Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn railway station

Vaartsche Rijn
Station Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn
Location	Utrecht Zuidzijde Netherlands
Coordinates	52°04′43″N 5°07′21″E / 52.07861°N 5.12250°ECoordinates: 52°04′43″N 5°07′21″E / 52.07861°N 5.12250°E
Line(s)	Amsterdam–Arnhem railway, Utrecht–Boxtel railway
History
Opened	22 August 2016
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Utrecht Centraal Terminus NS Sprinter 6000 2x/hour Utrecht Lunetten toward Tiel Utrecht Centraal toward Amsterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 7400 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only Bunnik toward Rhenen Utrecht Centraal toward Amsterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 7400 2x/hour; Not on weekdays rush hours Utrecht Centraal Terminus NS Sprinter 16000 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at late evenings; Continues at/arrives at 's-Hertogenbosch as Sprinter 13600 to/from Breda Utrecht Lunetten toward 's-Hertogenbosch Utrecht Centraal toward Breukelen NS Sprinter 17400 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only Bunnik toward Veenendaal Centrum
Location
Vaartsche Rijn Location within Randstad

Vaartsche Rijn is a railway station, situated on the railway lines between Utrecht and Arnhem and between Utrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch. Construction began in November 2010 and was completed in 2015, but the station remained unused until its official opening on 22 August 2016.

Gallery

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  Utrecht station Vaartsche Rijn viewed from the Police station on Baden-Powellweg.
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  Construction of station Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn on the right, with the new bicycle and pedestrian tunnel leading to the Watervogelbuurt on the bottom right.

External links

• (Dutch) More info at ProRail
• Video about the construction (in Dutch)