Maarssen railway station
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Maarssen is a railway station in Maarssenbroek
and on the opposite side of the Amsterdam Rijnkanaal
to Maarssen
, The Netherlands
. The station opened on 18 December 1843 and is located on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen
.
In 1953 the station was served by 2 trains to and 2 trains from Amsterdam per day, the service improved in the 1970s following the building of Maarssenbroek, and in 1974 the station had an hourly service. In 1975 the station had a half hourly service.
A (fourth) new station building was built in 2004. In a 2005 survey approximately 5,523 passengers use this station per day.
Breukelen
, Utrecht
, Veenendaal and Rhenen
. At Peak hours Amsterdam
is also possible to reach.
For Amsterdam
change at Breukelen railway station
where there is a connecting train to Amsterdam Centraal.
At Utrecht change for 's-Hertogenbosch, Gouda
, Rotterdam
, The Hague
, Eindhoven, Amersfoort
, Apeldoorn
, Deventer
, Almelo
, Hengelo
, Enschede
, Zwolle
, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Ede
, Arnhem
and Nijmegen.
outside the station:
All Bus Services, except 291, are operated by the GVU - Utrecht
Municipal bus company. The 291 is operated by Connexxion
Maarssenbroek
Maarssenbroek is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is now a neighbourhood of the town of Maarssen and makes part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht...
and on the opposite side of the Amsterdam Rijnkanaal
Amsterdam-Rhine Canal
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal or Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal is a canal in the Netherlands that was built to connect the port city of Amsterdam to the main shipping artery of the Rhine...
to Maarssen
Maarssen
Maarssen is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht. It lies in an area called the Vechtstreek.On January 1, 2011 Maarssen merged with Breukelen and Loenen to Stichtse Vecht....
, 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...
. The station opened on 18 December 1843 and is located 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:...
. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen , or NS, is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands.Its trains operate over the tracks of the Dutch national railinfrastructure, operated by ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003...
.
In 1953 the station was served by 2 trains to and 2 trains from Amsterdam per day, the service improved in the 1970s following the building of Maarssenbroek, and in 1974 the station had an hourly service. In 1975 the station had a half hourly service.
A (fourth) new station building was built in 2004. In a 2005 survey approximately 5,523 passengers use this station per day.
Destinations
The following major destinations are directly possible from Maarssen:Breukelen
Breukelen
Breukelen is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and touristic interest...
, Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
, Veenendaal and Rhenen
Rhenen
Rhenen is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands.The municipality also includes the villages of Achterberg, Remmerden, Elst and Laareind. The town lies at a geographically interesting location, namely on the southernmost part of the chain of hills known as the Utrecht Hill Ridge ,...
. At Peak hours Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
is also possible to reach.
For Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
change at Breukelen railway station
Breukelen railway station
Breukelen is a railway station located in Breukelen, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 18 December 1843 and is on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway. It is also the northern end of the Harmelen–Breukelen railway. A new station was opened in 2002 nearer the A2 motorway and further from the town...
where there is a connecting train to Amsterdam Centraal.
At Utrecht change for 's-Hertogenbosch, Gouda
Gouda
Gouda is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Gouda, which was granted city rights in 1272, is famous for its Gouda cheese, smoking pipes, and 15th-century city hall....
, Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, Eindhoven, Amersfoort
Amersfoort
Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...
, Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000...
, Deventer
Deventer
Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...
, Almelo
Almelo
Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek....
, Hengelo
Hengelo
Hengelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the International Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.-Traffic and transport:...
, Enschede
Enschede
Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region...
, Zwolle
Zwolle
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...
, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Ede
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...
, Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
and Nijmegen.
Train services
The following services currently call at Maarssen:- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Amsterdam - Utrecht - Rhenen
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Breukelen - Utrecht - Veenendaal Centrum
Bus services
The following bus services depart from the bus stationBus station
A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop...
outside the station:
- 32 - Station Maarssen - MaarssenbroekMaarssenbroekMaarssenbroek is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is now a neighbourhood of the town of Maarssen and makes part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht...
- MaarssenMaarssenMaarssen is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht. It lies in an area called the Vechtstreek.On January 1, 2011 Maarssen merged with Breukelen and Loenen to Stichtse Vecht....
- Rijnsweerd - De Uithof (University) / AZU (Hospital) (3x per day - Peak Hours) - 36 - Station Maarssen - MaarssenMaarssenMaarssen is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht. It lies in an area called the Vechtstreek.On January 1, 2011 Maarssen merged with Breukelen and Loenen to Stichtse Vecht....
- Utrecht CentraalUtrecht Centraal railway stationUtrecht Centraal is the central railway station for the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It is the largest railway station in the Netherlands in terms of size, with fourteen platforms With Utrecht being located centrally in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal is also the largest station in terms...
(4x per hour, 2x per hour on Sundays) - 37 - Station Maarssen - MaarssenbroekMaarssenbroekMaarssenbroek is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is now a neighbourhood of the town of Maarssen and makes part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht...
- Utrecht North-West - Utrecht CentraalUtrecht Centraal railway stationUtrecht Centraal is the central railway station for the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It is the largest railway station in the Netherlands in terms of size, with fourteen platforms With Utrecht being located centrally in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal is also the largest station in terms...
(4x per hour, 2x per hour on Sundays) - 38 - Station Maarssen - MaarssenbroekMaarssenbroekMaarssenbroek is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is now a neighbourhood of the town of Maarssen and makes part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht...
- Utrecht North-West - Utrecht CentraalUtrecht Centraal railway stationUtrecht Centraal is the central railway station for the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It is the largest railway station in the Netherlands in terms of size, with fourteen platforms With Utrecht being located centrally in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal is also the largest station in terms...
(4x per hour, Not Sundays) - 39 - Station Maarssen - MaarssenbroekMaarssenbroekMaarssenbroek is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is now a neighbourhood of the town of Maarssen and makes part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht...
- Utrecht West (Near Station Utrecht TerwijdeUtrecht Terwijde railway stationUtrecht Terwijde is a railway station on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It is located between Vleuten and the future railway station Utrecht Leidsche Rijn.The Terwijde neighbourhood is part of the Leidsche Rijn area under construction, west of Utrecht....
) - Utrecht CentraalUtrecht Centraal railway stationUtrecht Centraal is the central railway station for the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It is the largest railway station in the Netherlands in terms of size, with fourteen platforms With Utrecht being located centrally in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal is also the largest station in terms...
(2x per hour) - 126 - Station Maarssen - VleutenVleutenVleuten is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the city of Utrecht, and lies about 6 km west of it. In 2001, it became together with De Meern, a city part of Utrecht called Vleuten-De Meern. Vleuten has a railway station on the line between Utrecht and Woerden.In...
- De MeernDe MeernDe Meern is a former town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the city of Utrecht, and lies about 5 km west of it. In 2001, it became together with Vleuten, a city part of Utrecht called Vleuten-De Meern....
(1x per hour - Only Monday - Friday) - 291 - Station Maarssen - Utrecht North-West - NieuwegeinNieuwegeinNieuwegein is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is bordered on the north by the city of Utrecht, the provincial capital...
- VreeswijkVreeswijkVreeswijk is a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The municipality merged with Jutphaas in 1971, and is now the southern half of the town of Nieuwegein....
(6/7x per day - Monday - Friday - Peak Hours Only)
All Bus Services, except 291, are operated by the GVU - Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
Municipal bus company. The 291 is operated by Connexxion
Connexxion
Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, east and far northern part of the country. It was formed in 1999 as result of a fusion between the public transport companies NZH, ZWN, Midnet and Oostnet. Its name is a mutation of the French...