Vlissingen railway station

Vlissingen
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°26′39″N 3°35′45″E / 51.44417°N 3.59583°E / 51.44417; 3.59583Coordinates: 51°26′39″N 3°35′45″E / 51.44417°N 3.59583°E / 51.44417; 3.59583
Line(s)	Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway
History
Opened	1873
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Terminus NS Intercity 2600 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings Vlissingen Souburg toward Lelystad Centrum NS Intercity 12600 2x/hour; Late evenings and early weekend mornings only Vlissingen Souburg toward Groningen or Leeuwarden
Location
Vlissingen Location within Dutch railway station

Vlissingen (English name: Flushing) is a terminus railway station, in the town of Flushing (Vlissingen), the Netherlands. The station opened on 1 September 1873. The station is at the western end of the Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway and has 3 platforms. This station is less than 100 metres (330 ft) short of being the westernmost station in the Netherlands: that is Vlissingen Souburg, the second station in Vlissingen. The station Vlissingen was formerly called Station Vlissingen-Haven.

Station Vlissingen

The station was largely destroyed in World War II. A new station was built in 1950, designed by Sybold van Ravesteyn, using some parts of the 19th century structure such as the platforms.^[1]

The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and the bus services by Connexxion.

Train service

The station is served by the following service(s):

• 2x per hour intercity service Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen

Bus services

The following bus lines stop at the station:

• 56 Vlissingen Fast Ferrys/Station - Oost-Souburg Station - Middelburg Station

Notes and references

External links

• NS website
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner