Gorinchem railway station

Gorinchem
File:Station gorinchem.jpg The new station building.
Location	Stationsplein, Gorinchem Netherlands
Coordinates
Operated by	Arriva
Line(s)	MerwedeLingelijn
Platforms	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle parking racks and free on train
Other information
Station code	Gr
History
Opened	1 December 1883
Rebuilt	1971
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station Boven Hardinxveld toward Dordrecht Stoptrein 36700 Arkel toward Geldermalsen Boven Hardinxveld toward Dordrecht Stoptrein 36800 Terminus
Location

Gorinchem is a railway station in the town of Gorinchem, Netherlands. It is on the MerwedeLingelijn. It was opened on 1 December 1883. The train services are operated by Arriva.

The initial railway building was built to look like Sneek railway station, a building type known in Dutch as "Standaardtype Sneek". The current railway building, designed by Cees Douma, was opened in 1971, and the old building was renovated and converted to a restaurant.

Train service

The station is served by the following services:

• 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Dordrecht - Gorinchem - Geldermalsen
• 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Dordrecht - Gorinchem

Bus services

The following bus services stop at Station Gorinchem:

47, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 121, 181, 228, 230, 231, 387, 674, 701, 705

Destinations by Bus include:

• Geldermalsen, Leerdam, Gelkenes, Giessenburg, Giessen-Oudekerk, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Hardinxveld, Sliedrecht, Utrecht, Arkel, Gorinchem Town

For more information on the routes see [1]

File:Station Gorinchem.JPG

The station's platforms with the old NS rolling stock.

External links

• Arriva website (Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (Dutch)