Breda railway station

Breda
Station statistics
Address	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°35′42″N 4°46′48″E / 51.59500°N 4.78000°E / 51.59500; 4.78000Coordinates: 51°35′42″N 4°46′48″E / 51.59500°N 4.78000°E / 51.59500; 4.78000
Line(s)	Breda–Rotterdam railway Roosendaal–Breda railway Breda–Eindhoven railway
Platforms	7
Other information
Opened	1 May 1855
Station code	Bd
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Rotterdam Centraal toward Amsterdam Centraal Intercity Direct 900 Terminus Dordrecht toward Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 1900 Tilburg toward Venlo Etten-Leur toward Roosendaal NS Intercity 3600 Tilburg toward Zwolle Dordrecht toward Rotterdam Centraal NS Nachtnet 21400 Tilburg toward Eindhoven Breda-Prinsenbeek toward Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5000 Terminus Terminus NS Sprinter 13600 Gilze-Rijen toward 's-Hertogenbosch
Location

Breda is a railway station in Breda, Netherlands. It is situated on the Breda–Rotterdam railway, the Roosendaal–Breda railway and the Breda–Eindhoven railway.

History

The first station was opened on 1 May 1855 as the eastern terminus of the Roosendaal–Breda railway. When the line was extended to Tilburg, a new station was built on the same site in 1863. The station is run by Nederlandse Spoorwegen

From 4th April 2011, the high-speed train Fyra from Amsterdam Centraal stops in Breda.^[1]

Destinations

The following major destinations are directly connected from Breda railway station:

Dordrecht, Rotterdam Centraal, Delft, Den Haag HS, Den Haag Centraal, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Schiphol, Tilburg, 's-Hertogenbosch, Oss, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Deventer, Zwolle, Eindhoven, Helmond, Venlo and Roosendaal.

Train services

The following services start at Breda:

• 2x per hour high speed services (Intercity Direct) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Breda
• 2x per hour intercity services The Hague - Rotterdam - Breda - Eindhoven - Venlo
• 2x per hour intercity services Zwolle - Deventer - Arnhem - Nijmegen - 's-Hertogenbosch - Breda - Roosendaal
• 1x per hour night train (nachtnet) service Rotterdam - Breda - Eindhoven (weekends only)
• 1x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda (2x per hour during peak hours)
• 2x per hour local services (sprinter) Utrecht - 's-Hertogenbosch - Tilburg - Breda

References

External links

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

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