Breukelen railway station

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Breukelen
File:Station Breukelen in 2007.jpg
Location Netherlands
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Line(s) Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
Harmelen–Breukelen railway
History
Opened 18 December 1843, 2002 (current form)
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
toward Uitgeest
NS Sprinter 4000
2x/hour
NS Sprinter 7400
2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only
toward Rhenen
Terminus NS Sprinter 7400
2x/hour; Not on weekdays rush hours
NS Sprinter 17400
2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only
Location
Location within Randstad

Breukelen is a railway station located in Breukelen, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 18 December 1843 and is on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway. It is also the northern end of the Harmelen–Breukelen railway. A new station was opened in 2002 nearer the A2 motorway and further from the town. For this the junction with the line to Harmelen and Woerden also moved.

File:Breukelen.jpg
Breukelen railway station in 1967

Train services

The following services currently call at Breukelen:

  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest - Amsterdam - Woerden - Rotterdam
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) (Amsterdam -) Breukelen - Utrecht - Rhenen (Amsterdam only during peak hours)
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Breukelen - Utrecht - Veenendaal Centrum

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