Gorinchem is a railway station in the town of 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

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. It is on the Elst–Dordrecht railway. It was opened on 1 December 1883. It is located on the Arriva

Arriva

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 railway line from Dordrecht

Dordrecht railway station

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 to Geldermalsen

Geldermalsen railway station

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.

The initial railway building was built to look like Sneek railway station

Sneek railway station

Sneek is a railway station in Sneek, The Netherlands. The station opened on 16 June 1883 and is located on the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway. Until the line was finished in 1885, this station was the terminus. In 1921 a connection was made with the tramway running between Sneek and Bolward, which...

, a building type known in Dutch as "Standaardtype Sneek". The current railway building, designed by Cees Douma, was opened in 1971.

Train service

The following service calls at Gorinchem:

• 4 hourly local services (stoptrein) Dordrecht - Gorinchem - Geldermalsen

Bus services

The following bus services stop at Station Gorinchem:

47, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79 , 81, 121, 181, 228, 230, 231, 387, 674, 701, 705

Destinations by Bus include:

• Geldermalsen, Leerdam, Gelkenes, Giessenburg, Giessen-Oudekerk, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Hardinxveld, Sliedrecht, Utrecht, Arkel, Gorinchem Town

For more information on the routes see http://www.arriva.nl/home/drechtsteden-alblasserwaard-vijfheerenlanden/zuid-holland-gelderland/