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.
LocationStationsplein, Gorinchem
Netherlands
Coordinates51°50′1″N 4°58′3″E
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
toward Dordrecht
Line 7200
toward Geldermalsen
toward Dordrecht
Line 36800Terminus
Location
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 renovated and converted to a restaurant.

Train service

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

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

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


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