Zwolle train station
| Zwolle | |
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 Main entrance to the train station
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| Data | |
| Location in the network | Junction station |
| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 14th |
| abbreviation | Zl |
| opening | June 6, 1864 |
| Website URL | NS info page |
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| architect | Nicolaas Kamperdijk |
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| City / municipality | Zwolle |
| province | Overijssel |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 30 '19 " N , 6 ° 5' 26" E |
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| List of train stations in the Netherlands | |
The station Zwolle is the largest station in the Dutch city of Zwolle and the province of Overijssel . The station was used by 41,100 people every day in 2018, making it one of the busiest in the Netherlands. It is the central hub in urban public transport . National regional and long-distance trains run at the station. All trains from the northern provinces of Drenthe , Groningen and Fryslân that run to the southern and western parts of the Netherlands go via Zwolle.
history
The first station was opened on June 6, 1864 with the Utrecht – Kampen line. In 1866 a new station was opened on the Arnhem – Leeuwarden railway line.
future
As the most important railway junction in the northeast of the Netherlands, Zwolle is to receive a modern train station environment in the future, which will act as the center between the Hanzeland in the west and the historic city center in the east. While the station is frequented by around 52,000 travelers every day, the number is expected to increase to 60,000 by 2021. At the bus station , a new platform to be created to facilitate the transition from the train into the city or regional bus. Thanks to the new bus bridge, Zwolle station will benefit from better accessibility and faster connections to the north and west. New bike racks are to be built on the Hanzelaan and Oosterlaan , while an underground bike station is to be built below the station square in 2020 . In addition, the station square is to be renewed and connected to the track area via two new entrances. An additional space is to be created on the south side of the station. The project is carried out in cooperation with the municipality of Zwolle, the Nederlandse Spoorwegen , ProRail and the province of Overijssel .
Route connections
In the 2020 annual timetable , the following lines serve Zwolle station:
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biggest, smallest and largest stations 2018. In: nieuws.ns.nl. Nederlandse Spoorwegen NV, July 4, 2019, accessed on July 21, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ Zwolle. In: ns.nl. Nederlandse Spoorwegen, accessed on March 25, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ Zwolle. In: prorail.nl. ProRail, accessed March 25, 2019 (Dutch).
Web links
- Spoor zone Zwolle . In: zwolle.nl (Dutch)
- Zwolle . In: treinstationinfo.nl (Dutch)
- Station Zwolle . In: stationsweb.nl (Dutch)