Venlo railway station

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Venlo
Station at night
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°21′53″N 6°10′17″E / 51.36472°N 6.17139°E / 51.36472; 6.17139
Operated byNederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)
Platforms6
Other information
Station codeVl
History
Opened1865
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Blerick NS Intercity 3500 Terminus
Blerick
towards Dordrecht
NS Intercity 3700
Blerick NS Intercity 13500
Preceding station Arriva Following station
Blerick
towards Nijmegen
Stoptrein 32200 Tegelen
towards Roermond
Preceding station Eurobahn Following station
Terminus RE 13 Kaldenkirchen
Location
Venlo is located in Netherlands
Venlo
Venlo
Location in Netherlands

Venlo railway station is located in Venlo, the Netherlands. It is situated on the Maastricht–Venlo railway, the Viersen–Venlo railway, the Venlo–Eindhoven railway and the Nijmegen–Venlo railway.

The first station in Venlo was opened on November 21, 1865. The current building dates from 1958 and is a typical Dutch station of the post-war era, featuring a clock tower and a large canopy spanning the front of the station.

There is a bus station for regional and city buses in front of the station, as well as a car park.

Train services[edit]

The following train services call at this station:

  • Express services:
    • Intercity: Schiphol Airport–Utrecht–'s-Hertogenbosch–Eindhoven–Helmond–Venlo
    • RE 13: Venlo–Viersen–Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf–Wuppertal–Hagen–Hamm
  • Local services:[1]
    • Stoptrein: Nijmegen–Venlo–Roermond

Venlo is a border station and therefore sees a significant number of shunting movements. On several tracks, the catenary can be switched between the 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC used on the Deutsche Bahn network and the 1500 V DC used by Nederlandse Spoorwegen network.

Bus services[edit]

  • City buses[2]
    • 1: Blerick Vossener–Venlo Station–Venlo Hospital–Tegelen–Kaldenkirchen
    • 2: Blerick Klingerberg–Venlo Station–Venlo City Centre–Venlo Stalberg
    • 3: Venlo Station–City Centre–'t Ven–Noorderpoort–City Centre–Venlo Station
  • Regional buses[2]
    • 66: Venlo Station–Tegelen–Belfeld–Reuver–Beesel–Swalmen–Roermond Station
    • 70: Venlo Station–Blerick–Venlo Freshpark–Sevenum–Horst
    • 83: Venlo Station–Venlo–Velden–Lomm–Arcen–Wellerlooi–Well–Aijen–Nieuw-Bergen–Afferden–Heijen–Gennep–Ottersum–Milsbeek–Plasmolen–Mook–Molenhoek–Heumen–Malden–Nijmegen–Nijmegen Central Station
    • 87: Venray Station–Leunen–Castenray–Horst–Sevenum–Heierhoeve–Blerick–Venlo Station
    • 88: Venray Station–Oostrum–Wanssum–Meerlo–Tienray–Swolgen–Broekhuizenvorst–Broekhuizen–Lottum–Grubbenvorst–Blerick–Venlo Station
    • 370: (Limburgliner): Venlo Station–Venlo–Blerick–Maasbree–Helden–Panningen–Beringe–Meijel–Ospeldijk–Ospel–Nederweert–Weert
    • 377: (Limburgliner): Venlo Station–Hout-Blerick–Baarlo–Kessel–Kesseleik–Neer–Nunhem–Haelen–Horn–Roermond Station
    • 669: (school line): Meijel–Beringe–Panningen–Helden–Panningen
    • 670: (school line): Venlo Station–Blerick–Maasbree–Helden–Panningen
    • 671: Venlo–Blerick–Greenport–Grubbenvorst
    • 683: (school line): Well–Wellerlooi–Arcen–Lomm–Velden–Venlo
    • 687: (school line): Horst–Sevenum–Heierhoeve–Blerick–Venlo

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Arriva train timetable 2018 (in Dutch)".
  2. ^ a b "Arriva bus timetable 2018 (in Dutch)".

External links[edit]