Barendrecht railway station
Barendrecht railway station is a railway station in Barendrecht, Netherlands, located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam and Dordrecht. Adjacent to the four tracks of this line are two tracks for the HSL-Zuid and three for freight, as part of the Betuweroute freight route to Zevenaar. The nine tracks are in a 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) long roofed structure, much of it covered under a layer of earth, to keep noise at bay. On top is a new city park. At the station itself its four tracks, with the platforms, have a glass roof.
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Tracks and platforms in Barendrecht station | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Stationsweg 1, Barendrecht, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°51′16″N 4°33′13″E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Nederlandse Spoorwegen | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Breda–Rotterdam railway | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus connections | ||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Brd | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1872 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 16 June 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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Barendrecht Location within Southwest Randstad Barendrecht Barendrecht (Netherlands) | |||||||||||||||
The station was opened on 1 November 1872. This building was replaced by a smaller and more modern building in 1973. A new railway station was opened in 2001. Queen Beatrix visited the station on 16 June 2007, to open the Betuweroute freight route.