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Venlo railway station

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Location
  
Netherlands

Station code
  
Vl

Province
  
Limburg

Architect
  
Koen van der Gaast

Operated by
  
Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Opened
  
1865

Platforms in use
  
6

Venlo railway station

Line(s)
  
Maastricht–Venlo railway Viersen–Venlo railway Venlo–Eindhoven railway Nijmegen–Venlo railway

Address
  
5911 KK Venlo, Netherlands

Similar
  
Blerick railway station, Nijmegen railway station, Horst‑Sevenum railway station, Eindhoven railway station, Roermond railway station

Venlo railway station


Venlo railway station is located in Venlo, the Netherlands. It is situated on the Maastricht–Venlo railway, the Viersen–Venlo railway, the Venlo–Eindhoven railway and the Nijmegen–Venlo railway.

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The first station in Venlo was opened on November 21, 1865. The current building dates from 1958 and is a typical Dutch station of the post-war era, featuring a clock tower and a large canopy spanning the front of the station.

There is a bus station for regional and city buses in front of the station, as well as a car park.

Train services

The following train services call at this station:

  • Express services:
  • Intercity: Schiphol Airport–Utrecht–'s-Hertogenbosch–Eindhoven–Helmond–Venlo
  • RE 13: Venlo–Viersen–Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf–Wuppertal–Hagen–Hamm
  • Local services:
  • Stoptrein: Nijmegen–Venlo–Roermond

    • Venlo is a border station and therefore sees a significant number of shunting movements. On several tracks, the catenary can be switched between the 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC used on the Deutsche Bahn network and the 1500 V DC used by Nederlandse Spoorwegen network.

    Bus services

  • City buses
  • 1: Blerick Vossener–Venlo Station–Tegelen–Kaldenkirchen
  • 2: Blerick Klingerberg–Venlo Station–Venlo City Centre–Venlo Stalberg
  • 3: Venlo Station–City Centre–'t Ven–Noorderpoort–City Centre–Venlo Station
  • 4: Blerick Station–Venlo Greenport
  • Regional buses
  • 66: Venlo Station–Tegelen–Belfeld–Reuver–Beesel–Swalmen–Roermond Station
  • 77: Roermond Station–Horn–Haelen–Nunhem–Neer–Kesseleik–Kessel–Baarlo–Hout-Blerick–Venlo Station
  • 80: Venlo Station–Blerick–Sevenum–Horst–Venray–Ysselsteyn–Deurne
  • 83: Venlo Station–Venlo–Velden–Lomm–Arcen–Wellerlooi–Well–Aijen–Nieuw-Bergen–Afferden–Heijen–Gennep–Ottersum–Milsbeek–Plasmolen–Mook–Molenhoek–Heumen–Malden–Nijmegen–Nijmegen Central Station
  • 88: Venray Station–Oostrum–Wanssum–Meerlo–Tienray–Swolgen–Broekhuizenvorst–Broekhuizen–Lottum–Grubbenvorst–Blerick–Venlo Station
  • 370 (Limburgliner): Venlo Station–Venlo–Blerick–Maasbree–Helden–Panningen–Beringe–Meijel–Ospeldijk–Ospel–Nederweert–Weert
  • 670 (school line): Venlo Station–Blerick–Maasbree–Helden–Panningen

    • References

    Venlo railway station Wikipedia
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