Utrecht Lunetten 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

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...

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 originally opened on 10 June 1874 and is located on the

Utrecht–Boxtel railway The Utrecht–Boxtel railway is an important railway in the Netherlands running from Utrecht Centraal station to Boxtel station, passing through Geldermalsen station and 's-Hertogenbosch station. The line was opened between 1868 and 1870. It i ...

and the

Hilversum–Lunetten railway The Hilversum–Lunetten railway is a railway in the Netherlands opened in 1874 and running from Hilversum station to Utrecht Centraal. Trains of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij were initially running from Hilversum to Utrecht Lunet ...

(via Utrecht Maliebaan). The station closed on 15 May 1932. The station was re-opened on 25 September 1980. The services are currently 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 the ...

. When new the station was just an interchange station between the Utrecht - 's-Hertogenbosch line and the Hilversum - Utrecht Lunetten services. There was no entrance/exit to the station, so its sole purpose was for the interchange of these lines.

Train services

The following services currently call at Utrecht Lunetten: *2x per hour local service (''sprinter'') Woerden - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - Tiel *2x per hour local service (''sprinter'') The Hague - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - 's-Hertogenbosch The railway tracks were doubled in order to separate local from Intercity services.

Bus services

* 8 - Utrecht Lunetten - Tolsteeg - Centraal Station - Centrum - Sterrenwijk * 10 - Utrecht Lunetten - Kanaleneiland - Oudenrijn - Leidsche Rijn * 15 - Utrecht Lunetten - Tolsteeg - Hoograven (during evenings and Weekends)

External links

NS website

Dutch Public Transport journey planner
{{Railway stations in Provincie Utrecht

Lunetten Lunetten is a neighbourhood in the southeastern part of the city of Utrecht, that has approximately 12.000 inhabitants. It is mainly a residential area, since there is no significant industry present. Lunetten was constructed as an urban experimen ...

Railway stations opened in 1874 Railway stations closed in 1932 Railway stations opened in 1980 Railway stations on the Staatslijn H 1980 establishments in the Netherlands Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 20th century