Geldermalsen railway station

Geldermalsen is a railway station in the town of Geldermalsen, Netherlands. The station opened on 1 Nov 1868.[1][2] The station is a junction, with an island platform for easy transfers. To reach the platforms from outside of the station, passengers must use a bridge.

Geldermalsen
The station building
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°53′2″N 5°16′15″E / 51.88389°N 5.27083°E / 51.88389; 5.27083
Operated byNederlandse Spoorwegen, Qbuzz
Line(s)Utrecht–Boxtel railway
Elst–Dordrecht railway
Platforms1
Tracks4
History
Opened1 Nov 1868
Services
Preceding stationQbuzzFollowing station
Beesd
towards Dordrecht
Line 7200Terminus
Preceding stationNederlandse SpoorwegenFollowing station
CulemborgNS Sprinter 6000Tiel Passewaaij
NS Sprinter 16000
Arrives at 's-Hertogenbosch
Zaltbommel
Location
Geldermalsen is located in Netherlands
Geldermalsen
Geldermalsen
Location within Netherlands

The current building dates from 1884.[3] The station is at the junction of two lines: the Utrecht–Boxtel railway and the Elst–Dordrecht railway. The station is currently served by trains from Qbuzz and NS. Previously, Arriva served this station along with NS, but on 9 Dec 2018, Qbuzz took over services from Arriva.[4]

Train services

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RouteService typeOperatorNotes
Woerden - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - TielLocal ("Sprinter")NS2x per hour
The Hague - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - 's-HertogenboschLocal ("Sprinter")NS2x per hour
Dordrecht - Gorinchem - GeldermalsenLocal ("Stoptrein")Qbuzz2x per hour

Bus services

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LineRouteOperatorNotes
47Geldermalsen - Meteren - Waardenburg - Haaften - Hellouw - Herwijnen - Vuren - GorinchemArriva and Juijn
260Geldermalsen - Deil - Enspijk - Beesd - Rumpt - Rhenoy - Acquoy - Asperen - LeerdamArrivaOn evenings and Sundays, this bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").
261Geldermalsen - Meteren - EstArrivaOn evenings and Sundays, this bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").
262Geldermalsen - Buurmalsen - TrichtArrivaOn evenings and Sundays, this bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").
543Tiel - Geldermalsen Poppenbouwing - Geldermalsen StationArrivaRush hours only, with one extra run around noon.
621Geldermalsen → Deil → Enspijk → GorinchemJuijnOnly 1 run during morning rush hour.
625Gorinchem (→ Waardenburg) → Meteren → Geldermalsen (→ Deil → Enspijk)JuijnVarious runs on a flexible schedule, but mostly during the afternoon.
627Gorinchem → Meteren → Geldermalsen → Deil → EnspijkJuijnOnly 1 run during afternoon rush hour.

References

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  1. ^ Stenvert, Ronald; Kolman, Chris; Broekhoven, Sabine; Meierink, Ben Olde; Tenten, Marc. "Monumenten in Nederland. Gelderland". DBNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  2. ^ "station Geldermalsen". Stationsweb.nl. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Station Geldermalsen: hoofdgebouw in Geldermalsen". rijksmonumenten.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  4. ^ "Qbuzz wint MerwedeLingelijn Dordrecht – Geldermalsen". Treinreiziger.nl (in Dutch). 10 January 2018.
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