Utrecht Lunetten is a railway station located in Utrecht, Netherlands. The station originally opened on 10 June 1874 and is located on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway and the Hilversum–Lunetten railway (via Utrecht Maliebaan). The station closed on 15 May 1932. The station was re-opened on 25 September 1980. The services are currently operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
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| Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°03′57″N 5°08′32″E / 52.06583°N 5.14222°E | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Utrecht–Boxtel railway, Hilversum–Lunetten railway | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 June 1874 (old), 25 September 1980 (new) | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 15 May 1932 (old) | |||||||||||||||
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When new the station was just an interchange station between the Utrecht - 's-Hertogenbosch line and the Hilversum - Utrecht Lunetten services. There was no entrance/exit to the station, so its sole purpose was for the interchange of these lines.
Train services
editThe following services currently call at Utrecht Lunetten:
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Woerden - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - Tiel
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - 's-Hertogenbosch
The railway tracks were doubled in order to separate local from Intercity services.
Bus services
edit- 8 - Utrecht Lunetten - Tolsteeg - Centraal Station - Centrum - Sterrenwijk
- 10 - Utrecht Lunetten - Kanaleneiland - Oudenrijn - Leidsche Rijn
- 15 - Utrecht Lunetten - Tolsteeg - Hoograven (during evenings and Weekends)
External links
edit- NS website (in Dutch)
- Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)