Essen 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 ...

in the town of

Essen Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...

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. The station opened on 26 June 1854 on the

Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway The Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway (railway line 12 in the Belgian numbering plan) is an international railway line running from Antwerp in Belgium to Lage Zwaluwe in the Netherlands. The line was opened between 1854 and 1876. The opening of the h ...

, known in Belgium as Line 12. Essen is a

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between the

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and

Train services

The station is served by the following services: *Intercity services (IC-22) Essen - Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels (weekdays) *Local services (L-22) Roosendaal - Essen - Antwerp - Puurs (weekdays) *Local services (L-22) Roosendaal - Essen - Antwerp (weekends)

External links

Belgian Railways website
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