Roosendaal railway station
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Roosendaal is a railway station in the city of Roosendaal, 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 3 July 1854 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway
Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway
The Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway is an important international railway line running from Antwerp in Belgium to Lage Zwaluwe in the Netherlands. The line was opened between 1854 and 1876...

 and is the beginning of the Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway. Roosendaal was the first station in North Brabant
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

 to be built. Roosendaal is also a border station between the Netherlands and Belgium
Belgium
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Destinations

From Roosendaal you can travel to major destinations, such as:
Amsterdam, Schiphol, Leiden
Leiden Centraal railway station
Leiden Centraal is the main railway station in Leiden, a city in the Netherlands.-History:Leiden Centraal station opened on 17 August 1842 as the southern terminal of the first expansion of the Old Line from Haarlem. The original building was replaced by a new one, designed by D.A.N. Margadant, in...

, Den Haag
Den Haag Hollands Spoor railway station
The Den Haag Hollands Spoor railway station, also known as Den Haag HS, is the oldest railway station in The Hague, Netherlands. It was opened in 1843, when the Amsterdam–Haarlem railway, the oldest railway line in the country, was extended to The Hague. This line was further extended to Rotterdam...

, Den Haag City, Rotterdam
Rotterdam Centraal railway station
Rotterdam Centraal is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam in the Netherlands.-History:The station opened June 3, 1847 as the Delftsche Poort railway station. The station building designed by Sybold van Ravesteyn opened in 1957 and closed on September 2, 2007...

, 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...

, Bergen op Zoom
Bergen op Zoom railway station
Bergen op Zoom is a railway station located in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 23 December 1863 and is located on the Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway...

, Vlissingen
Vlissingen railway station
Vlissingen is a terminus railway station, in the town of Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The station opened on 1 September 1873. The station is at the western end of the Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway and has 3 platforms...

, Antwerpen, Breda
Breda railway station
Breda is a railway station in Breda, the Netherlands. It is situated on the Breda–Rotterdam railway, the Roosendaal–Breda railway and the Breda–Eindhoven railway.-History:...

, Tilburg
Tilburg railway station
Tilburg is a railway station located in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 5 October 1863 and is located on the Breda–Eindhoven railway and the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway...

, 's-Hertogenbosch
's-Hertogenbosch railway station
s-Hertogenbosch is a railway station located in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. The station and all services operating from it are run by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the largest Dutch train operating company.-History:...

, Nijmegen
Nijmegen railway station
Nijmegen is a railway station located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 9 August 1865 and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway, Nijmegen–Venlo railway and the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway...

, Arnhem
Arnhem railway station
Arnhem is a railway station located in Arnhem, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 14 May 1845 and is located on the Rhijnspoorweg , the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway and the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway...


Train services

The following services start at Roosendaal:
  • 1 hourly intercity service Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Brussels
  • 1 hourly intercity service Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Vlissingen
  • 2 hourly intercity services Zwolle - Nijmegen - Roosendaal
  • 1 hourly local service (stoptrein) Roosendaal - Antwerp
  • 1 hourly local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal
  • 1 hourly local service (stoptrein) Roosendaal - Vlissingen
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