Dordrecht railway station

Dordrecht

The front of the historic station building.

Location

Stationsplein, Dordrecht
Netherlands

Coordinates

51°48′27″N 4°40′4″E / 51.80750°N 4.66778°ECoordinates: 51°48′27″N 4°40′4″E / 51.80750°N 4.66778°E

Operated by

Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Arriva

Line(s)

Breda–Rotterdam railway
MerwedeLingelijn

Platforms

Other information

Station code

History

Opened

1872

Services

Preceding station	NS International	Following station
Rotterdam Centraal toward Amsterdam Centraal	NS International 9200 1x/hour	Roosendaal toward Brussels-South
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Rotterdam Centraal toward Den Haag Centraal	NS Intercity 1900 2x/hour	Breda toward Venlo
Terminus	NS Intercity 2200 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings	Rotterdam Blaak toward Amsterdam Centraal
Roosendaal toward Vlissingen	NS Intercity 2600 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings	Rotterdam Blaak toward Lelystad Centrum
Roosendaal toward Vlissingen	NS Intercity 12600 2x/hour; Late evenings and early weekend mornings only	Rotterdam Blaak toward Groningen or Leeuwarden
Rotterdam Centraal Terminus	NS Nachtnet 21400 1x/hour; Nighttrain Intercity service, Friday Night and Saturday Night only	Breda toward Eindhoven
Zwijndrecht toward Den Haag Centraal	NS Sprinter 5000 2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends	Dordrecht Zuid toward Breda
	NS Sprinter 5100 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at evenings and weekends; Combined half-hourly service on evenings and weekends with Sprinter 15100 on section Den Haag Centraal-Lage Zwaluwe	Dordrecht Zuid toward Roosendaal
	NS Sprinter 15100 1x/hour; Evenings and weekends only. Combined half-hourly service with Sprinter 5100 on section Den Haag Centraal-Lage Zwaluwe	Dordrecht Zuid toward Breda
Arriva
Terminus	Stoptrein 36700 2x/hour	Dordrecht Stadspolders toward Geldermalsen
Terminus	Stoptrein 36800 2x/hour; Not at evenings and Sundays	Dordrecht Stadspolders toward Gorinchem

Location

Dordrecht is a railway station in Dordrecht, Netherlands located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway and the Elst–Dordrecht railway. The station was opened on 1 January 1872, when the railway line between Rotterdam and Antwerp was opened. On 16 July 1885, the railway line from Dordrecht to Gorinchem was opened. The neo-Renaissance railway station building is located to the south of the city centre. Dordrecht is now an important railway station on the Nederlandse Spoorwegen railway network. The services to Gorinchem and Geldermalsen are operated by Arriva.

Destinations

These are some of the main destinations directly available from Dordrecht:

Rotterdam, The Hague (Den Haag), Leiden, Haarlem, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Roosendaal, Middelburg, Breda, Tilburg, Eindhoven, Venlo, Gorinchem and Geldermalsen.

Train services

The stations is served by the following services:

1x per hour international service Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Antwerp - Brussels Airport - Brussels
2x per hour intercity service Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen
2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Haarlem - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
2x per hour intercity service The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda - Eindhoven - Venlo
1x per hour night service (nachtnet) Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda - Eindhoven (weekends only)
2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda (Dordrecht - Breda only once an hour, twice an hour during peaks)
2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal (Dordrecht - Roosendaal only once an hour, twice an hour during peaks)
2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Dordrecht - Gorinchem - Geldermalsen
2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Dordrecht - Gorinchem

Bus services

Dordrecht is served by city bus services (stadsbussen) as well as regional bus services (streekbussen).

Stadsbussen

There are 8 city bus lines, which are operated by Arriva. From the railway station the city bus lines provides services to/from:

Centrum (downtown area)
Stadskantoor (City Hall)
Ziekenhuis Dordwijk (Hospital)
Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck (Hospital)
Stadspolders railway station
Zuid railway station
The ferry terminals at Papendrechtse Veer
The neighbourhoods Crabbehof, Dubbeldam, Het Reeland, Krispijn, Leerpark, Merwedepolder, Noordflank, Oudelandshoek, Staart, Stadspolders, Sterrenburg, Wielwijk and Zuidhoven
The industrial areas Amstelwijck and West

The routes of the city buses are as follows:

Line	Route	Frequency	Notes
2	Centraal Station - Het Reeland Zuid - Leerpark - Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Dubbeldam	2x/hour	Arrives/Continues at Centraal Station as regional bus line 11/12 to/from Centrum and Zwijndrecht. (See also: Streekbussen)
3	Crabbehof - Krispijn - Centrum - Stadskantoor - Centraal Station - Het Reeland Noord - Oudelandshoek	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour at evenings and Sundays Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour on weekdays mornings until +/- 11:00am and on evenings and weekends Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour on weekdays mornings until +/- 11:00am and on evenings and Sundays
4	Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck - Wielwijk - Krispijn West - Centrum - Stadskantoor - Centraal Station - Het Reeland Noord - Staart - Merwedepolder	Outside Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour FROM Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck TO Centraal Station on weekdays evening rush hours and only 2x/hour on the whole route on evenings and Sundays Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour FROM Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck TO Centraal Station on weekdays evening rush hours and only 2x/hour on the whole route on evenings and weekends
5	Sterrenburg - Station Zuid - Zuidhoven - Krispijn Oost - Centrum - Stadskantoor - Centraal Station - Het Reeland - Station Stadspolders - Stadspolders	Outside Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour at evenings and Sundays Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour on weekdays outside rush hours and at evenings and weekends
7	Sterrenburg - Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Leerpark - Het Reeland Zuid - Centraal Station - Stadskantoor - Centrum	Outside Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour at evenings and Sundays Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour on weekdays outside rush hours and at evenings and weekends
8	Merwedepolder - Staart - Het Reeland Noord - Centraal Station - Stadskantoor - Centrum - West - Amstelwijck - Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck	1x/hour, but 2x/hour during rush hours	Weekdays only and not on evenings The section between Merwedepolder and Central Station is only served at morning rush hours. From Merwedepolder/Central Station to Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck buses operate only at morning rush hours and early afternoons From Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck to Central Station buses operate only on late mornings, afternoons and evening rush hours
9	Centraal Station - Het Reeland Zuid - Leerpark	3x/day	Weekdays morning rush hours only
10	Centraal Station - Centrum - Papendrechtse Veer - Noordflank - P-Energiehuis	3x/hour, but only 2x/hour on evenings and Sundays

Streekbussen

The regional bus lines provides services to/from:

Centrum (downtown area)
Stadskantoor (City Hall)
Ziekenhuis Dordwijk (Hospital)
Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck (Hospital)
Biesbosch National Park
The neighbourhoods Het Reeland, Krispijn, Leerpark, Staart and Wielwijk
The industrial area West
The nearby cities and towns Alblasserdam, Barendrecht, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Papendrecht, Ridderkerk, Rotterdam, Sliedrecht and Zwijndrecht
The city of Utrecht
Villages around Dordrecht

The routes of the regional buses, serving Dordrecht, are as follows:

Line	Operator	Route	Frequency	Notes
11	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station -> Dordrecht, Centrum -> Dordrecht, Stadskantoor -> Station Zwijndrecht -> Zwijndrecht -> Ziekenhuis Zwijndrecht -> Station Zwijndrecht -> Dordrecht, Centrum -> Dordrecht, Stadskantoor -> Dordrecht, Centraal Station	1x/hour	Arrives/Continues at Dordrecht, Centraal Station as city bus line 2 to/from Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk and Dordrecht, Dubbeldam. (see also: Stadsbussen) Same route as line 12, but in the opposite direction
12	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station -> Dordrecht, Centrum -> Dordrecht, Stadskantoor -> Station Zwijndrecht -> Ziekenhuis Zwijndrecht -> Zwijndrecht -> Station Zwijndrecht -> Dordrecht, Centrum -> Dordrecht, Stadskantoor -> Dordrecht, Centraal Station	1x/hour	Arrives/Continues at Dordrecht, Centraal Station as city bus line 2 to/from Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk and Dordrecht, Dubbeldam. (see also: Stadsbussen) Same route as line 11, but in the opposite direction
13	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Het Reeland Zuid - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht - Station Sliedrecht Baanhoek - Sliedrecht	1x/hour
14	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station -> Dordrecht, Het Reeland Noord -> Dordrecht, Staart West -> Papendrecht -> Dordrecht, Staart West -> Dordrecht, Het Reeland Noord -> Dordrecht, Centraal Station	1x/hour	Same route as line 15, but in the opposite direction
15	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station -> Dordrecht, Het Reeland Noord -> Dordrecht, Staart West -> Papendrecht -> Dordrecht, Staart West -> Dordrecht, Het Reeland Noord -> Dordrecht, Centraal Station	1x/hour	Same route as line 14, but in the opposite direction
16	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Het Reeland Zuid - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht - Alblasserdam	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour on weekdays, 2x/hour on Saturdays, but only 1x/hour at all evenings and Sundays Summer and Christmas holidays: 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at evenings and Sundays
18	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Het Reeland Zuid - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht – Alblasserdam - Kinderdijk	1x/hour	Weekdays only and not on evenings At mornings buses operate only FROM Dordrecht TO Kinderdijk At afternoons and evening rush hours buses operate only FROM Kinderdijk TO Dordrecht
19	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Het Reeland Zuid - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht - Oud-Alblas - Nieuw-Lekkerland – Kinderdijk	1x/hour	Weekdays only and not on evenings At mornings buses operate only FROM Kinderdijk TO Dordrecht At afternoons and evening rush hours buses operate only FROM Dordrecht TO Kinderdijk
21	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Dordrecht, Stadskantoor - Zwijndrecht – Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht - Ridderkerk	1x/hour
88	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Dordrecht, Stadskantoor - Station Zwijndrecht - Zwijndrecht - Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht - Rotterdam - Kralingse Zoom Rotterdam Metro station	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 1x/hour on evenings and weekends Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour during rush hours and 1x/hour on evenings and weekends
92	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Dordrecht, Stadskantoor - Station Zwijndrecht - Zwijndrecht - Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht - Rotterdam – Station Rotterdam Lombardijen – Zuidplein Rotterdam Metro station	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 2x/hour, but 4x/hour during rush hours and only 1x/hour on evenings and weekends Summer and Christmas holidays: 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour on evenings and weekends
143	RET	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Ridderkerk - Rotterdam – Station Rotterdam Lombardijen – Zuidplein Rotterdam Metro station	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour during weekdays rush hours Summer and Christmas holidays: 1x/hour	Not on evenings and Sundays
165	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Leerpark - Dordrecht, Krispijn - Dordrecht, Wielwijk - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck - ’s-Gravendeel - Mookhoek - Strijen	1x/hour, but 2x/hour during rush hours	Not on evenings and weekends
166	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Leerpark - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - ’s-Gravendeel - Maasdam - Puttershoek - Blaaksedijk - Heinenoord – Rotterdam - Zuidplein Rotterdam Metro station	Dordrecht, Centraal Station-Heinenoord: 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at evenings and Sundays Heinenoord-Rotterdam Zuidplein Metro station: 1x/hour	At evenings and Sundays buses do not operate on section Heinenoord-Rotterdam Zuidplein Metro station
168	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Leerpark - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - ’s-Gravendeel - Maasdam - Heinenoord – Rotterdam - Zuidplein Rotterdam Metro station	2x/hour	Weekdays rush hours only At morning rush hours buses operate only FROM Dordrecht TO Rotterdam At evening rush hours buses operate only FROM Rotterdam TO Dordrecht
178	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Leerpark - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - ’s-Gravendeel - Maasdam - Heinenoord	2x/hour	Weekdays rush hours only At morning rush hours buses operate only FROM Heinenoord TO Dordrecht At evening rush hours buses operate only FROM Dordrecht TO Heinenoord
388	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht - Sliedrecht - Bleskensgraaf - Molenaarsgraaf - Noordeloos - Meerkerk - Vianen - Utrecht	Outside Summer holidays: 1x/hour, but 3x/hour on weekdays rush hours Summer holidays: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour on weekdays rush hours	Qliner, not on Saturday evenings and Sundays
501	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Staart - Biesbosch National Park	1x/hour
620	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Werkendam	7x/day FROM Werkendam TO Dordrecht, 4x/day FROM Dordrecht TO Werkendam	Not on evenings and weekends
892	Arriva	Station Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam - Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht - Zwijndrecht - Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Dordrecht, Stadskantoor - Dordrecht, Krispijn - Dordrecht, Zuidhoven - Dordrecht, Station Zuid - Dordrecht, Sterrenburg	1x/hour	Nightbus service, Saturday Nights only Buses FROM Dordrecht TO Rotterdam follow the normal route from Dordrecht, Sterrenburg to Dordrecht, Krispijn. From there these buses continue to Dordrecht, Centraal Station first and then to Dordrecht, Stadskantoor via Dordrecht, Centrum. From Dordrecht, Stadskantoor these buses continue directly to Rotterdam via highway A16 skipping Zwijndrecht and Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht along the way

External links

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

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