Eindhoven Centraal railway station

Eindhoven Centraal railway station is the main railway station in Eindhoven in North Brabant, Netherlands. It is the busiest station outside the Randstad area and an important station in the southern part of The Netherlands.

Eindhoven Centraal
General information
Location	Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Coordinates	51°26′34″N 5°28′49″E
Line(s)	Breda–Eindhoven railway Venlo–Eindhoven railway Eindhoven–Weert railway
History
Opened	1 July 1864; 160 years ago (1864-07-01)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Tilburg towards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 1100 Terminus 's-Hertogenbosch towards Alkmaar NS Intercity 2700 Mon-Thur until 19:00 Weert towards Maastricht 's-Hertogenbosch towards Enkhuizen NS Intercity 2900 After 19:00 and Fri-Sun only 's-Hertogenbosch towards Dordrecht NS Intercity 3500 Helmond towards Venlo 's-Hertogenbosch towards Enkhuizen NS Intercity 3900 Mon-Thur until 19:30 Weert towards Heerlen Terminus NS Intercity 3900 After 19:30 and Fri-Sun 's-Hertogenbosch towards Utrecht Centraal NS Nachtnet 21400 Fri/Sat nights only Terminus Tilburg towards Rotterdam Centraal NS Nachtnet 21410 Fri/Sat night only Eindhoven Strijp-S towards 's-Hertogenbosch NS Sprinter 4400 Except AM Peak Helmond Brandevoort towards Deurne Eindhoven Strijp-S towards Oss NS Sprinter 4400 AM Peak Eindhoven Strijp-S towards Tilburg Universiteit NS Sprinter 6400 Geldrop towards Weert Terminus NS Sprinter 16400 Preceding station Arriva Netherlands Following station 's-Hertogenbosch towards Schiphol Airport Nachttrein 32710 Friday night only Weert towards Maastricht
Location Eindhoven Centraal Location within Netherlands

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1864 and is located on the Breda–Eindhoven railway, the Venlo–Eindhoven railway and the Eindhoven–Weert railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

The station is 900m east of the Philips Stadion, which is served by Eindhoven Stadion railway station in the event of football matches or other special events at the stadium.

Train services

Eindhoven Centraal is a major interchange station for train services in the southern Netherlands. The station is served by the following service(s):

• 2x per hour Intercity services (Schagen -) Alkmaar - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Sittard - Maastricht
• 2x per hour Intercity services The Hague - Breda - Eindhoven
• 2x per hour Intercity services Schiphol - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Venlo
• 2x per hour Intercity services Enkhuizen - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Heerlen
• 1x per hour night train (nachtnet) service Rotterdam - Breda - Eindhoven (weekends only)
• 1x per hour night train (nachtnet) service Utrecht - 's-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven (weekends only)
• 2x per hour local services (sprinter) Tilburg Universiteit - Eindhoven
• 2x per hour local services (sprinter) 's-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven - Deurne
• 2x per hour local services (sprinter) Eindhoven - Weert

Bus services

Eindhoven Centraal railway station is served by bus station Neckerspoel, on the north side, with the following city bus lines (there are also 30 regional bus lines):

Stadsbussen

Line	Route	Notes
2	Eindhoven NS - Blixembosch-Oost
3	Eindhoven NS - Blixembosch-West
4	Eindhoven NS - Heesterakker
5	Eindhoven NS - 't Hofke (via Rembrandtplein)
6	Eindhoven NS - Nuenen-Oost
7	Eindhoven NS - Veldhoven-Maxima Medisch Centrum (via Aalst and Waalre)
8	Eindhoven NS - Kapelbeemd (via Acht)	Evenings and weekends only between Acht and Eindhoven
9	Eindhoven NS - Best NS
10	Eindhoven NS - Oirschot (via De Schakel)
11	Eindhoven NS - Weert NS (via Maarheeze)
12	Eindhoven NS - Gijzenrooi
14	Eindhoven NS - Veldhoven-Centrum
15	Eindhoven NS - Veldhoven-Centrum
16	Eindhoven NS - Veldhoven-Maxima Medisch Centrum
17	Eindhoven NS - Roosten
18	Eindhoven NS - Bergeijk-Loo
19	Eindhoven NS - Bladel (via Hapert)
24	Eindhoven NS - Helmond NS (via Mierlo)
114	Eindhoven NS - De Hurk	Only operates on rush hours.
119	Eindhoven NS - Veldhoven-ASML	Only operates on rush hours.
154	Eindhoven NS - Den Bosch NS (via Schijndel)	Only operates on rush hours. Operated by Arriva.
156	Eindhoven NS - Den Bosch NS (via Den Dungen)	Only operates on rush hours. Operated by Arriva.
157	Eindhoven NS - Oss NS	Only operates on rush hours. Operated by Arriva.
305	Eindhoven NS - Oss NS	Operated by Arriva.
317	Eindhoven NS - Dommelen
318	Eindhoven NS - Luyksgestel (via Valkenswaard)
319	Eindhoven NS - Reusel-Busstation
320	Eindhoven NS - Helmond NS (via Someren)
321	Eindhoven NS - Gemert-Slenk
322	Eindhoven NS - Uden-Busstation
324	Eindhoven NS - Geldrop-Coevering
400	Eindhoven NS - Airport (Shuttle)	BravoDirect line (BRT line)
401	Eindhoven NS - Airport (via Meerhoven)	BravoDirect line (BRT line)
402	Eindhoven NS - Veldhoven-Zonderwick	BravoDirect line (BRT line)
403	Eindhoven NS - Oerle	BravoDirect line (BRT line)
404	Eindhoven NS - Nuenen-Centrum	BravoDirect line (BRT line)
405	Eindhoven NS - Achtse Barrier	BravoDirect line (BRT line)
406	Eindhoven NS - Ekkersrijt	BravoDirect line (BRT line)
407	Eindhoven NS - High Tech Campus	BravoDirect line (BRT line)
408	Eindhoven NS - High Tech Campus	BravoDirect line (BRT line)
603	Eindhoven NS - Fontys Fliednerstraat	School bus (Only operates on morning rush hours)
605	Eindhoven NS - Uden-Hobostraat	School bus (Only operates on morning rush hours). Only arrival, no departure
610	Eindhoven NS - Internationale School	School bus (Only operates on morning rush hours)

Gallery

• 
  Eindhoven in 1921
• 
  Eindhoven in 2006
• 
  Bus station next to the railway station
• 
  The roof is built from Bailey bridge segments

External links

• NS website
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner