Gorinchem Papland is a planned railway station, in Gorinchem

Gorinchem

Gorinchem , also called Gorkum , is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 21.99 km² of which 3.03 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...

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History

The station is set to open in 2011. The station lies on the Merwede-Lingelijn

Merwede-Lingelijn

The Elst–Dordrecht railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Elst to Dordrecht, passing through Tiel, Geldermalsen and Gorinchem. It is also called the Betuwelijn or Merwede-Lingelijn in Dutch...

 (Dordrecht - Geldermalsen) and is located between Gorinchem

Gorinchem railway station

Gorinchem is a railway station in the town of Gorinchem, the Netherlands. It is on the Elst–Dordrecht railway. It was opened on 1 December 1883. It is located on the Arriva railway line from Dordrecht to Geldermalsen....

 and Arkel

Arkel railway station

Arkel is a railway station, located in Arkel in the Netherlands. The station is located on the Arriva line between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen. It was opened on 1 December 1883, was closed on 15 May 1938 and was reopened on 10 June 1940. Originally, Arkel had two tracks, in the 1980s this was...

. The station is primarily for northern Gorinchem, where there is an industrial estate and the Da Vinci College, and small settlements in the area. It is still unknown when construction work will begin. The station plan has been accepted.

Other Planned stations

There are more stations set to open in 2011 on the Merwede-Lingelijn. These are:

• Boven-Hardinxveld
  Boven-Hardinxveld railway station
  Boven-Hardinxveld is a planned railway station, in Boven-Hardinxveld, The Netherlands.-History:The station is set to open in 2011. The station lies on the Merwede-Lingelijn and is located between Hardinxveld-Giessendam and Gorinchem.The station is primarily for Hardinxveld and small settlements in...
  
  
• Giessendam West
  Giessendam West railway station
  Giessendam Blauwe Zoom is a planned railway station, in Giessendam, The Netherlands.-History:The station is set to open in 2011. The station lies on the Merwede-Lingelijn and is located between Sliedrecht and Hardinxveld-Giessendam...
  
  
• Leerdam West
  Leerdam West railway station
  Leerdam West is a planned railway station, in Leerdam, The Netherlands.-History:The station is set to open in 2011. The station lies on the Merwede-Lingelijn and is located between Arkel and Leerdam. The station is primarily for western Leerdam and small settlements in the area. It is still...
  
  
• Sliedrecht Baanhoek
  Sliedrecht Baanhoek railway station
  Sliedrecht Baanhoek is a planned railway station, in Sliedrecht, The Netherlands.-History:The station is set to open in 2011. The station lies on the Merwede-Lingelijn and is located between Dordrecht Stadspolders and Sliedrecht. The station is primarily for western Sliedrecht and small...
  
  

Train services

The following train service will call at the station:

Series	Train Type	Route	Material	Notes
32500	Arriva Stoptrein	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...  - Dordrecht Stadspolders Dordrecht Stadspolders railway station Dordrecht Stadspolders is a railway station in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. The station is located on the Arriva line between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen . It was opened on 27 May 1990, the station has a single track. Arriva has operated the service since December 2006...  - Sliedrecht Sliedrecht railway station Sliedrecht is a railway station in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands. The station is located on the Arriva line between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen . It was opened on 16 July 1885, the station has a single track. Next to the passenger track is the Betuweroute freight railway line. Arriva has operated the...  - Hardinxveld-Giessendam Hardinxveld-Giessendam railway station Hardinxveld-Giessendam is a railway station for Hardinxveld and Giessendam in the Netherlands. It is located on the Elst–Dordrecht railway, between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen.-History:...  - Gorinchem Gorinchem railway station Gorinchem is a railway station in the town of Gorinchem, the Netherlands. It is on the Elst–Dordrecht railway. It was opened on 1 December 1883. It is located on the Arriva railway line from Dordrecht to Geldermalsen....  - Gorinchem Papland - Arkel Arkel railway station Arkel is a railway station, located in Arkel in the Netherlands. The station is located on the Arriva line between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen. It was opened on 1 December 1883, was closed on 15 May 1938 and was reopened on 10 June 1940. Originally, Arkel had two tracks, in the 1980s this was...  - Leerdam Leerdam railway station The railway station of Leerdam in the Netherlands is located on the Elst–Dordrecht railway line between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen. The railway station was opened on December 1, 1883....  - Beesd Beesd railway station Beesd is a railway station in Beesd in the Netherlands. The station opened on 01 December 1883. It lies about 2 km north of Beesd itself. The station is located on the railway line between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen...  - Geldermalsen Geldermalsen railway station Geldermalsen is a railway station in the town of Geldermalsen, the Netherlands. The station opened in 1868, the station is a junction station, with an island platform so that changing was easy. To reach the platforms from the station building you have to use the tunnel or bridge.The current...	Spurt (Stadler GTW)

Bus service

No information is known at present of any bus services

Bus Service	Operator	From	To	Via	Frequency