Winterswijk railway station

Winterswijk
Location Netherlands
Coordinates 51°58′03″N 6°42′56″E / 51.96750°N 6.71556°E / 51.96750; 6.71556Coordinates: 51°58′03″N 6°42′56″E / 51.96750°N 6.71556°E / 51.96750; 6.71556
Line(s) Zutphen–Winterswijk railway
Winterswijk–Zevenaar railway
History
Opened 1878
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station
toward Zutphen
Stoptrein 30800
2x/hour, but only 1x/hour on evenings, Saturday mornings and Sundays
Terminus
Stoptrein 30900
2x/hour
Location
Winterswijk
Location within Dutch railway station

Winterswijk is a railway station in Winterswijk, Netherlands. The station opened on 24 June 1878 and is located on the Zutphen–Winterswijk railway and the Winterswijk–Zevenaar railway. The train services are operated by Arriva.

The station used to be an important point as this was a point where freight trains would go into Germany. There used to be lines going in 5 directions: Arnhem, Zutphen, Bocholt (Germany), Borken (Germany) and Neede. Today there are 3 buses to Germany, otherwise passengers have to travel to Arnhem, Hengelo or Enschede.

Train services

The following services currently call at Winterswijk:

Bus services

References

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