Venlo railway station

Venlo
Station at night
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°21′53″N 6°10′17″E / 51.36472°N 6.17139°E / 51.36472; 6.17139Coordinates: 51°21′53″N 6°10′17″E / 51.36472°N 6.17139°E / 51.36472; 6.17139
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Maastricht–Venlo railway Viersen–Venlo railway Venlo–Eindhoven railway Nijmegen–Venlo railway
Platforms	6
Other information
Station code	Vl
History
Opened	1865
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Blerick toward Schiphol Airport NS Intercity 3500 Terminus Blerick toward Eindhoven NS Intercity 13500 Arriva Blerick toward Nijmegen Stoptrein 32200 Tegelen toward Roermond Eurobahn Terminus RE 13 Maas-Wupper-Express Kaldenkirchen toward Hamm Hbf
Location

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.

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:^[1]
  • 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^[2]
  • 1: Blerick Vossener–Venlo Station–Venlo Hospital–Tegelen–Kaldenkirchen
  • 2: Blerick Klingerberg–Venlo Station–Venlo City Centre–Venlo Stalberg
  • 3: Venlo Station–City Centre–'t Ven–Noorderpoort–City Centre–Venlo Station
• Regional buses^[2]
  • 66: Venlo Station–Tegelen–Belfeld–Reuver–Beesel–Swalmen–Roermond Station
  • 70: Venlo Station–Blerick–Venlo Freshpark–Sevenum–Horst
  • 80: Venlo Station–Blerick–Heierhoeve–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
  • 377: (Limburgliner): Venlo Station–Hout-Blerick–Baarlo–Kessel–Kesseleik–Neer–Nunhem–Haelen–Horn–Roermond Station
  • 670: (school line): Venlo Station–Blerick–Maasbree–Helden–Panningen

References

External links

• Media related to Venlo train station at Wikimedia Commons
• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch public transport travel planner (in Dutch)