Driebergen-Zeist 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 ...
located between
Driebergen-Rijsenburg
Driebergen-Rijsenburg is a town in the municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.
It is the home of Michelin starred restaurant La Provence.
Transportation
*Driebergen-Zeist railway station
...
and
Zeist, Netherlands
Zeist () is the capital and largest town of the municipality of Zeist. The town is located in the Utrecht province of the Netherlands, east of the city of Utrecht.
History
The town of "Seist" was first mentioned in a charter in the year ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Utrechtse Heuvelrug (; en, "Utrecht Hill Ridge") is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It was formed on 1 January 2006 by merging the former municipalities of Amerongen, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Leersum, and Maarn ...
. The station was opened on 17 June 1844 and is located on the
Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
The Amsterdam–Arnhem railway, also referred to as the Amsterdam–Elten railway or ''Rhijnspoorweg'' in Dutch (English: Rhine railway), is an important railway that connects Amsterdam in the Netherlands with Utrecht and Arnhem, and continues in ...
. The station is operated by
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; ; en, "Dutch Railways") is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The Dutch rail network is one of the busiest in the European Union, and the ...
. In 2018 there were approximately 8,787 passengers per day using Driebergen-Zeist station. The station underwent a major uprade between 2017 and 2020 which provided additional bicycle parking and removed a nearby
level crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...
.
Train services
The following services currently call at Driebergen-Zeist:
*2x per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Utrecht - Arnhem - Nijmegen
*2x per hour local service (''sprinter'') (Uitgeest - Amsterdam -) Breukelen - Utrecht - Rhenen
*2x per hour local service (''sprinter'') Breukelen - Utrecht - Veenendaal Centrum
Bus services
Bus services depart from a bus station at the front of the station. These include:
*43 - ''Zeist - Driebergen - Odijk''
*50 - ''Utrecht - De Bilt - Zeist - Driebergen - Doorn - Leersum - Amerongen - Elst - Rhenen - Wageningen''
*51 - ''Utrecht Centraal - Wittevrouwen - De Bilt - Zeist - Driebergen-Zeist''
*56 - ''Amersfoort - Soesterberg - Huis ter Heide - Zeist - Driebergen - Doorn - Wijk bij Duurstede''
*71 - ''Nieuwegein - Utrecht Rijnsweerd - De Uithof - De Bilt - Zeist - Driebergen - Doorn''
*75 - ''Driebergen-Zeist - Rijsenberg''
*81 - ''Woudenberg - Zeist - Driebergen - Doorn - Leersum - Amerongen - Veenendaal''
*450 ''Utrecht - De Bilt - Zeist - Driebergen - Doorn - Leersum - Amerongen'' (Night bus)
References
External links
NS websiteDutch Public Transport journey planner
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Railway stations in Utrecht (province)
Railway stations opened in 1844
Railway stations on the Rhijnspoorweg
Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 1844