Roosendaal railway station
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Roosendaal 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 city of
Roosendaal Roosendaal () is both a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Towns/villages of the municipality * Roosendaal (population: 66,760) * Wouw (4,920) * Heerle (1, ...
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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 opened on 3 July 1854 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway and is the beginning of 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.North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the we ...
to be built. Roosendaal is also a border station between the Netherlands and
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. Trains in Belgium run on the left side of double-track whereas in the Netherlands right-hand running is the norm. At some borders, the changeover is achieved by using a flyover, but at Roosendaal trains stop and await a signal to allow them to proceed to the opposite track. Since June 2015 there has been an NMBS ticket machine at the station to buy Belgian train tickets. Roosendaal station receives an NMBS ticket machine


Train services

The station is served by the following services: *2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen (Between Roosendaal and Vlissingen: On weekdays except evenings 1x per hour express service, only stopping at Bergen op Zoom, Goes and Middelburg and 1x per hour local service stopping at all stations, on evenings and weekends 2x per hour local service) *2x per hour intercity services Zwolle - Deventer - Zutphen - Arnhem - Nijmegen - 's-Hertogenbosch - Tilburg - Breda - Roosendaal *2x per hour local service (''sprinter'') Dordrecht - Roosendaal *1x per hour local service (''sprinter'') Roosendaal - Vlissingen (only on weekdays except evenings) *1x per hour local service (''stoptrein'') Roosendaal - Essen - Antwerp - Antwerp-South - Puurs As of April 9, 2018 the international service Amsterdam - Brussels will be running on the HSL-Zuid with a stop at Breda and does not call at Dordrecht and Roosendaal anymore. Passengers for Belgium can take a train to Breda and change trains there or can take the local service Roosendaal - Puurs and change trains at Antwerp for Mechelen, Brussels Airport and Brussels


Bus services

Roosendaal is served by city bus services (stadsbussen) as well as regional bus services (streekbussen). All bus services are operated by Arriva


Stadsbussen

There are 4 city bus lines. From the railway station the city bus lines provides services to/from: * Roselaar bus station (downtown area) * Bravis Ziekenhuis (Hospital) * WVS (Training company) * The neighbourhoods Burgerhout, Bovendonk, Fatimawijk, Kalsdonk, Kortendijk, Kroeven, Langdonk, Tolberg and Weihoek The neighbourhood Westrand and the Rosada Factory Outlet Center are served by regional bus services (see also: Streekbussen) The routes of the city buses are as follows:


Streekbussen

The regional bus lines provides services to/from: * Roselaar busstation (downtown area) * The Rosada Factory Outlet Center * Zegestede Cemetery * The neighbourhoods Fatimawijk and Westrand * The nearby cities Bergen op Zoom, Breda and Etten-Leur * Villages around Roosendaal The routes of the regional buses, serving Roosendaal, are as follows:


References


External links


NS website

Dutch Public Transport journey planner
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