Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn railway station

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Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn
Station-Utrecht-Vaartsche-Rijn Vondellaan Baden-Powellweg Nederland.JPG
Station Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn
LocationUtrecht Zuidzijde
Netherlands
Coordinates52°04′43″N 5°07′21″E / 52.07861°N 5.12250°E / 52.07861; 5.12250Coordinates: 52°04′43″N 5°07′21″E / 52.07861°N 5.12250°E / 52.07861; 5.12250
Line(s)Amsterdam–Arnhem railway,
Utrecht–Boxtel railway
History
Opened23 August 2016
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
Terminus
NS Sprinter 6000
2x/hour; Continues at/arrives at Utrecht Centraal on weekdays except evenings as Sprinter 6100 to/from Woerden
toward Tiel
NS Sprinter 6900
2x/hour, but only 1x/hour on evenings after 10:00pm; Continues at/arrives at Utrecht Centraal as Sprinter 7800 to/from Den Haag Centraal
toward Breukelen
NS Sprinter 7300
2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only
toward Amsterdam Centraal
NS Sprinter 7400
2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends. Continues at/arrives at Amsterdam Centraal as Sprinter 4700 to/from Uitgeest
toward Rhenen
toward Breukelen
NS Sprinter 7400
2x/hour; Evenings and weekends only
Location
Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn is located in Northeastern Randstad
Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn
Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn
Location within Northeastern Randstad

Vaartsche Rijn is a railway station in the Dutch city of Utrecht. It is situated on the railway lines between Utrecht and Arnhem and between Utrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch.[1] Construction started in September 2010[2] and after some delays was officially opened at 23 August 2016. The station was built as part of ProRail's Randstadspoor project to improve suburban rail travel.[1][3] Six to eight thousand riders are expected to use the station each day.[2]

The station has 4 tracks with 2 island platforms,[1] 3 underground pedestrian passages and space for 650 bicycles and 200 cars.[2] The platforms can be reached by stairs or transparent lifts, and are sheltered with roofs made of wood. The station is built six meters above street level.[4]

On 14 December 2019, line 22 (the Uithoflijn) of the Utrecht sneltram (light rail) system opened from Utrecht Centraal to the Uithof district[5] with a stop at Vaartsche Rijn station. The stop has two side platforms.[4]

Gallery[]

  • Utrecht station Vaartsche Rijn viewed from the Police station on Baden-Powellweg.

  • Construction of station Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn on the right, with the new bicycle and pedestrian tunnel leading to the Watervogelbuurt on the bottom right.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Vosman, Quintus (26 August 2016). "Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn station opens". International Rail Journal. Retrieved 24 January 2020.}
  2. ^ a b c "Infographic Stationsopening Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn" (PDF). ProRail (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2020.}
  3. ^ "Station Vaartsche Rijn feestelijk geopend". ProRail (in Dutch). 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.}
  4. ^ a b "Wist je dit over het nieuwe station Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn?". ProRail (in Dutch). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.}
  5. ^ "Tram 22 start op 16 december". Regiotram Utrecht (in Dutch). 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-01-20. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

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