Bad Bentheim station

Bad Bentheim

Bad Bentheim station
Location Bad Bentheim, Lower Saxony
Germany
Coordinates 52°18′35″N 7°9′26″E / 52.30972°N 7.15722°ECoordinates: 52°18′35″N 7°9′26″E / 52.30972°N 7.15722°E
Line(s) Almelo-Salzbergen railway
Other information
Station code 248
DS100 codeHBTF
Category5

Bad Bentheim is a railway station[1] located in Bad Bentheim, Germany. The station was opened on 18 October 1865 and is located on the Almelo - Salzbergen railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn with NS Hispeed and the Westfalenbahn.

The station is a border station between Germany and the Netherlands. Dutch and German locomotives change here as the voltage is different in the countries. From Bad Bentheim, passengers can travel on the international service to Amsterdam. Passengers can also reach cities such as Osnabrück, Hannover and Berlin.

To the east of the station is a shunting area for the Bentheimer Eisenbahn which is a freight railway to Nordhorn and Coevorden.

Train services

The following services currently call at Bad Bentheim:[2]

Preceding station   Deutsche Bahn   Following station
Intercity (DB) 140
Rheine
toward Berlin Ostbahnhof
Preceding station   WestfahlenBahn   Following station
TerminusRB 61
Wiehengebirgs-Bahn
Schüttorf

From December 2010 until December 2013 there was a trial with a stopping train between Hengelo, Oldenzaal and Bad Bentheim. This service was operated by Syntus as the Grensland-Express, it stopped due to a lack of passengers.

Bus services

Gallery

References

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