Winterswijk is a railway station in Winterswijk, Netherlands. The station opened on 24 June 1878 and is located on the Zutphen–Winterswijk railway and the Winterswijk–Zevenaar railway. The train services are operated by Arriva.
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| Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°58′03″N 6°42′56″E / 51.96750°N 6.71556°E | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Zutphen–Winterswijk railway Winterswijk–Zevenaar railway | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1878 | ||||||||||||||
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The station used to be an important point where freight trains would go into Germany. There used to be lines going in 5 directions: Arnhem, Zutphen, Bocholt (Germany), Borken (Germany) and Neede. Today there are 3 buses to Germany, otherwise passengers have to travel to Arnhem, Hengelo or Enschede.
Train services
edit| Route | Service type | Operator | Notes |
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| Zutphen - Winterswijk | Local ("Sprinter") | Arriva | 2x per hour (only 1x per hour after 20:00, on Saturday mornings and Sundays) |
| Arnhem - Doetinchem - Winterswijk | Local ("Sprinter") | Arriva | 2x per hour (only 1x per hour after 20:00, on Saturday mornings and Sundays) |
Bus services
edit| Line | Route | Operator | Notes |
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| 73 | Winterswijk - Meddo - Groenlo - Eibergen - Haaksbergen - Enschede | Arriva | Only runs part of the evening and not on Sundays. On evenings and Saturdays, it only operates between Winterswijk and Groenlo. |
| B7 | (Winterswijk -) Oeding - Südlohn - Stadtlohn (Germany) | RVM | Runs approx. every two hours, but only 6 (3 per direction) buses run through to Winterswijk. Not on evenings and weekends. |
| R71 | Winterswijk - Gaxel - Vreden (Germany) | RVM | Not on evenings and Sundays. |
| T10 | Winterswijk - Barlo (Germany) | RVM | This bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus"). Doesn't run in the AM rush hours and only 3x a day on Saturdays. Not on Sundays. |
| T55 | Winterswijk - Oeding (Germany) | RVM | This bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus"). Only runs on Saturdays. |
Gallery
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Winterswijk station in 1950
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Station Winterswijk.
- NS website (in English)
- Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in English)
- Arriva Gelderland website (in Dutch)
- Arriva Achterhoek Network Map (in Dutch)