Gorinchem railway station

Railway Elst - Dordrecht

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Station Gorinchem is a train station in the Dutch town of Gorinchem near the city center. The station is located on the Betuwelijn between Elst and Dordrecht. The station was put into operation on 1 December 1883.

The line

The station was opened simultaneously with the opening of Betuwelijn. One and a half years, the station was the terminus of the line until 1885, the eastern part of the track was opened.

Station building

The original station building was of the standard type Sneek, built at several locations in The Netherlands:

• Station Gorinchem, built in 1881, demolished in 1971.
• Tiel Station, built in 1881, still preserved.
• Sneek Railway Station, built in 1882, still preserved.
• Appingedam station, built in 1883, demolished in 1981.
• Delfzijl railway station, built in 1883, still preserved, but otherwise bricked.

In 1971 the old building, which was in poor condition, torn down and a new building erected. The new building is very similar to Emmen station. He comes from the same architect Cees Douma.

Facilities

The end of 2007 a ​​" Arriva Store" was opened on the site of the former railway switch by the rail operator Arriva. Also there at the station 'Café Espresso T ', and a video-monitored bicycle parking.

Since December 10, 2006 Arriva performs railway operation between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen. Trains run every half hour. Since the September 14, 2008 Arriva travel on the railway track with sprint - Zugen. In September 2011, a 15 -minute intervals between Dordrecht and Gorinchem was established.

Stop at the station:

• Arriva Dordrecht - Gorinchem - Geldermalsen
• Arriva Dordrecht - Gorinchem