Venlo railway station

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Venlo
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Station at night
Location Netherlands
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Operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s) Maastricht–Venlo railway
Viersen–Venlo railway
Venlo–Eindhoven railway
Nijmegen–Venlo railway
Platforms 6
Other information
Station code Vl
History
Opened 1865
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
NS Intercity 1900
2x/hour
Terminus
Veolia
toward Nijmegen
Veolia Stoptrein 32200
2x/hour
toward Roermond
Deutsche Bahn
Terminus RE 13
Maas-Wupper-Express
1x/hour
toward Hamm Hbf
Location
Venlo railway station is located in Dutch railway station
Venlo railway station

Venlo is the railway station for the city of Venlo in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It is situated on the Maastricht–Venlo railway, the Viersen–Venlo railway, the Venlo–Eindhoven railway and the Nijmegen–Venlo railway.

The first station in Venlo was opened on November 21, 1865. The current building dates from 1958 and is a typical Dutch station of the post-war era, featuring a clock tower and a large canopy spanning the front of the station.

There is a bus station for regional and city buses in front of the station, as well as a car park.

Train services

The following train services call at Venlo:

Category
or
Line
Direction Frequency Operator
InterCity VenloEindhovenBredaRotterdamThe Hague 2× per hour Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Stoptrein NijmegenVenloRoermond 2× per hour Veolia Transport Nederland
RE 13 Maas-Wupper-Express:
VenloMönchengladbachNeussDüsseldorfWuppertalHagenHamm
1× per hour Eurobahn


Venlo is a border station and therefore sees a significant number of shunting movements. On several tracks, the catenary can be switched between the 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC used on the Deutsche Bahn network and the 1500 V DC used by Nederlandse Spoorwegen network.

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