Vlissingen Souburg (English: Flushing Souburg) 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 in

Oost-Souburg Oost-Souburg is a town in the municipality of Vlissingen in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands. History The village was first mentioned in 1162 as Sutburch, and used to mean "southern fortified place", because it was the most southern of thre ...

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 31 May 1986 and is located on the

Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway The Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Roosendaal to Vlissingen passing through the provinces of North Brabant and Zeeland. It is also known as Staatslijn F.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 ...

History

Vlissingen Souburg plays an important complementary role in relation to the station at

Vlissingen Vlissingen (; zea, label=Zeelandic, Vlissienge), historically known in English as Flushing, is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. With its strategic l ...

and serves Oost-Souburg also the northern outskirts of Vlissingen. The station is located along the

Canal through Walcheren The Canal through Walcheren in the Netherlands crosses the east of Walcheren. It connects the Westerschelde and the Veerse Meer. Context In the 15th and 16th century Middelburg, capital of Zeeland was booming. The city was on Walcheren Isla ...

, near the swing bridge which connects Oost-Souburg,

West-Souburg West-Souburg is a neighbourhood of Vlissingen and former village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is part of the municipality of Vlissingen, and has been annexed by the city. The village was first mentioned in 1162 as Sutburch, and used to me ...

and the Vlissingen neighbourhood of Westerzicht . The station was opened in 1986 and is a typical suburban station. There are two platforms, which do not lie opposite each other, but located on either side of the level crossing. On the eastern platform there was originally a station building with waiting area and ticket office; a standard design of architect Hans Bak. In 2007 the building was demolished; the staffed ticket office had closed four years earlier. It has broadened the platform on the site of the former building. There are several unguarded bike racks and bike lockers available. There is parking for cars.

Train service

The station is served by the following service(s): *2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen

Gallery

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External links

NS websiteDutch Public Transport journey planner
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vlissingen Souburg Railway Station Souburg Railway stations opened in 1986 Railway stations on the Staatslijn F