Dordrecht railway station
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The front of the historic station building. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Breda–Rotterdam railway MerwedeLingelijn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections |
Arriva: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 88, 92, 165, 166, 168, 178, 388, 501, 620, 892 RET: 145 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Ddr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1872 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 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 - Duivendrecht - Amsterdam Zuid - Schiphol - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
- 2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen
- 1x per hour intercity service Dordrecht - Breda (Not evenings and weekends)
- 1x per hour night service (nachtnet) Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda - Eindhoven (weekends only)
- 4x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht (2x per hour on evenings and weekends)
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Dordrecht - Roosendaal (1x per hour on evenings and weekends)
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Dordrecht - Breda - Tilburg - 's-Hertogenbosch
- 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 |
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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 |
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4 | Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck - Wielwijk - Krispijn West - Centrum - Stadskantoor - Centraal Station - Het Reeland Noord - Staart - Merwedepolder |
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5 | Sterrenburg - Station Zuid - Zuidhoven - Krispijn Oost - Centrum - Stadskantoor - Centraal Station - Het Reeland - Station Stadspolders - Stadspolders |
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7 | Sterrenburg - Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Leerpark - Het Reeland Zuid - Centraal Station - Stadskantoor - Centrum |
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8 | Merwedepolder - Staart - Het Reeland Noord - Centraal Station - Stadskantoor - Centrum - West - Amstelwijck - Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck | 1x/hour, but 2x/hour during rush hours |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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18 | Arriva | Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Het Reeland Zuid - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht – Alblasserdam - Kinderdijk | 1x/hour |
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19 | Arriva | Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Het Reeland Zuid - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht - Oud-Alblas - Nieuw-Lekkerland – Kinderdijk | 1x/hour |
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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 |
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92 | Arriva | Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Dordrecht, Stadskantoor - Station Zwijndrecht - Zwijndrecht - Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht - Rotterdam – Station Rotterdam Lombardijen – Zuidplein Rotterdam Metro station |
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143 | RET | Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Ridderkerk - Rotterdam – Station Rotterdam Lombardijen – Zuidplein Rotterdam Metro station |
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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 |
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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 |
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178 | Arriva | Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Leerpark - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - ’s-Gravendeel - Maasdam - Heinenoord | 2x/hour |
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388 | Arriva | Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht - Sliedrecht - Bleskensgraaf - Molenaarsgraaf - Noordeloos - Meerkerk - Vianen - Utrecht |
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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 |
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External links
- NS website (in Dutch)
- Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)