Amersfoort Vathorst railway station

Amersfoort Vathorst is a railway station on the Utrecht–Kampen railway between Amersfoort and Zwolle. It is located in north Amersfoort, Netherlands. The station is operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). The station opened 28 May 2006. The station has 3 tracks, 1 of which is for terminating trains from the Amersfoort direction. It is located in the area of the Vathorst and Hooglanderveen estates, which are still being built up.[1]

Amersfoort Vathorst
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°11′33″N 5°26′1″E / 52.19250°N 5.43361°E / 52.19250; 5.43361
Line(s)Utrecht–Kampen railway
History
Opened28 May 2006
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Amersfoort Schothorst NS Sprinter 5600 Nijkerk
towards Zwolle
Amersfoort Schothorst
towards Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 5800 Terminus
Location
Amersfoort Vathorst is located in Northeastern Randstad
Amersfoort Vathorst
Amersfoort Vathorst
Location within Northeastern Randstad

Train services edit

 
Platform 3 of the station

The following train services call at Amersfoort Vathorst:

Route Service type Notes
Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle Local ("Sprinter") 2x per hour
Hoofddorp - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort Vathorst Local ("Sprinter") 2x per hour

Bus services edit

Line Route Operator Notes
3 Amersfoort Centraal Station - De Koppel - Meander MC - Hoogland-West - Calveen - Vathorst Syntus Utrecht
5 Amersfoort Centraal Station - Centrum - Kruiskamp - Schothorst Station - Zielhorst-Oost - Vathorst Syntus Utrecht
7 Amersfoort Centraal Station - De Koppel - Schothorst - Zielhorst-West - Vathorst Syntus Utrecht
160 Almere Stad - Almere Hout - Zeewolde De Eemhof - Amersfoort Vathorst Keolis Nederland (under contract of OV Regio IJsselmond) Even though Keolis Nederland operates the line, buses with Syntus Overijssel branding are being used. Tariffs of OV Regio IJsselmond apply on this line.
203 Amersfoort Vathorst - Amersfoort Zielhorst-Oost - Amersfoort Schothorst - Amersfoort Centrum - Amersfoort Leusderkwartier - Soesterberg P+R - Utrecht Science Park - Utrecht Rijnsweerd Pouw Vervoer Mon-Fri during daytime hours only.
572 Soest - Baarn - Bunschoten - Spakenburg - Bunschoten - Zevenhuizen - Amersfoort - Hooglanderveen - Amersfoort Vathorst Syntus Utrecht Mon-Sat during daytime hours only.
N03 Amersfoort Centraal Station - De Koppel - Meander MC - Hoogland-West - Calveen - Vathorst Pouw Vervoer Friday and Saturday late nights (between midnight and 5 AM) only.

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Amersfoort Vathorst". Treinstationinfo.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-06.