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Vlissingen railway station

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Vlissingen
General information
LocationNetherlands
Line(s)Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway
ConnectionsFerry transport Westerschelde Ferry Vlissingen-Breskens
Bus transport Connexxion: 56, 57, 58, 864
Other information
Station codeVs
History
Opened1 September 1873
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
TerminusTemplate:NS Intercity lines
2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings
Template:NS Intercity lines
2x/hour; Late evenings and early weekend mornings only
Location
Vlissingen is located in Netherlands
Vlissingen
Vlissingen
Location within Netherlands

Vlissingen (English name: Flushing) is a terminus railway station in Vlissingen, Netherlands. The station opened on 1 September 1873. The station is at the western end of the Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway and has 3 platforms. This station is less than 100 metres (330 ft) short of being the westernmost station in the Netherlands: that is Vlissingen Souburg, the second station in Vlissingen. The station Vlissingen was formerly called Station Vlissingen-Haven.

Station Vlissingen

The station was largely destroyed in World War II. A new station was built in 1950, designed by Sybold van Ravesteyn, using some parts of the 19th century structure such as the platforms.[1]

The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and the bus services by Connexxion.

Train service

The station is served by the following service(s):

  • 2x per hour intercity service Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen

Bus services

The following bus lines stop at the station:

  • 56 Vlissingen Fast Ferrys/Station - Oost-Souburg Station - Middelburg Station

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Station Vlissingen (rijksmonument #530882)". Monumentenregister (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 10 February 2012.