Arnhem Velperpoort 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 prep ...

located in

Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both ban ...

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. The station was opened on 1 October 1893, closed on 3 June 1918 and reopened on 5 January 1953. It is located on the

Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway The Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Arnhem to Leeuwarden, passing through Deventer, Zwolle and Heerenveen. It is also called the ''Staatslijn A'' ("state line A") in Dutch. The part between Arnhem ...

and the Oberhausen–Arnhem railway. The train services are 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 t ...

Arriva Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.Breng Breng is the name of a public transportation concept in the Stadsregio Arnhem–Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Novio (a branch of Connexxion Connexxion is a large public transport company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, eas ...

. Previously, the name of the station was just Velperpoort (1893-1918).

Train services

Bus services

Gallery

image:Voormalig Stationsgebouw Velperpoort (12-2005).jpg, Velperpoort former station building, in use 1953-1988 image:Station Velperpoort zuidzijde (12-2005).jpg, Velperpoort station

External links

NS website

Dutch Public Transport journey planner
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnhem Velperpoort Railway Station Velperpoort Railway stations opened in 1893 Railway stations closed in 1918 Railway stations opened in 1953 Railway stations on the Staatslijn A Railway stations on the IJssellijn Railway stations on the Rhijnspoorweg 1893 establishments in the Netherlands Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 19th century