The Leerdam railway station is located in the western
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, on the
MerwedeLingelijn
MerwedeLingelijn is the name of the train service in the Netherlands between Geldermalsen and Dordrecht, on the western part of the Elst–Dordrecht railway. Train services were operated by Arriva until 8 Dec 2018, when Qbuzz took over.
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line between
Dordrecht
Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...
and
Geldermalsen
Geldermalsen () is a town and former municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Town of Geldermalsen
The town centre of Geldermalsen contains a two-aisled Gothic church dating from the 15th century, with a Romanesque tower ...
. The
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 ...
was opened on 1 December 1883. Train services are operated by
Qbuzz
Qbuzz is a public transport company in the Netherlands that operates services in South Holland, Utrecht, Drenthe and Groningen. Founded in 2008, it was a 100% subsidiary of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (the Dutch National Railway Operator) between 2 ...
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History
A new station building was opened in 1987, next to the former building. It was designed by
Cees Douma
Cees () is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of Cornelis. Since, as in English, the letter "c" before "e" is normally pronounced in Dutch, the alternative spelling Kees is more common.
Notable people named Cees include:
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. The former building was maintained and is currently being turned into a restaurant.
Arriva
Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.Qbuzz website