Venlo railway station is located in

Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherland ...

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. It is situated on the

Maastricht–Venlo railway The Maastricht–Venlo railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Maastricht to Venlo, passing through Sittard and Roermond. The line was opened in 1865. It is part of the '' Staatslijn'' "E". Stations The main interchange statio ...

, the

Viersen–Venlo railway The Viersen–Venlo railway is a railway line running from Viersen in Germany to Venlo in the Netherlands. The line was opened in 1866 by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company. Formerly used by international passenger trains between The Hague and ...

, the

Venlo–Eindhoven railway The Venlo–Eindhoven railway is an important railway line in the Netherlands running from Venlo to Eindhoven, passing through Helmond and Deurne. The line was opened in 1866. It is part of the ''Staatslijn'' "E". Stations The main interchange ...

and the

Nijmegen–Venlo railway The Nijmegen–Venlo railway, also called Maaslijn, is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Nijmegen to Venlo, passing through Boxmeer and Venray. The line was opened in 1883. Between 2006 and 2016, passenger transport on the line was e ...

. The first station in Venlo was opened on November 21, 1865. The current building dates from 1958 and is a typical Dutch station of the post-war era, featuring a

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and a large

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spanning the front of the station. There is a bus station for regional and city buses in front of the station, as well as a

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Train services

The following train services call at this station: *Express services: **''Intercity'': Schiphol Airport–Utrecht–'s-Hertogenbosch–Eindhoven–Helmond–Venlo **: Venlo–Viersen–Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf–Wuppertal–Hagen–Hamm *Local services: **''Stoptrein'': Nijmegen–Venlo–Roermond Venlo is a

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station and therefore sees a significant number of shunting movements. On several tracks, the catenary can be switched between the 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC used on the

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network and the

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used by

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network.

Bus services

* City buses ** 1: Blerick Vossener–Venlo Station–Venlo Hospital–Tegelen–Kaldenkirchen ** 2: Blerick Klingerberg–Venlo Station–Venlo City Centre–Venlo Stalberg ** 3: Venlo Station–City Centre–'t Ven–Noorderpoort–City Centre–Venlo Station * Regional buses ** 66: Venlo Station–Tegelen–Belfeld–Reuver–Beesel–Swalmen–Roermond Station ** 70: Venlo Station–Blerick–Venlo Freshpark–Sevenum–Horst ** 83: Venlo Station–Venlo–Velden–Lomm–Arcen–Wellerlooi–Well–Aijen–Nieuw-Bergen–Afferden–Heijen–Gennep–Ottersum–Milsbeek–Plasmolen–Mook–Molenhoek–Heumen–Malden–Nijmegen–Nijmegen Central Station **87: Venray Station–Leunen–Castenray–Horst–Sevenum–Heierhoeve–Blerick–Venlo Station ** 88: Venray Station–Oostrum–Wanssum–Meerlo–Tienray–Swolgen–Broekhuizenvorst–Broekhuizen–Lottum–Grubbenvorst–Blerick–Venlo Station ** 370: (''Limburgliner''): Venlo Station–Venlo–Blerick–Maasbree–Helden–Panningen–Beringe–Meijel–Ospeldijk–Ospel–Nederweert–Weert ** 377: (''Limburgliner)'': Venlo Station–Hout-Blerick–Baarlo–Kessel–Kesseleik–Neer–Nunhem–Haelen–Horn–Roermond Station **669: (school line): Meijel–Beringe–Panningen–Helden–Panningen ** 670: (school line): Venlo Station–Blerick–Maasbree–Helden–Panningen **671: Venlo–Blerick–Greenport–Grubbenvorst **683: (school line): Well–Wellerlooi–Arcen–Lomm–Velden–Venlo **687: (school line): Horst–Sevenum–Heierhoeve–Blerick–Venlo

References

External links

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NS website

Dutch public transport travel planner
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