Gorinchem railway station

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

Gorinchem
The new station building.
General information
LocationStationsplein, Gorinchem
Netherlands
Coordinates51°50′1″N 4°58′3″E / 51.83361°N 4.96750°E / 51.83361; 4.96750
Operated byQbuzz
Line(s)MerwedeLingelijn
Platforms2
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle parking racks and free on train
Other information
Station codeGr
History
Opened1 December 1883
Rebuilt1971
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Qbuzz Following station
Boven Hardinxveld
towards Dordrecht
Line 7200 Arkel
towards Geldermalsen
Line 36800 Terminus
Location
Gorinchem is located in Netherlands
Gorinchem
Gorinchem
Location within Netherlands

The original 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 demolished.

Train service

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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

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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]

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