Ede-Wageningen railway station
Encyclopedia
Ede-Wageningen is a railway station located in Ede
, the Netherlands
. It is situated on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
and the Nijkerk–Ede-Wageningen railway. The station is the main Intercity station, but is not in the centre of the town. The station also serves Wageningen
, a town 8 km to the south of Ede.
as the Ede-Rhijnspoor station. The railway was originally planned to run via Wageningen instead of Ede, but this did not go ahead. Until 1937 there was a tram service from Ede to Wageningen, but this was replaced at that time by a bus service. This is when the station changed to Ede-Wageningen.
Ede, Netherlands
' is a municipality and a town in the center of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.- Population centres :Community :* Bennekom: 14.749* De Klomp: 508* Deelen: 50* Ede : 67.812* Ederveen: 3.167* Harskamp: 3.464...
, 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...
. It is situated on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
The Amsterdam–Arnhem railway or Rhijnspoorweg is an important Dutch railway line, that connects Amsterdam with Utrecht and Arnhem, The Netherlands and also into Germany.-History:...
and the Nijkerk–Ede-Wageningen railway. The station is the main Intercity station, but is not in the centre of the town. The station also serves Wageningen
Wageningen
' is a municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specializes in life sciences. The city has 37,414 inhabitants , of which many thousands are students...
, a town 8 km to the south of Ede.
History
The station opened on 16 May 1845 on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railwayAmsterdam–Arnhem railway
The Amsterdam–Arnhem railway or Rhijnspoorweg is an important Dutch railway line, that connects Amsterdam with Utrecht and Arnhem, The Netherlands and also into Germany.-History:...
as the Ede-Rhijnspoor station. The railway was originally planned to run via Wageningen instead of Ede, but this did not go ahead. Until 1937 there was a tram service from Ede to Wageningen, but this was replaced at that time by a bus service. This is when the station changed to Ede-Wageningen.
Train services
The following services currently call at Ede-Wageningen:- 2 hourly intercity services Den Helder - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Nijmegen
- 2 hourly intercity services Schiphol - Utrecht - Nijmegen
- 1 hourly local service (stoptrein) Ede-Wageningen - Arnhem
- 2 hourly local services (stoptrein) Amersfoort - Ede-Wageningen