Barendrecht railway station

Barendrecht railway station is a railway station in Barendrecht, Netherlands, located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam and Dordrecht. Adjacent to the four tracks of this line are two tracks for the HSL-Zuid and three for freight, as part of the Betuweroute freight route to Zevenaar. The nine tracks are in a 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) long roofed structure, much of it covered under a layer of earth, to keep noise at bay. On top is a new city park. At the station itself its four tracks, with the platforms, have a glass roof.

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Tracks and platforms in the Barendrecht railway station
LocationStationsweg 1, Barendrecht,
Netherlands
Coordinates51°51′16″N 4°33′13″E
Operated byNederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)Breda–Rotterdam railway
Platforms4
Tracks9
ConnectionsBus connections
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeBrd
History
Opened1 November 1872
Rebuilt16 June 2007
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
NS Sprinter 5000
2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends
toward Dordrecht
NS Sprinter 5100
2x/hour
Location
Barendrecht
Location within Southwest Randstad
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Barendrecht (Netherlands)

The station was opened on 1 November 1872. This building was replaced by a smaller and more modern building in 1973. A new railway station was opened in 2001. Queen Beatrix visited the station on 16 June 2007, to open the Betuweroute freight route.

Train services

The following services call at Barendrecht:

  • 4x per hour local services (sprinter) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht

Bus services
  • 84 (Station Barendrecht - Rotterdam Zuidplein) - QBuzz, 4x per hour, 2x per hour on Sundays
  • 188 (Station Barendrecht - Industrial Area Barendrecht) - Monday to Friday from roof of the station
  • 187 (Barendrecht Handelsweg - Station Barendrecht - Rotterdam Zuidplein) - Rush hour only. 2x per hour towards Barendrecht in the morning, 2x per hour towards Rotterdam in the afternoon.
  • 601 (Rotterdam Beverwaard - Station Barendrecht - Barendrecht Gemeentehuis) - Does not run in the evening and on Sundays.
  • 717 (Station Barendrecht - Heerjansdam - Zwijndrecht) - Arriva, 1x per hour, at Sundays on request
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