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Boxtel railway station is located in Boxtel, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1865 and is located on the Breda–Eindhoven railway (between Tilburg and Eindhoven) and the Utrecht–Boxtel railway. The station is currently operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Boxtel is an interchange station for Stoptreinen (trains stopping at every station) in North Brabant. There are services meeting in 3 different directions.
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| Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°35′04″N 5°19′08″E / 51.58444°N 5.31889°E | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Breda–Eindhoven railway Utrecht–Boxtel railway | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 May 1865 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 29 September 2000 | |||||||||||||||
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The station was majorly rebuilt from 1998, opening on 29 September 2000 as part of quadrupling of the Eindhoven to Boxtel line with a second island platform added.[1]
The station lies at the start of the former Boxtel–Wesel railway.
Destinations
editThese are some of the destinations that are possible to reach from Boxtel:
Tilburg, Eindhoven, Helmond, Deurne and 's-Hertogenbosch.
The nearest major stations where all trains stop are:
- Eindhoven railway station - for services to the south and east
- 's-Hertogenbosch railway station - for services to the north and east
- Tilburg railway station - for services to the west and north
Train services
editThe following services currently call at Boxtel:
- 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) Tilburg Universiteit - Eindhoven
- 2x per hour local services (stoptrein) 's-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven - Deurne
Bus services
edit- 203 - 's-Hertogenbosch - Boxtel - Liempde
- 204 - Best - Sint Oedenrode - Boxtel - Schijndel
- 299 - Oirschot - Boxtel - Sint Michielsgestel
References
edit- ^ "Boxtel Station Rebuilt" Today's Railways Europe issue 61 January 2001 page 46
External links
edit- NS website (in Dutch)
- Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)