Sliedrecht railway station

Sliedrecht is a railway station in Sliedrecht, Netherlands. The station is located on the MerwedeLingelijn line between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen, part of the Betuwelijn.

Sliedrecht
Two trains arriving at the station.
General information
Location	Stationsplein, Sliedrecht Netherlands
Coordinates	51°49′46″N 4°46′41″E
Operated by	Qbuzz
Line(s)	MerwedeLingelijn
Platforms	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle parking racks and free on train
History
Opened	16 July 1885
Services
Preceding station Arriva Netherlands Following station Sliedrecht Baanhoek towards Dordrecht Stoptrein 36700 Hardinxveld Blauwe Zoom towards Geldermalsen Stoptrein 36800 Hardinxveld Blauwe Zoom towards Gorinchem
Location Sliedrecht Location within Southwest Randstad Show map of Southwest Randstad Sliedrecht Sliedrecht (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands

Train services

Route	Service type	Operator	Notes
Dordrecht - Gorinchem - Geldermalsen	Local ("Stoptrein")	Qbuzz	2x per hour
Dordrecht - Gorinchem	Local ("Stoptrein")	Qbuzz	2x per hour, Mon-Sat only. Not after 21:00.

Bicycles are allowed on board for free.

Bus services

Line	Route	Operator	Notes
75	Sliedrecht - Bleskensgraaf - Molenaarsgraaf - Ottoland - Goudriaan - Noordeloos - Meerkerk	Juijn	Mon-Fri during daytime hours only.
388	Rotterdam Kralingse Zoom - Papendrecht - Sliedrecht - Noordeloos - Meerkerk - Vianen - Utrecht Papendorp - Utrecht Centraal	Qbuzz
701	Gorinchem - Hoornaar - Noordeloos - Goudriaan - Ottoland - Brandwijk - Bleskensgraaf - Sliedrecht	Qbuzz	Mon-Fri during daytime hours only.
915	Wijngaarden - Sliedrecht	Qbuzz	This bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").

History

It was opened on 16 July 1885, when the station had a single track. Next to the passenger lines is the Betuweroute freight railway line. Arriva operated the service since December 2006. However, Qbuzz took over services from Arriva on 9 December 2018.^[1] A new station building was built in 1985, which has already been demolished. In the older stationbuilding (photo) is a restaurant: "De Heren van Slydrecht" (The Lords of Sliedrecht).

On 27 November 1942, it was the scene of a collision between two trains around 18:30 local time. A slow train to Dordrecht was waiting at one of the platforms, and a second train from Leerdam collided at high speed with the rear carriages. The steam engine continued until it derailed further up the line and one of the trains involved caught fire.^[2]