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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| Location | Utrecht Zuidzijde Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°04′43″N 5°07′21″E / 52.07861°N 5.12250°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amsterdam–Arnhem railway, Utrecht–Boxtel railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Gallery
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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
edit- ^ a b c Vosman, Quintus (26 August 2016). "Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn station opens". International Rail Journal. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Infographic Stationsopening Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn" (PDF). ProRail (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Station Vaartsche Rijn feestelijk geopend". ProRail (in Dutch). 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Wist je dit over het nieuwe station Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn?". ProRail (in Dutch). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "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
edit- NS station page (in Dutch)
- Video about the construction (in Dutch)