Sliedrecht railway station

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Sliedrecht
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Two trains arriving at the station.
General information
LocationStationsplein, Sliedrecht
Netherlands
Coordinates 51°49′46″N4°46′41″E / 51.82944°N 4.77806°E / 51.82944; 4.77806
Operated by Qbuzz
Line(s) MerwedeLingelijn
Platforms2
Construction
Bicycle facilities Bicycle parking racks and free on train
History
Opened16 July 1885
Services
Preceding station Arriva Following station
Sliedrecht Baanhoek
towards Dordrecht
Stoptrein 36700 Hardinxveld Blauwe Zoom
towards Geldermalsen
Stoptrein 36800 Hardinxveld Blauwe Zoom
towards Gorinchem
Location
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Sliedrecht
Location within Southwest Randstad
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Sliedrecht
Sliedrecht (Netherlands)

Sliedrecht is a railway station in Sliedrecht, Netherlands. The station is located on the MerwedeLingelijn line between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen, part of the Betuwelijn.

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Train services

RouteService typeOperatorNotes
Dordrecht - Gorinchem - GeldermalsenLocal ("Stoptrein") Qbuzz 2x per hour
Dordrecht - GorinchemLocal ("Stoptrein") Qbuzz 2x per hour, Mon-Sat only. Not after 21:00.

Bicycles are allowed on board for free.

Bus services

LineRouteOperatorNotes
75Sliedrecht - Bleskensgraaf - Molenaarsgraaf - Ottoland - Goudriaan - Noordeloos - Meerkerk Juijn Mon-Fri during daytime hours only.
388Rotterdam Kralingse Zoom - Papendrecht - Sliedrecht - Noordeloos - Meerkerk - Vianen - Utrecht Papendorp - Utrecht Centraal Qbuzz
701Gorinchem - Hoornaar - Noordeloos - Goudriaan - Ottoland - Brandwijk - Bleskensgraaf - Sliedrecht Qbuzz Mon-Fri during daytime hours only.
915Wijngaarden - Sliedrecht Qbuzz This bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").

History

It was opened on 16 July 1885, when the station had a single track. Next to the passenger lines is the Betuweroute freight railway line. Arriva operated the service since December 2006. However, Qbuzz took over services from Arriva on 9 December 2018. [1] A new station building was built in 1985, which has already been demolished. In the older stationbuilding (photo) is a restaurant: "De Heren van Slydrecht" (The Lords of Sliedrecht).

On 27 November 1942, it was the scene of a collision between two trains around 18:30 local time. A slow train to Dordrecht was waiting at one of the platforms, and a second train from Leerdam collided at high speed with the rear carriages. The steam engine continued until it derailed further up the line and one of the trains involved caught fire. [2]

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References

  1. "Qbuzz ook nieuwe vervoerder reizigers op R-net MerwedeLingeLijn". 8 December 2018.
  2. "Ravage after train disaster Station Sliedrecht; several dead". Day when. 1942-11-27. Retrieved 2018-10-23.