Venlo railway station
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Venlo railway station is located in Venlo, the Netherlands. It is situated on the Maastricht–Venlo railway, the Viersen–Venlo railway, the Venlo–Eindhoven railway and the Nijmegen–Venlo railway.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2017) |
Quick Facts General information, Location ...
Venlo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°21′53″N 6°10′17″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Nederlandse Spoorwegen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | Vl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Close
The first station in Venlo was opened on November 21, 1865. The current building dates from 1958 and is a typical Dutch station of the post-war era, featuring a clock tower and a large canopy spanning the front of the station.
There is a bus station for regional and city buses in front of the station, as well as a car park.