Enschede Kennispark railway station

Enschede Kennispark
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°14′15″N 6°50′19″E / 52.23750°N 6.83861°E / 52.23750; 6.83861Coordinates: 52°14′15″N 6°50′19″E / 52.23750°N 6.83861°E / 52.23750; 6.83861
Line(s)	Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway
Platforms	2
History
Opened	22 November 1996
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Hengelo toward Apeldoorn NS Sprinter 7000 Peak hours Enschede Terminus Hengelo toward Zwolle NS Sprinter 7900
Location
Enschede Kennispark Location within the Netherlands

Enschede Kennispark is a railway station in Enschede, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 22 November 1996 and is located on the Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

The station is directly next to the home stadium of FC Twente, de Grolsch Veste. The station is also used by university students, as it lies close to the campus of University of Twente.

The station was originally known as Enschede Drienerlo, named after the former Drienerlo estate, until it was renamed to Enschede Kennispark in 13 December 2015. This is to reflect the redevelopment of the area around the station into a science park. ^[1]

Train services

As of 11 December 2016, the following train services call at this station:

• 2× per hour local Sprinter service: Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede
• 2× per hour local Sprinter service: Zwolle - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede

External links

• Media related to Enschede Kennispark train station at Wikimedia Commons
• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)

References