Utrecht Centraal railway station
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Utrecht Centraal, officially Station Utrecht Centraal (Dutch: [staːˈʃɔn ˈytrɛxt sɛnˈtraːl]), is the transit hub with three bicycle parks, two bus stations, two tram stops and the central railway station for Utrecht, Netherlands. It is the biggest train station in the Netherlands.
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Utrecht Centraal | |
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General information | |
Location | Utrecht Netherlands |
Coordinates | 52°5′21″N 5°6′35″E |
Owned by | ProRail |
Operated by | Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
Line(s) | Amsterdam–Arnhem railway Utrecht–Rotterdam railway Utrecht–Boxtel railway Utrecht–Kampen railway |
Tracks | 16 |
Connections | U-OV, Qbuzz Tram: 20, 21, 22 U-OV, Qbuzz: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 24, 28, 38, 41, 47, 50, 55, 65, 73, 74, 77, 85, 285 Provincie Utrecht, Syntus: 50, 102, 107, 120, 195/295 Drechtsteden, Qbuzz: 90, 387, 388 Bravo, Arriva: 400, 401 Arriva: 195/295 Flixbus: 056, 086, 800, 817, 833, N31, N800, K947 |
Construction | |
Platform levels | 2 |
Parking | N/A |
Bicycle facilities | 29232 (not including OV-Fiets (Rental)) |
Architect | Benthem Crouwel |
Other information | |
Station code | Ut |
Fare zone | 5000 |
Website | https://www.ns.nl/stationsinformatie/ut/utrecht-centraal |
History | |
Opened | 18 December 1843 |
Passengers | |
Passengers | 207.360 daily railway passengers (excluding transfers, 2019 statistics)[1] |
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Both the railway station and the bus station are the largest and busiest in the Netherlands. The bicycle parking station on the east side is the largest in the world.[2]
The railway station has sixteen platform tracks (of which twelve are through tracks) and 207,360 passengers per day, excluding transfers.[3] Because of its central location in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal is the most important railway hub of the country with more than 1,000 departures per day.