Apeldoorn railway station (;

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: Apd) is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

Apeldoorn Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. It is located about 60 km east of Utrecht, 60 km west of Enschede, 25 km north of Arnhem and 35 km south of Zwolle. The ...

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. The station was opened on 15 May 1876, on the

Amsterdam–Zutphen railway The Amsterdam–Zutphen railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Amsterdam, North Holland to Zutphen, Gelderland via the province of Utrecht. It passes through the cities of Hilversum, Amersfoort and Apeldoorn. It is also inform ...

. It was opened when the Amersfoort to Zutphen section was completed.

Location

The railway station is located at the Stationsplein ( en, Station's Square) in the town center of

in the province of

in the middle of the

.Station Apeldoorn
(in Dutch), ''Stationsweb''. Retrieved 12 June 2017. It is situated on the

between the railway stations of

Hoevelaken Hoevelaken is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 5 km east of Amersfoort. Hoevelaken was a separate municipality until 2000, when it was merged with Nijkerk. History It w ...

in the west and Apeldoorn De Maten in the east. It is also the western terminus of the

Apeldoorn–Deventer railway The Apeldoorn–Deventer railway is an important railway in the Netherlands, running from Apeldoorn, Gelderland to Deventer, Overijssel. The line was opened between 1887 and 1888. It is used by long-distance trains from Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Th ...

before Apeldoorn Osseveld in the east and the northern terminus of the Apeldoorn–Dieren railway before

Beekbergen Beekbergen (; nds, Bekbargen or ''Beekbargen'') is a village and former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Apeldoorn on the edge of the Veluwe. The rural area on the southwestern side of the v ...

in the south.

History

The railway station was opened on 15 May 1876. In 1887 there were local lines from Apeldoorn in three directions: * Apeldoorn–Zwolle railway (dismantled) * Apeldoorn–Dieren railway (now property of the VSM Steam Railway) *

in use since 1887. The station building was saved in connection with a massive refurbishment of the station from 2004 to 2008.

Station building and layout

The Apeldoorn station building is not related to any of the standard stations, but it has similarities with stations built in that period. It consists of an upper middle portion with two lower short side wings. The station has eight tracks and four platforms. The 2004–2008 refurbishment included, closure of the level crossings at and near the station where passengers and cyclists would pass to get to Apeldoorn Zuid and opening of a new cycle tunnel under the station, railway and the adjacent road. The front square of the station was renewed in conjunction with this. There are also lifts to go up to the platforms.

Services

Trains

, the following train services call at this station: * Express services: ** ''Intercity'': Amsterdam - Amersfoort - Deventer - Hengelo - Osnabrück - Hanover - Berlin ** ''Intercity'': Schiphol - Amersfoort - Deventer - Hengelo - Enschede ** ''Intercity'': The Hague/Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Deventer - Hengelo - Enschede ** ''Intercity'': Amsterdam - Amersfoort (- Deventer) * Local services: ** ''Sprinter'': Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo (- Hengelo - Enschede) ** ''Stoptrein'': Apeldoorn - Zutphen From 9 December 2012, Arriva operates the train between Apeldoorn and Zutphen. From the same date Apeldoorn no longer had a direct connection with Rotterdam on weekdays; a change of trains was required in Amersfoort or Utrecht. In the 2015 timetable, however, the direct connection to Rotterdam on weekdays has been restored by splitting/combining trains in Utrecht. The intercity Amsterdam - Deventer calls at Apeldoorn every hour during weekdays and twice an hour during peak hours, however, not at the times the intercity Amsterdam - Berlin calls at Apeldoorn. From 11 December 2016, the local Sprinter service to Almelo is only extended towards Enschede during weekday peak hours, where it used to be all day until 20:00 during weekdays. This change was implemented as a result of regional subsidies from the local Twente government being revoked, and led to strong protests from commuters and especially students at university and high schools in Enschede.

Buses

There is a large bus station next to the station. From here town and regional bus services operate. These buses are operated by

Syntus Keolis Nederland is a public transport company operating bus and passenger train services in the Netherlands. Originally created as Syntus and owned by Connexxion, Keolis and Nederlandse Spoorwegen, since 2012 Keolis Nederland has been a 100% subs ...

, with certain journeys on service 43 operated by Breng. All bus services are frequent and connect with train services.

Town services

*1 ''Station - Town Centre - Gelre Ziekenhuis Lukas'' *2 ''Station - Town Centre - Rijkskantoren/Apenheul'' *3 ''Station - Town Centre - Zutphensestraat - Station De Maten - Matenhoeve - Matenveld'' *4 ''Station - Town Centre - Zutphensestraat - Station De Maten - Matenveld - Matenhoeve'' *5 ''Station - Deventerstraat - Osseveld - Woudhuis'' *6 ''Station - Town Centre - Rijkskantoren - Orden'' *7 ''Station - Town Centre - Orden'' *8 ''Station - Town Centre - Anklaar - Zuidbroek'' *9 ''Station - Town Centre - Anklaar - Zuidbroek'' *10 ''Station - Town Centre - Het Loo - Kerschoten'' *11 ''Station - Kerschoten - Stadshoudersmolen - Vaassen'' *12 ''Station - Town Centre - Ugchelen'' *14 ''Station - Town Centre - Arnhemseweg - Kayersmolen - Kayersdijk - Station'' *15 ''Station - Deventerstraat - Teuge - Twello'' *16 ''Station - Town Centre - Berg en Bos - Het Loo'' *17 ''Station - Town Centre - Sprenklaar - Station'' *18 ''Station - Town Centre - Arnhemseweg - Zuid - Rivierenkwartier - Station'' *19 ''Station - Zuid - Componistenkwartier - Town Centre - Station''

Regional services

*43 ''Apeldoorn - Beekbergen - Loenen - Eerbeek - Laag-Soeren - Dieren - Rheden - Velp - Westervoort - Arnhem'' (Faster service to Arnhem on service 91 or 231) *91 ''Apeldoorn - Beekbergen - Arnhem North - Arnhem'' *102 ''Apeldoorn - Het Loo Palace - Julianatoren - Nieuw Millingen - Wittenberg - Voorthuizen - Terschuur - Zwartebroek - Hoevelaken Station - Amersfoort'' *104 ''Apeldoorn - Het Loo Palace - Julianatoren - Hoog Soeren - Nieuw Millingen - Uddel - Elspeet - Leuvenum - Ermelo - Harderijk'' (Not weekends, use 102 to Voorthuizen and change onto service 105) *108 ''Apeldoorn - Ugchelen - Hoenderloo -

Hoge Veluwe National Park De Hoge Veluwe National Park (, "The High Veluwe") is a Dutch national park in the province of Gelderland near the cities of Ede, Wageningen, Arnhem and Apeldoorn. It is approximately in area, consisting of heathlands, sand dunes, and woodlands. ...

- Otterlo - Ede - Ede-Wageningen'' *109 ''Apeldoorn - De Maten - Loenen - Eerbeek'' *201 ''Apeldoorn - Apeldoorn North - Zwolle Express'' *202 ''Apeldoorn - Wenum - Vaassen - Emst - Epe - Heerde - Zwolle'' *203 ''Apeldoorn - Apeldoorn North - Epe - Heerde - Hattem - Zwolle'' *231 ''Apeldoorn - De Maten - Arnhem'' (Not weekends) *293 ''Apeldoorn - De Maten - Arnhem North - Arnhem HAN'' (School Days only) *400 ''Veluwetour'' Operates to many towns throughout the Veluwe at weekends

References

External links

Apeldoorn station
station information {{DEFAULTSORT:Apeldoorn Railway Station 1876 establishments in the Netherlands Railway stations in Apeldoorn Railway stations on the Apeldoorn - Deventer railway line Railway stations on the Apeldoorn - Zutphen railway line Railway stations opened in 1876