Dordrecht railway station

Dordrecht
The front of the historic station building.
General information
Location	Stationsplein, Dordrecht Netherlands
Coordinates	51°48′27″N 4°40′4″E
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Arriva
Line(s)	Breda–Rotterdam railway MerwedeLingelijn
Platforms	7
Connections	Arriva: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 88, 92, 165, 166, 168, 178, 388, 501, 620, 892 RET: 145
Other information
Station code	Ddr
History
Opened	1872
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Roosendaal towards Vlissingen NS Intercity 2200 Rotterdam Blaak towards Amsterdam Centraal Terminus NS Intercity 2400 Rotterdam Blaak towards Lelystad Centrum Rotterdam Centraal Terminus NS Nachtnet 21400 Night train Breda towards Eindhoven Centraal Zwijndrecht towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5000 Terminus NS Sprinter 5100 Terminus NS Sprinter 5900 Dordrecht Zuid towards Roosendaal NS Sprinter 6600 Dordrecht Zuid towards Arnhem Centraal Preceding station Arriva Following station Terminus Stoptrein 36700 2x/hour Dordrecht Stadspolders towards Geldermalsen Stoptrein 36800 2x/hour; Not at evenings and Sundays Dordrecht Stadspolders towards Gorinchem
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Dordrecht is a railway station in Dordrecht, Netherlands located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway and the Elst–Dordrecht railway. The station was opened on 1 January 1872, when the railway line between Rotterdam and Antwerp was opened. On 16 July 1885, the railway line from Dordrecht to Gorinchem was opened. The neo-Renaissance railway station building is located to the south of the city centre. Dordrecht is now an important railway station on the Nederlandse Spoorwegen railway network. The services to Gorinchem and Geldermalsen are operated by Arriva.

Destinations

These are some of the main destinations directly available from Dordrecht:

Rotterdam, The Hague, Leiden, Haarlem, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Roosendaal, Middelburg, Breda, Tilburg, Eindhoven, Venlo, Gorinchem and Geldermalsen.

Train services

The stations is served by the following services:

• 1x per hour international service Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Antwerp - Brussels Airport - Brussels (Until April 8, 2018)
• 2x per hour intercity service Lelystad - Almere - Duivendrecht - Amsterdam Zuid - Schiphol - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
• 2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen
• 1x per hour intercity service Dordrecht - Breda (Not evenings and weekends)
• 1x per hour night service (nachtnet) Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda - Eindhoven (weekends only)
• 4x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht (2x per hour on evenings and weekends)
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Dordrecht - Roosendaal (1x per hour on evenings and weekends)
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Dordrecht - Breda - Tilburg - 's-Hertogenbosch
• 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Dordrecht - Gorinchem - Geldermalsen
• 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Dordrecht - Gorinchem

As of April 9, 2018 the international service Amsterdam - Brussels will be running on the HSL-Zuid with a stop at Breda and does not call at Dordrecht and Roosendaal anymore. Passengers for Belgium can take a train to Breda and change trains there.

Bus services

Dordrecht is served by city bus services (stadsbussen) as well as regional bus services (streekbussen).

Stadsbussen

There are 8 city bus lines, which are operated by Arriva. From the railway station the city bus lines provides services to/from:

• Centrum (downtown area)
• Stadskantoor (City Hall)
• Ziekenhuis Dordwijk (Hospital)
• Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck (Hospital)
• Stadspolders railway station
• Zuid railway station
• The ferry terminals at Papendrechtse Veer
• The neighbourhoods Crabbehof, Dubbeldam, Het Reeland, Krispijn, Leerpark, Merwedepolder, Noordflank, Oudelandshoek, Staart, Stadspolders, Sterrenburg, Wielwijk and Zuidhoven
• The industrial areas Amstelwijck and West

The routes of the city buses are as follows:

Line	Route	Frequency	Notes
2	Centraal Station - Het Reeland Zuid - Leerpark - Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Dubbeldam	2x/hour	Arrives/Continues at Centraal Station as regional bus line 11/12 to/from Centrum and Zwijndrecht. (See also: Streekbussen)
3	Crabbehof - Krispijn - Centrum - Stadskantoor - Centraal Station - Het Reeland Noord - Oudelandshoek	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour at evenings and Sundays Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour on weekdays mornings until +/- 11:00am and on evenings and weekends Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour on weekdays mornings until +/- 11:00am and on evenings and Sundays
4	Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck - Wielwijk - Krispijn West - Centrum - Stadskantoor - Centraal Station - Het Reeland Noord - Staart - Merwedepolder	Outside Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour FROM Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck TO Centraal Station on weekdays evening rush hours and only 2x/hour on the whole route on evenings and Sundays Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour FROM Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck TO Centraal Station on weekdays evening rush hours and only 2x/hour on the whole route on evenings and weekends
5	Sterrenburg - Station Zuid - Zuidhoven - Krispijn Oost - Centrum - Stadskantoor - Centraal Station - Het Reeland - Station Stadspolders - Stadspolders	Outside Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour at evenings and Sundays Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour on weekdays outside rush hours and at evenings and weekends
7	Sterrenburg - Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Leerpark - Het Reeland Zuid - Centraal Station - Stadskantoor - Centrum	Outside Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour at evenings and Sundays Summer holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour on weekdays outside rush hours and at evenings and weekends
8	Merwedepolder - Staart - Het Reeland Noord - Centraal Station - Stadskantoor - Centrum - West - Amstelwijck - Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck	1x/hour, but 2x/hour during rush hours	Weekdays only and not on evenings The section between Merwedepolder and Central Station is only served at morning rush hours. From Merwedepolder/Central Station to Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck buses operate only at morning rush hours and early afternoons From Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck to Central Station buses operate only on late mornings, afternoons and evening rush hours
9	Centraal Station - Centrum - Stadskantoor - Krabbepolder	2x/hour	Weekdays rush hours only
10	Centraal Station - Centrum - Papendrechtse Veer - Noordflank - P-Energiehuis	3x/hour, but only 2x/hour on evenings and Sundays

Streekbussen

The regional bus lines provides services to/from:

• Centrum (downtown area)
• Stadskantoor (City Hall)
• Ziekenhuis Dordwijk (Hospital)
• Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck (Hospital)
• Biesbosch National Park
• The neighbourhoods Het Reeland, Krispijn, Leerpark, Staart and Wielwijk
• The industrial area West
• The nearby cities and towns Alblasserdam, Barendrecht, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Papendrecht, Ridderkerk, Rotterdam, Sliedrecht and Zwijndrecht
• The city of Utrecht
• Villages around Dordrecht

The routes of the regional buses, serving Dordrecht, are as follows:

Line	Operator	Route	Frequency	Notes
11	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station -> Dordrecht, Centrum -> Dordrecht, Stadskantoor -> Station Zwijndrecht -> Zwijndrecht -> Ziekenhuis Zwijndrecht -> Station Zwijndrecht -> Dordrecht, Centrum -> Dordrecht, Stadskantoor -> Dordrecht, Centraal Station	1x/hour	Arrives/Continues at Dordrecht, Centraal Station as city bus line 2 to/from Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk and Dordrecht, Dubbeldam. (see also: Stadsbussen) Same route as line 12, but in the opposite direction
12	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station -> Dordrecht, Centrum -> Dordrecht, Stadskantoor -> Station Zwijndrecht -> Ziekenhuis Zwijndrecht -> Zwijndrecht -> Station Zwijndrecht -> Dordrecht, Centrum -> Dordrecht, Stadskantoor -> Dordrecht, Centraal Station	1x/hour	Arrives/Continues at Dordrecht, Centraal Station as city bus line 2 to/from Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk and Dordrecht, Dubbeldam. (see also: Stadsbussen) Same route as line 11, but in the opposite direction
13	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Het Reeland Zuid - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht - Station Sliedrecht Baanhoek - Sliedrecht	1x/hour
14	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station -> Dordrecht, Het Reeland Noord -> Dordrecht, Staart West -> Papendrecht -> Dordrecht, Staart West -> Dordrecht, Het Reeland Noord -> Dordrecht, Centraal Station	1x/hour	Same route as line 15, but in the opposite direction
15	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station -> Dordrecht, Het Reeland Noord -> Dordrecht, Staart West -> Papendrecht -> Dordrecht, Staart West -> Dordrecht, Het Reeland Noord -> Dordrecht, Centraal Station	1x/hour	Same route as line 14, but in the opposite direction
16	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Het Reeland Zuid - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht - Alblasserdam	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour on weekdays, 2x/hour on Saturdays, but only 1x/hour at all evenings and Sundays Summer and Christmas holidays: 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at evenings and Sundays
18	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Het Reeland Zuid - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht – Alblasserdam - Kinderdijk	1x/hour	Weekdays only and not on evenings At mornings buses operate only FROM Dordrecht TO Kinderdijk At afternoons and evening rush hours buses operate only FROM Kinderdijk TO Dordrecht
19	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Het Reeland Zuid - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht - Oud-Alblas - Nieuw-Lekkerland – Kinderdijk	1x/hour	Weekdays only and not on evenings At mornings buses operate only FROM Kinderdijk TO Dordrecht At afternoons and evening rush hours buses operate only FROM Dordrecht TO Kinderdijk
21	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Dordrecht, Stadskantoor - Zwijndrecht – Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht - Ridderkerk	1x/hour
88	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Dordrecht, Stadskantoor - Station Zwijndrecht - Zwijndrecht - Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht - Rotterdam - Kralingse Zoom Rotterdam Metro station	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 1x/hour on evenings and weekends Summer and Christmas holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour during rush hours and 1x/hour on evenings and weekends
92	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Dordrecht, Stadskantoor - Station Zwijndrecht - Zwijndrecht - Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht - Rotterdam – Station Rotterdam Lombardijen – Zuidplein Rotterdam Metro station	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 2x/hour, but 4x/hour during rush hours and only 1x/hour on evenings and weekends Summer and Christmas holidays: 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour on evenings and weekends
143	RET	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Ridderkerk - Rotterdam – Station Rotterdam Lombardijen – Zuidplein Rotterdam Metro station	Outside Summer and Christmas holidays: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour during weekdays rush hours Summer and Christmas holidays: 1x/hour	Not on evenings and Sundays
165	Connexxion	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Leerpark - Dordrecht, Krispijn - Dordrecht, Wielwijk - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Amstelwijck - ’s-Gravendeel - Mookhoek - Strijen	1x/hour, but 2x/hour during rush hours	Not on evenings and weekends
166	Connexxion	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Leerpark - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - ’s-Gravendeel - Maasdam - Puttershoek - Blaaksedijk - Heinenoord – Rotterdam - Zuidplein Rotterdam Metro station	Dordrecht, Centraal Station-Heinenoord: 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at evenings and Sundays Heinenoord-Rotterdam Zuidplein Metro station: 1x/hour	At evenings and Sundays buses do not operate on section Heinenoord-Rotterdam Zuidplein Metro station
168	Connexxion	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Leerpark - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - ’s-Gravendeel - Maasdam - Heinenoord – Rotterdam - Zuidplein Rotterdam Metro station	2x/hour	Weekdays rush hours only At morning rush hours buses operate only FROM Dordrecht TO Rotterdam At evening rush hours buses operate only FROM Rotterdam TO Dordrecht
178	Connexxion	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Leerpark - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - ’s-Gravendeel - Maasdam - Heinenoord	2x/hour	Weekdays rush hours only At morning rush hours buses operate only FROM Heinenoord TO Dordrecht At evening rush hours buses operate only FROM Dordrecht TO Heinenoord
388	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Ziekenhuis Dordwijk - Papendrecht - Sliedrecht - Bleskensgraaf - Molenaarsgraaf - Noordeloos - Meerkerk - Vianen - Utrecht	Outside Summer holidays: 1x/hour, but 3x/hour on weekdays rush hours Summer holidays: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour on weekdays rush hours	Qliner, not on Saturday evenings and Sundays
501	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Staart - Biesbosch National Park	1x/hour
620	Arriva	Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Werkendam	7x/day FROM Werkendam TO Dordrecht, 4x/day FROM Dordrecht TO Werkendam	Not on evenings and weekends
892	Arriva	Station Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam - Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht - Zwijndrecht - Dordrecht, Centraal Station - Dordrecht, Centrum - Dordrecht, Stadskantoor - Dordrecht, Krispijn - Dordrecht, Zuidhoven - Dordrecht, Station Zuid - Dordrecht, Sterrenburg	1x/hour	Nightbus service, Saturday Nights only Buses FROM Dordrecht TO Rotterdam follow the normal route from Dordrecht, Sterrenburg to Dordrecht, Krispijn. From there these buses continue to Dordrecht, Centraal Station first and then to Dordrecht, Stadskantoor via Dordrecht, Centrum. From Dordrecht, Stadskantoor these buses continue directly to Rotterdam via highway A16 skipping Zwijndrecht and Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht along the way

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)

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