Arkel railway station

Arkel is a railway station, located in Arkel in the Netherlands. The station is located on the Qbuzz line between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen. It was opened on 1 December 1883, was closed on 15 May 1938 and was reopened on 10 June 1940. Originally, Arkel had two tracks, in the 1980s this was reduced to a single track. Train services are operated by Qbuzz. The station building is now in use as an office.

Arkel
The station building, and the single track
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°52′19″N 4°59′34″E
Operated by	Qbuzz
Line(s)	MerwedeLingelijn
Platforms	1
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle parking racks and free on train
Other information
Station code	Akl
History
Opened	1883, reopened 1940
Closed	1938
Services
Preceding station Arriva Netherlands Following station Gorinchem towards Dordrecht Stoptrein 36700 Leerdam towards Geldermalsen
Location Arkel Location within Netherlands

Train services

Route	Service type	Operator	Notes
Dordrecht - Gorinchem - Geldermalsen	Local ("Stoptrein")	Qbuzz	2x per hour

Bus services

Line	Route	Operator	Notes
80	Gorinchem - Arkel - Meerkerk	Qbuzz	Mon-Fri during daytime hours only.
704	Leerdam - Kedichem - Arkel	Qbuzz	Mon-Fri 1x per hour during daytime hours only, and two runs in both directions on Saturdays.
705	Arkel - Hoogblokland - Hoornaar - Gorinchem	Qbuzz	Mon-Fri 1x per hour during daytime hours only, and two runs in both directions on Saturdays.
934	Hoogblokland - Arkel	Qbuzz	This bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").
941	Arkel Dorp - Arkel Station	Qbuzz	This bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").
944	Noordeloos - Arkel	Qbuzz	This bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").

External links

• Arriva website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)