Boxtel railway station

Boxtel railway station is located in Boxtel, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1865 and is located on the Breda–Eindhoven railway (between Tilburg and Eindhoven) and the Utrecht–Boxtel railway. The station is currently operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Boxtel is an interchange station for Stoptreinen (trains stopping at every station) in North Brabant. There are services meeting in 3 different directions.

Boxtel
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°35′04″N 5°19′08″E / 51.58444°N 5.31889°E / 51.58444; 5.31889
Line(s)Breda–Eindhoven railway
Utrecht–Boxtel railway
Platforms4 (2 island)
History
Opened1 May 1865
Rebuilt29 September 2000
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Oisterwijk
towards Oss
NS Sprinter 4400 Best
towards Deurne
Vught NS Sprinter 6400 Best
towards Weert
Location
Boxtel is located in Netherlands
Boxtel
Boxtel
Location within Netherlands

The station was majorly rebuilt from 1998, opening on 29 September 2000 as part of quadrupling of the Eindhoven to Boxtel line with a second island platform added.[1]

The station lies at the start of the former Boxtel–Wesel railway.

Destinations

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These are some of the destinations that are possible to reach from Boxtel:

Tilburg, Eindhoven, Helmond, Deurne and 's-Hertogenbosch.

The nearest major stations where all trains stop are:

Train services

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The following services currently call at Boxtel:

  • 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Tilburg Universiteit - Eindhoven
  • 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) 's-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven - Deurne

Bus services

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  • 203 - 's-Hertogenbosch - Boxtel - Liempde
  • 204 - Best - Sint Oedenrode - Boxtel - Schijndel
  • 299 - Oirschot - Boxtel - Sint Michielsgestel

References

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  1. ^ "Boxtel Station Rebuilt" Today's Railways Europe issue 61 January 2001 page 46
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