Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn railway station

Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn
Station Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn
General information
Location	Utrecht Zuidzijde Netherlands
Coordinates	52°04′43″N5°07′21″E / 52.07861°N 5.12250°E / 52.07861; 5.12250
Line(s)	Amsterdam–Arnhem railway, Utrecht–Boxtel railway
History
Opened	23 August 2016
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Utrecht Centraal towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 6000 After 18:00 and Fri-Sun Utrecht Lunetten towards 's-Hertogenbosch Utrecht Centraal towards Leiden Centraal NS Sprinter 6700 After 18:00 and Fri-Sun Utrecht Lunetten towards Tiel Utrecht Centraal towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 6900 Mon-Thur until 18:00 Utrecht Centraal towards Breukelen NS Sprinter 7300 Bunnik towards Rhenen Utrecht Centraal towards Uitgeest NS Sprinter 7400 Peak hours only Bunnik towards Driebergen-Zeist Utrecht Centraal towards Leiden Centraal NS Sprinter 8800 Mon-Thur until 18:00 Utrecht Lunetten towards 's-Hertogenbosch
Location 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

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  Utrecht station Vaartsche Rijn viewed from the Police station on Baden-Powellweg.
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  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. Vosman, Quintus (26 August 2016). "Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn station opens". International Rail Journal. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
2. "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. "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.

External links

• NS station page (in Dutch)
• Video about the construction (in Dutch)