Elst station
| Elst | |
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 Station with new roofing (2017)
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| Data | |
| Location in the network | Separation station |
| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 3 |
| abbreviation | Est |
| IBNR | 8400207 |
| opening | June 15, 1879 |
| Website URL | NS info page |
| Architectural data | |
| architect | Cees Douma |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Overbetuwe |
| Place / district | Elst |
| province | Gelderland |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 55 '2 " N , 5 ° 51' 18" E |
| Railway lines | |
| List of train stations in the Netherlands | |
The Elst Station is a separation station in Elst , in the municipality of Overbetuwe in the Dutch province of Gelderland . Here the Elst – Dordrecht railway branches off from the Arnhem – Nijmegen railway .
history
The first train station in Elst was built from 1877 and went into operation on June 15, 1879 at the same time as the Arnhem – Nijmegen railway line opened. In 1882 the station was connected to the Elst – Dordrecht line ( Oostelijke Betuwelijn ) and has been the terminus ever since. The Arnhem – Nijmegen line was electrified in 1940. After the end of the Second World War , there was no connection to Geldermalsen for several years . until traffic was restarted in 1954 with a diesel train of the Blauwe Engel type ( German "Blauer Engel" ). In 1981 the old station building was closed and replaced by a new building based on a unique design by the architect Cees Douma at the current location. As part of the Stadsregiorail program, a third track with a turning system was laid for the railway line in the direction of Dordrecht in 2014 . In a train accident on July 14, 2017, two 17-year-olds were killed when they tried to cross the tracks and were hit by an intercity train operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen . The train service between Arnhem and Nijmegen had to be temporarily suspended.
Route connections
In the 2020 annual timetable , the following lines stop at Elst station:
| Train type | Line course | frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Intercity | Utrecht Centraal - Driebergen-Zeist - Veenendaal-De Klomp - Ede-Wageningen - Arnhem Centraal - Elst - Nijmegen | every hour (only stops on Friday and Saturday nights) |
| sprinter | Dordrecht - Breda - Tilburg - 's-Hertogenbosch - Nijmegen (- Elst - Arnhem Centraal ) | every half hour (no stop in the evening; every hour on Sundays) |
| sprinter | ( Wijchen -) Nijmegen - Elst - Arnhem Centraal - Zutphen | every half hour (in the evenings and on Sundays not to Wijchen) |
| Stoptrein (Arriva) | Arnhem Centraal - Elst - Tiel | hourly |
Individual evidence
- ^ Elst station. In: stationsweb.nl. Retrieved January 26, 2019 (Dutch).
- ^ Onno de Vries: Elst station in de jaren '50. (PDF; 2.09 MB) In: marithaime.nl. Historical Vereniging Marithaime, accessed January 26, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ Derde spoor Elst ( Memento of December 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) In: stadsregiorail.nl (Dutch)
- ↑ Twee jongens van 17 overleden bij treinongeluk station Elst. In: nos.nl. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting , July 15, 2017, accessed January 26, 2019 (Dutch).
Web links
- Elst . In: treinstationinfo.nl . (Dutch)
- Current departure times. In: 9292.nl . (Dutch)