiven Nieuwgraaf → Westervoort | Breng, TCR (only a couple of runs) | Rush hours only. |
| 862 | Arnhem Willemsplein → Westervoort → Duiven Station → Duiven Noord | Breng | Only two runs on Saturday late nights. A special tariff applies. |
References
External links
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- NS website (in English)
- Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in English)
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