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Breukelen railway station

Coordinates: 52°10′12″N 4°59′26″E / 52.17000°N 4.99056°E / 52.17000; 4.99056
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Breukelen
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°10′12″N 4°59′26″E / 52.17000°N 4.99056°E / 52.17000; 4.99056
Line(s)Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
Harmelen–Breukelen railway
History
Opened18 December 1843, 2002 (current form)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Abcoude
towards Uitgeest
NS Sprinter 4000 Woerden
Terminus NS Sprinter 7300 Maarssen
towards Rhenen
Abcoude
towards Uitgeest
NS Sprinter 7400 Maarssen
Location
Breukelen is located in Northeastern Randstad
Breukelen
Breukelen
Location within Northeastern Randstad

Breukelen is a railway station located in Breukelen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 18 December 1843 and is on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway. It is also the northern end of the Harmelen–Breukelen railway. A new station was opened in 2002 nearer the A2 motorway and further from the town. For this the junction with the line to Harmelen and Woerden also moved.

Breukelen railway station in 1967

Train services

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The following services currently call at Breukelen:

  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest - Amsterdam - Woerden - Rotterdam
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) (Amsterdam -) Breukelen - Utrecht - Rhenen (Amsterdam only during peak hours)
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Breukelen - Utrecht - Veenendaal Centrum
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