Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn railway station

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Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn
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Station Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn
General information
LocationUtrecht 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
Opened23 August 2016
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse spoorwegen logo.svg Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Utrecht Centraal
Terminus
NS Sprinter 6000
2x/hour; Continues at/arrives at Utrecht Centraal on weekdays except evenings as Sprinter 6100 to/from Woerden
Utrecht Lunetten
Utrecht Centraal 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
Utrecht Lunetten
Utrecht Centraal
towards Breukelen
NS Sprinter 7300
2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only
Bunnik
towards Rhenen
Utrecht Centraal
towards Uitgeest
NS Sprinter 7400
2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends. Continues at/arrives at Amsterdam Centraal as Sprinter 4700 to/from Uitgeest
Bunnik
Utrecht Centraal
towards Breukelen
NS Sprinter 7400
2x/hour; Evenings and weekends only
Location
Randstad NO.PNG
Red pog.svg
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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Vosman, Quintus (26 August 2016). "Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn station opens". International Rail Journal. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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.