Barendrecht railway station
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Barendrecht railway station is a railway station in Barendrecht
, the Netherlands
, located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway
between Rotterdam
and Dordrecht
. Adjacent to the four tracks of this line are two tracks for the HSL-Zuid
and three for freight, as part of the Betuweroute
freight route to Zevenaar
. The nine tracks are in a 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) long roofed structure, much of it covered under a layer of earth, to keep noise at bay. On top is a new city park. At the station itself its four tracks, with the platforms, have a glass roof.
The station was opened on November 1, 1872. This building was replaced by a smaller and more modern building in 1973. A new railway station was opened in 2001. Queen Beatrix visited the station on 16 June 2007, to open the Betuweroute freight route.
Barendrecht
Barendrecht is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 43,104 in 2007, and covers an area of 21.72 km² of which 1.45 km² is water....
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway
Breda–Rotterdam railway
The Breda–Rotterdam railway is a heavily used railway line in the Netherlands running from Breda to Rotterdam, passing through Dordrecht. It is also called the Staatslijn I in Dutch...
between Rotterdam
Rotterdam Centraal railway station
Rotterdam Centraal is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam in the Netherlands.-History:The station opened June 3, 1847 as the Delftsche Poort railway station. The station building designed by Sybold van Ravesteyn opened in 1957 and closed on September 2, 2007...
and Dordrecht
Dordrecht railway station
Dordrecht is a railway station in Dordrecht, the Netherlands located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway and the Elst–Dordrecht railway. The station was opened on 1 January 1872, when the railway line between Rotterdam and Antwerp was opened. On 16 July 1885, the railway line from Dordrecht to...
. Adjacent to the four tracks of this line are two tracks for the HSL-Zuid
HSL-Zuid
HSL-Zuid , is a 125 km-long high-speed railway line in the Netherlands to the Belgian border, with a branch to Breda. Together with the Belgian HSL 4 it forms the Schiphol–Antwerp high-speed railway...
and three for freight, as part of the Betuweroute
Betuweroute
The Betuweroute is a double track freight railway from Rotterdam to Germany. Betuweroute is the official name, after the Betuwe area through which it passes, but the line is popularly referred to as Betuwelijn, after an older track in the same region. The Germans have named their part the...
freight route to Zevenaar
Zevenaar
Zevenaar is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, near the border with Germany.- Population centres :*Angerlo*Babberich*Giesbeek*Lathum*Ooy*Oud Zevenaar*Zevenaar...
. The nine tracks are in a 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) long roofed structure, much of it covered under a layer of earth, to keep noise at bay. On top is a new city park. At the station itself its four tracks, with the platforms, have a glass roof.
The station was opened on November 1, 1872. This building was replaced by a smaller and more modern building in 1973. A new railway station was opened in 2001. Queen Beatrix visited the station on 16 June 2007, to open the Betuweroute freight route.
Train services
The following services call at Barendrecht:- 2 hourly local services (stoptrein) Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
- 2 hourly local services (stoptrein) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal
Bus services
- 17 (Station Barendrecht - HeerjansdamHeerjansdamHeerjansdam is a village in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It has a population of 3,590. It is a former municipality that merged with Zwijndrecht in 2003.-History:...
- ZwijndrechtZwijndrechtZwijndrecht may refer to:* Zwijndrecht, Belgium* Zwijndrecht, Netherlands...
) - Arriva, 1x per hour, Not Sundays - 180 (Station Barendrecht - Heinenoord) - Arriva, 1x per hour, Not Weekends
- 184 (Station Barendrecht - Rotterdam Zuidplein) - QBuzz, 4x per hour, 2x per hour on Sundays