Gorinchem railway station
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Gorinchem | |||||||||||||||
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Location | Stationsplein, Gorinchem Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°50′1″N 4°58′3″E / 51.83361°N 4.96750°E | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Qbuzz | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | MerwedeLingelijn | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | Bicycle parking racks and free on train | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | Gr | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 December 1883 | ||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||||||
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Gorinchem is a railway station in the town of Gorinchem, Netherlands. It is on the MerwedeLingelijn. It was opened on 1 December 1883. Train services are operated by Qbuzz.
The original railway building was built to look like Sneek railway station, a building type known in Dutch as "Standaardtype Sneek". The current railway building, designed by Cees Douma, was opened in 1971, and the old building was demolished.
Train service
[edit]The station is served by the following services:
- 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Dordrecht - Gorinchem - Geldermalsen
- 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Dordrecht - Gorinchem
Bus services
[edit]The following bus services stop at Station Gorinchem:
47, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 121, 181, 228, 230, 231, 387, 674, 701, 705
Destinations by bus include:
- Geldermalsen, Leerdam, Gelkenes, Giessenburg, Giessen-Oudekerk, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Hardinxveld, Sliedrecht, Utrecht, Arkel, Gorinchem Town
For more information on the routes see [1]
External links
[edit]- Qbuzz website (in Dutch)
- Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)