Venlo railway station

Venlo railway station is located in Venlo, the Netherlands. It is situated on the Maastricht–Venlo railway, the Viersen–Venlo railway, the Venlo–Eindhoven railway and the Nijmegen–Venlo railway.

Venlo
Station at night
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°21′53″N 6°10′17″E
Operated byNederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)
Platforms6
Other information
Station codeVl
History
Opened1865
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
NS Intercity 3500Terminus
NS Intercity 3700
toward Eindhoven
NS Intercity 13500
Arriva
toward Nijmegen
Stoptrein 32200
toward Roermond
Eurobahn
TerminusRE 13
Maas-Wupper-Express
toward Hamm Hbf
Location

The first station in Venlo was opened on November 21, 1865. The current building dates from 1958 and is a typical Dutch station of the post-war era, featuring a clock tower and a large canopy spanning the front of the station.

There is a bus station for regional and city buses in front of the station, as well as a car park.

Train services

The following train services call at this station:

  • Express services:
    • Intercity: Schiphol Airport–Utrecht–'s-Hertogenbosch–Eindhoven–Helmond–Venlo
    • RE 13: Venlo–Viersen–Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf–Wuppertal–Hagen–Hamm
  • Local services:[1]
    • Stoptrein: Nijmegen–Venlo–Roermond

Venlo is a border station and therefore sees a significant number of shunting movements. On several tracks, the catenary can be switched between the 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC used on the Deutsche Bahn network and the 1500 V DC used by Nederlandse Spoorwegen network.

Bus services
  • City buses[2]
    • 1: Blerick Vossener–Venlo Station–Venlo Hospital–Tegelen–Kaldenkirchen
    • 2: Blerick Klingerberg–Venlo Station–Venlo City Centre–Venlo Stalberg
    • 3: Venlo Station–City Centre–'t Ven–Noorderpoort–City Centre–Venlo Station
  • Regional buses[2]
    • 66: Venlo Station–Tegelen–Belfeld–Reuver–Beesel–Swalmen–Roermond Station
    • 70: Venlo Station–Blerick–Venlo Freshpark–Sevenum–Horst
    • 83: Venlo Station–Venlo–Velden–Lomm–Arcen–Wellerlooi–Well–Aijen–Nieuw-Bergen–Afferden–Heijen–Gennep–Ottersum–Milsbeek–Plasmolen–Mook–Molenhoek–Heumen–Malden–Nijmegen–Nijmegen Central Station
    • 87: Venray Station–Leunen–Castenray–Horst–Sevenum–Heierhoeve–Blerick–Venlo Station
    • 88: Venray Station–Oostrum–Wanssum–Meerlo–Tienray–Swolgen–Broekhuizenvorst–Broekhuizen–Lottum–Grubbenvorst–Blerick–Venlo Station
    • 370: (Limburgliner): Venlo Station–Venlo–Blerick–Maasbree–Helden–Panningen–Beringe–Meijel–Ospeldijk–Ospel–Nederweert–Weert
    • 377: (Limburgliner): Venlo Station–Hout-Blerick–Baarlo–Kessel–Kesseleik–Neer–Nunhem–Haelen–Horn–Roermond Station
    • 669: (school line): Meijel–Beringe–Panningen–Helden–Panningen
    • 670: (school line): Venlo Station–Blerick–Maasbree–Helden–Panningen
    • 671: Venlo–Blerick–Greenport–Grubbenvorst
    • 683: (school line): Well–Wellerlooi–Arcen–Lomm–Velden–Venlo
    • 687: (school line): Horst–Sevenum–Heierhoeve–Blerick–Venlo

References
  1. "Arriva train timetable 2018 (in Dutch)".
  2. "Arriva bus timetable 2018 (in Dutch)".
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