The railway station of Leerdam

Leerdam

Leerdam is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.The municipality covers an area of 34.32 km² of which 0.53 km² is water. It comprises the town of Leerdam, the rural villages Kedichem, Schoonrewoerd and Oosterwijk. The south border of the...

in 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...

 is located on the Elst–Dordrecht railway line between 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...

 and 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...

. The railway station was opened on December 1, 1883.

A new station building was opened in 1987, next to the former building. It was designed by Cees Douma. The former building was maintained, and is currently being turned into a restaurant.

Train service

The following service calls at Leerdam:

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