Bad Bentheim station
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| Location | Bad Bentheim, Lower Saxony Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°18′35″N 7°9′26″E / 52.30972°N 7.15722°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Almelo-Salzbergen railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 248 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | HBTF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bad Bentheim is a railway station[1] located in Bad Bentheim, Germany. The station was opened on 18 October 1865 and is located on the Almelo - Salzbergen railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn with NS International and the Westfalenbahn.
The station is a border station between Germany and the Netherlands. Dutch and German locomotives change here as the voltage is different in the countries. From Bad Bentheim, passengers can travel on the international service to Amsterdam. Passengers can also reach cities such as Osnabrück, Hannover and Berlin.
To the east of the station is a shunting area for the Bentheimer Eisenbahn which is a freight railway to Nordhorn and Coevorden.
Train services
The following services currently[when?] call at Bad Bentheim:[2]
- Intercity services Amsterdam - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Osnabrück - Hanover - Berlin
- Local services RB 61 Bad Bentheim - Rheine - Osnabrück - Herford - Bielefeld
From December 2010 until December 2013 there was a trial with a stopping train between Hengelo, Oldenzaal and Bad Bentheim. This service was operated by Syntus as the Grensland-Express, it stopped due to a lack of passengers. From December 2017 the RB61 will be extended to Hengelo.[needs update] Additionally there are plans to start passenger services between Bad Bentheim, Nordhorn and Neuenhaus.
Bus services
- 100 Bad Bentheim - Nordhorn - Neuenhaus - Uelsen - Wilsum - Emlichheim
- 200 Bad Bentheim - Nordhorn - Neuenhaus - Veldhausen - Hoogstede - Emlichheim
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The station
References
- ^ "Bad Bentheim station". Deutsche Bahn (in German). Archived from the original on March 31, 2002.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Timetables for Bad Bentheim station". Deutsche Bahn (in German).
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