Zwolle railway station
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Zwolle is a railway station in Zwolle
, the capital of the province Overijssel
, the Netherlands
. The station opened on 6 June 1864 and is on the Utrecht–Kampen railway
, also known as the Centraalspoorweg, the Zwolle–Almelo railway, the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway and the Zwolle–Emmen railway.
The station is a major junction station for the North of The Netherlands to other areas. This station is the only way trains can get from the north of the country, to any other areas of the Netherlands.
, the Dutch Railways
and the municipality of Zwolle
) started the ZwolleSpoort project. This project will result in a major renovation
of the existing station, an increase in capacity and an overhaul of the entire public transportation organization in the city. The main reason for the project is the Hanzelijn
project, which is expected to increase the passenger traffic by 33% in the period up to 2020. In order to deal with the extra traffic, the passenger tunnel (currently 5 meters wide) in the station will be replaced by a new tunnel 15 meters wide and 120 meters long. The new tunnel will lead onto a new public transportation terminal at the southern end of the station, which will be the main crossroads of the city bus
es, regional buses and the future tram
line to the town of Kampen.
The project also entails increasing the capacity and efficiency of the railway emplacement. The new Hanzelijn will be accommodated by a new, fourth railway platform
and the 34 switches
near the station will be replaced by 15 longer ones which will allow a more efficient railway pattern and allow trains to pass at higher speeds.
, Deventer
, Arnhem
, Nijmegen, Amersfoort
, Amsterdam
, Utrecht
, Rotterdam
, The Hague
, 's-Hertogenbosch, Breda
, Roosendaal and Groningen.
, Apeldoorn
, Lelystad
, Urk
, Steenwijk
, Meppel
, Coevorden
, Ommen
, Raalte
and Deventer
. NS (e.g. Steenwijk NS) means this service calls at the station (e.g. in Steenwijk).
Zwolle
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...
, the capital of the province Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The station opened on 6 June 1864 and is on the Utrecht–Kampen railway
Utrecht–Kampen railway
The Utrecht–Kampen railway is an important railway line in the Netherlands running from Utrecht to Kampen, passing through Amersfoort and Zwolle...
, also known as the Centraalspoorweg, the Zwolle–Almelo railway, the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway and the Zwolle–Emmen railway.
The station is a major junction station for the North of The Netherlands to other areas. This station is the only way trains can get from the north of the country, to any other areas of the Netherlands.
ZwolleSpoort
On August 31, 2010, the principal stakeholders in the railway station (ProrailProRail
In the Netherlands, ProRail is a government task organisation that takes care of maintenance and extensions of the national railway network infrastructure , of allocating rail capacity, and of traffic control...
, the Dutch Railways
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen , or NS, is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands.Its trains operate over the tracks of the Dutch national railinfrastructure, operated by ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003...
and the municipality of Zwolle
Zwolle
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...
) started the ZwolleSpoort project. This project will result in a major renovation
Renovation
Renovation is the process of improving a structure. Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential.-Process:The process of a renovation, however complex, can usually be broken down into several processes...
of the existing station, an increase in capacity and an overhaul of the entire public transportation organization in the city. The main reason for the project is the Hanzelijn
Hanzelijn
The Lelystad–Zwolle railway, also known as the Hanzelijn , is a new Dutch railway line presently under construction. When completed, it will connect Lelystad, capital of the province of Flevoland, with Zwolle, capital of the neighbouring province of Overijssel...
project, which is expected to increase the passenger traffic by 33% in the period up to 2020. In order to deal with the extra traffic, the passenger tunnel (currently 5 meters wide) in the station will be replaced by a new tunnel 15 meters wide and 120 meters long. The new tunnel will lead onto a new public transportation terminal at the southern end of the station, which will be the main crossroads of the city bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
es, regional buses and the future tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
line to the town of Kampen.
The project also entails increasing the capacity and efficiency of the railway emplacement. The new Hanzelijn will be accommodated by a new, fourth railway platform
Railway platform
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...
and the 34 switches
Railroad switch
A railroad switch, turnout or [set of] points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another at a railway junction....
near the station will be replaced by 15 longer ones which will allow a more efficient railway pattern and allow trains to pass at higher speeds.
Destinations
Major destinations from Zwolle include: Leeuwarden, Emmen, Kampen, EnschedeEnschede
Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region...
, Deventer
Deventer
Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...
, Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
, Nijmegen, Amersfoort
Amersfoort
Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...
, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
, Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, 's-Hertogenbosch, Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
, Roosendaal and Groningen.
Train services
The following train services currently call at Zwolle:- 1x per hour intercity service The Hague/Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Groningen/Leeuwarden
- 1x per hour intercity service Schiphol - Hilversum - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Groningen/Leeuwarden
- 2x per hour intercity service Zwolle - Deventer - Arnhem - Nijmegen - 's-Hertogenbosch - Roosendaal
- 1x per hour express service (sneltrein) Zwolle - Hardenberg - Emmen
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle
- 1x per hour local service (stoptrein) Zwolle - Hardenberg - Emmen
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Kampen - Zwolle
- 1x per hour local service (stoptrein) Zwolle - Assen - Groningen
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Zwolle - Nijverdal West
Bus services
Many bus services also depart from the bus stations outside the station. These include services all over the city and regional services to HarderwijkHarderwijk
' is a municipality and a small city in the eastern Netherlands.- The history of Harderwijk :Harderwijk received city rights from Count Otto II of Guelders in 1231. A defensive wall surrounding the city was completed by the end of that century. The oldest part of the city is near where the...
, Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000...
, Lelystad
Lelystad
Lelystad is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk, making the reclamation possible...
, Urk
Urk
Urk is a municipality and a town in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands.Urk is first mentioned in historical records dating to the 10th century, when it was still an island in the Almere, a lake that would become part of the Zuiderzee in the 13th century after a series of incursions...
, Steenwijk
Steenwijk
Steenwijk is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland. It is the largest town of the municipality.Steenwijk received city rights in 1327...
, Meppel
Meppel
Meppel is a municipality and a city in the northeast of the Netherlands, in the south-west of the province Drenthe.It developed in the 16th century as a transport and distribution inland harbour for turf...
, Coevorden
Coevorden
Coevorden is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. During the municipal reorganisation in the province in 1998, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo.- Population centers :...
, Ommen
Ommen
Ommen is a municipality and a Hanseatic city in the Vecht valley of the Salland region, which is at the heart of the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands. Historical records first name Ommen in the early 12th century and it was officially founded as a city in 1248...
, Raalte
Raalte
Raalte is a municipality and city in the heart of the region of Salland in the Dutch province of Overijssel.-Population centres:The municipality consists of the following towns and villages.-Transportation:* Railway stations: Heino, Raalte...
and Deventer
Deventer
Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...
. NS (e.g. Steenwijk NS) means this service calls at the station (e.g. in Steenwijk).
- 1 - Stadshagen - Frankhuis - Deltion Campus - Zwolle - Oosterenk (Town Service)
- 2 - Ittersumbroek - Oldenerlanden - Zwolle - Diezerpoort - Holterbroek (Town Service)
- 3 - Zwolle - Assendorp - Diezerpoort - Berkum (Town Service)
- 4 - Ittersumbroek - Oldenerbroek - Schellerhoek - Zwolle - Arcadia - Berkum-Brinkhoek - AA-landen (Town Service)
- 5 - Zwolle - Westenholte (Town Service)
- 7 - Zwolle - Assendorp - Oosterenk (Town Service)
- 8 - Zwolle - Campus (Schellerlanden) (Town Service)
- 9 - Zwolle - Deltion Campus (Town Service)
- 11 - Zwolle - Stadion - Rechterland (Town Service)
- 29 - Zwolle - Ruitenveen - Nieuwenleusen - Balkbruk - Dedemsvaart - Lutten - Slagharen - De Krim - Coevorden NSCoevorden railway stationCoevorden is a railway station located in Coevorden, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 July 1905 and is located on the Zwolle–Emmen railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen...
- 40 - Zwolle - Lichtmis - Rouveen - Staphorst - Meppel NSMeppel railway stationMeppel is a railway station in Meppel, The Netherlands. The station opened on 1 October 1867 and is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway and Meppel–Groningen railway. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen....
- Nijeveen - Steenwijk NSSteenwijk railway stationSteenwijk is a railway station in Steenwijk, The Netherlands. The station opened on 15 January 1868 and is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.-Major destinations:... - 70 - Zwolle - Genne - Hasselt - Zwartsluis - Giethoorn - Steenwijk NSSteenwijk railway stationSteenwijk is a railway station in Steenwijk, The Netherlands. The station opened on 15 January 1868 and is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.-Major destinations:...
- 71 - Zwolle - Hasselt - Zwartsluis - Zieltje - St Jansklooster - Vollenhove - Marknesse - Kraggenburg - Emmeloord
- 74 - Zwolle - Hasselt - Genemuiden - IJsselmuiden - Kampen NSKampen railway stationKampen is a terminus railway station located in Kampen, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 10 May 1865 and is located on the Kamperlijntje, which is the Zwolle - Kampen section of the Utrecht–Kampen railway. The train service is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen...
- 90 - Zwolle - Wapenveld - Heerde - Epe - Emst - Vaassen - Apeldoorn NSApeldoorn railway stationApeldoorn is a railway station, located in the municipality of Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 May 1876, on the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway . It was opened when the Amersfoort to Zutphen section was completed...
- 100 - Zwolle - Hattem - Wezep - Elburg - Nunspeet
- 140
- 141 - Zwolle - 's-Heerenbroek - Wilsum - Kampen NSKampen railway stationKampen is a terminus railway station located in Kampen, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 10 May 1865 and is located on the Kamperlijntje, which is the Zwolle - Kampen section of the Utrecht–Kampen railway. The train service is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen...
- Kampereiland - Ens - Emmelooord - Tollebeek - Urk - 161 - Zwolle - Windesheim - Wijhe - Den Nul - Olst - Boskamp - Diepenveen - Deventer NSDeventer railway stationDeventer is a railway station in Deventer, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 5 August 1865 and is on the Apeldoorn–Deventer railway, Deventer–Almelo railway and the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway.-Destinations:...
- 166 - Zwolle - Wijthmen - Lenthe - Heino - Raalte - Heino NSHeino railway stationHeino is a railway station located in Heino, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 January 1881 and is located on the Zwolle–Almelo railway. The station lies outside of Heino but can be reached by using bus service 503 which goes into the centre of the village...
- 167 - Zwolle - Wijthmen - Hoonhorst - Dalfsen NSDalfsen railway stationDalfsen is a railway station located in Dalfsen, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 January 1903 and is located on the Zwolle–Emmen railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station is situated south of the river Vecht...
- Oudleusen - Ommen NSOmmen railway stationOmmen is a railway station at Ommen, The Netherlands. The station is located 1 km south of the town center. The station was opened on 15 January 1903 and is located on the Zwolle–Emmen railway... - 171 - Zwolle - Hasselt - Zwartsluis - Zieltje - St Jansklooster - Vollenhove - Marknesse - Emmeloord
- 200s - Zwolle - Elburg (Peak hours only)
- 294s - Zwolle - Apeldoorn NSApeldoorn railway stationApeldoorn is a railway station, located in the municipality of Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 May 1876, on the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway . It was opened when the Amersfoort to Zutphen section was completed...
(Express via A50 motorway) - 330 (InterlinerInterlinerInterliner is an express bus system in the Netherlands. In this country the backbone of medium and long distance public transport is the railroad system. Long distance buses are used complementarily. While most bus lines have many stops or only span small distances Interliner is an express bus...
) - Zwolle - Kampen Zuid - Dronten - LelystadLelystad Centrum railway stationLelystad Centrum is the current terminus railway station on the Flevolijn. It is the only station in Lelystad and is in the centre of the town. The station was opened on 28 May 1988 after the extension from Almere Buiten was completed. There are plans to build the station Lelystad Zuid by 2015. The...
(Express) - 667
See also
- Railway stations in the NetherlandsRailway stations in the NetherlandsThere are 392 railway stations in the Netherlands, including 5 railway stations which are only served during events, 1 which exists only to facilitate pilgrimage to a nearby site and 1 which exists only to facilitate the Railway Museum....
- Dutch railway servicesDutch railway servicesDutch railway services is an index page of all the rail services operated in the Netherlands.Railway services in the Netherlands are operated by the following operators :*Nederlandse Spoorwegen*Syntus...