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.

Barendrecht
Tracks and platforms in the Barendrecht railway station
Location	Stationsweg 1, Barendrecht, Netherlands
Coordinates	51°51′16″N 4°33′13″E
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Breda–Rotterdam railway
Platforms	4
Tracks	9
Connections	Bus connections
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Brd
History
Opened	1 November 1872
Rebuilt	16 June 2007
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Rotterdam Lombardijen toward Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5000 2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends Zwijndrecht toward Dordrecht NS Sprinter 5100 2x/hour
Location
Barendrecht Location within Southwest Randstad Show map of Southwest Randstad Barendrecht Barendrecht (Netherlands) Show map of 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

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)
• RET Bus (in Dutch)