Roosendaal railway station

Roosendaal is a railway station in the city of Roosendaal, Netherlands. The station opened on 3 July 1854 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway and is the beginning of the Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway. Roosendaal was the first station in North Brabant to be built. Roosendaal is also a border station between the Netherlands and Belgium. 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.

Roosendaal
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°32′25″N 4°27′32″E
Line(s)	Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway Roosendaal–Breda railway Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway
Connections	Arriva: 1, 2, 3, 4, 103, 104, 111, 112, 211, 220, 312
Other information
Station code	Rsd
History
Opened	3 July 1854
Services
Preceding station   NS International   Following station Dordrecht toward Amsterdam Centraal Intercity Direct 9200 1x/hour; Until April 8, 2018 Antwerpen-Centraal toward Brussels-South Nederlandse Spoorwegen Bergen op Zoom toward Vlissingen NS Intercity 2200 2x/hour Dordrecht toward Amsterdam Centraal Terminus NS Intercity 3600 2x/hour Etten-Leur toward Zwolle Bergen op Zoom toward Vlissingen NS Intercity 12200 2x/weekday; Weekdays rush hours in the peak direction only. Splits from/Combines with Intercity 2200 to/from Amsterdam Centraal at this station Terminus Oudenbosch toward Dordrecht NS Sprinter 5900 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour on evenings and weekends National Railway Company of Belgium Terminus L 22 1x/hour Essen toward Puurs
Location
Roosendaal Location within Netherlands

Since June 2015 there has been an NMBS ticket machine at the station to buy Belgian train tickets. [1]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• 2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen (local service between Roosendaal and Vlissingen)
• 2x per hour intercity services Zwolle - Deventer - Zutphen - Arnhem - Nijmegen - 's-Hertogenbosch - Tilburg - Breda - Roosendaal
• 2x per weekday intercity service Roosendaal - Vlissingen (express service between Roosendaal and Vlissingen in the peak direction, only stopping at Middelburg, Goes and Bergen op Zoom. Splits from/Combines with the regular Amsterdam - Vlissingen intercity service at this station)
• 1x per hour local service (stoptrein) Roosendaal - Essen - Antwerp - Antwerp-South - Puurs (not on weekends)
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Dordrecht - Roosendaal

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 busstation (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:

Line	Route	Frequency	Notes
1	Damastberg - Tolberg West - Weihoek - Bravis Ziekenhuis - Roselaar busstation - Station - Fatimawijk - Kortendijk - Sterrebos	2x/hour	Arrives/Continues as line 2 at Damastberg Arrives/Continues as line 3 at Sterrebos On evenings and Sundays buses operate only in one direction: From Damastberg to Sterrebos On Saturday mornings until +/- 11:00am buses also operate only in one direction: From Sterrebos to Damastberg
2	Odiliadonk - Langdonk West - Bovendonk - A-Dijk - Fatimawijk - Kalsdonk - Station - Roselaar busstation - Tolberg Oost - Damastberg	2x/hour	Arrives/Continues as line 3 at Odiliadonk Arrives/Continues as line 1 at Damastberg On evenings and Sundays buses operate only in one direction: From Odiliadonk to Damastberg On Saturday mornings until +/- 11:00am buses also operate only in one direction: From Damastberg to Odiliadonk
3	Sterrebos - Langdonk Oost - Burgerhout - Station - Roselaar busstation - Kroeven - Odiliadonk	2x/hour	Arrives/Continues as line 1 at Sterrebos Arrives/Continues as line 2 at Odiliadonk On weekdays outside holidays between 1:00pm and 7:00pm services on this line are split into two separate sections: Sterrebos-Station and Station-Odiliadonk. Passengers from Sterrebos, Langdonk Oost and Burgerhout to Roselaar busstation, Kroeven and Odiliadonk and vice versa are required to make a transfer at the station at these times On evenings and Sundays buses operate only in one direction: From Sterrebos to Odiliadonk On Saturday mornings until +/- 11:00am buses also operate only in one direction: From Odiliadonk to Sterrebos
4	Station -> Borchwerf -> WVS -> Borchwerf -> Station	4x/day	Not on evenings and weekends

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:

Line	Route	Frequency	Notes
103	Roosendaal, Westrand - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Roosendaal, Station - Oud Gastel - Oud Gastel, Busstation - Fijnaart - Oude Molen - Willemstad	1x/hour	Combined half-hourly service on weekdays except evenings with line 111 on section Roosendaal, Westrand-Oud Gastel, Busstation At evenings and Sundays buses do not run on section Oud Gastel, Busstation-Willemstad At Saturday evenings and Sundays the section Roosendaal, Westrand-Roosendaal, Station is also not served
104	Roosendaal, Station - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Roosendaal, Rosada Factory Outlet Center - Wouw - Wouw, Omgang - Wouwse Plantage - Huijbergen - Woensdrecht - Hoogerheide - Bergen op Zoom - Bergen op Zoom, Station Bergen op Zoom	1x/hour	Not on evenings and weekends Combined half-hourly service with line 112 on section Roosendaal, Station-Wouw, Omgang
111	Roosendaal, Westrand - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Roosendaal, Station - Roosendaal, Spoorstraat - Oud Gastel - Oud Gastel, Busstation - Stampersgat - Dinteloord - Steenbergen - Lepelstraat - Halsteren - Bergen op Zoom - Bergen op Zoom, Station Bergen op Zoom	1x/hour	Not on evenings and weekends Combined half-hourly service with line 103 on sections Roosendaal, Westrand-Oud Gastel, Busstation
112	Roosendaal, Station - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Roosendaal, Rosada Factory Outlet Center - Wouw - Wouw, Omgang - Heerle - Bergen op Zoom - Bergen op Zoom, Bravis Ziekenhuis - Bergen op Zoom, Station Bergen op Zoom	1x/hour	Combined half-hourly service on weekdays except evenings with line 104 on section Roosendaal, Station-Wouw, Omgang
211	Nispen - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Roosendaal, Station - Zegge - Bosschenhoofd - Bosbad Hoeven - Oudenbosch	1x/hour	Not on evenings and weekends
220	Roosendaal, Station - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Schijf - Achtmaal - Zundert - Klein Zundert	1x/hour	Not on evenings and weekends
312	Roosendaal, Station - Roosendaal, Fatimawijk - Roosendaal, Zegestede Cemetery - Rucphen - Sprundel - Sint Willebrord - Etten-Leur - Etten-Leur, Centrum - Breda - Breda, Centraal Station	1x/hour	Not between Etten-Leur, Centrum and Breda, Centraal Station on evenings and Sundays At evenings and Sundays buses arrive/continue at Etten-Leur, Centrum as line 316 from/to Breda and Breda, Centraal Station

References

1. Roosendaal station receives an NMBS ticket machine (in Dutch)

External links

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