Eindhoven Centraal railway station is the main

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

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. It is the busiest station outside the

Randstad The Randstad (; "Rim" or "Edge" City) is a roughly crescent-shaped conurbation in the central-western Netherlands, consisting primarily of the four largest Dutch cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht); their suburbs, and many tow ...

area and an important station in the southern part of The Netherlands.

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1866 and is located on the

Breda–Eindhoven railway The Breda–Eindhoven railway is an important railway line in the Netherlands running from Breda railway station to Eindhoven railway station, passing through Tilburg railway station and Boxtel railway station. The line was opened between 1863 an ...

, the

Venlo–Eindhoven railway The Venlo–Eindhoven railway is an important railway line in the Netherlands running from Venlo to Eindhoven, passing through Helmond and Deurne. The line was opened in 1866. It is part of the ''Staatslijn'' "E". Stations The main interchange ...

and the

Eindhoven–Weert railway The Eindhoven–Weert railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Eindhoven to Weert. The line was opened in 1913. It is an important link between the cities in the western and northern part of the Netherlands, and the Limburgis ...

. The station is operated by

Nederlandse Spoorwegen Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; ; en, "Dutch Railways") is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The Dutch rail network is one of the busiest in the European Union, and t ...

. The station is 900m east of the

Philips Stadion The Philips Stadion () is a football stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands. As the home of PSV Eindhoven (Philips Sport Vereniging), it is therefore also known as PSV Stadion. With a capacity of 36,500, it is the third-largest football stadium in th ...

, which is served by Eindhoven Stadion railway station in the event of football matches or other special events at the stadium.

Train services

Eindhoven Centraal is a major interchange station for train services in the southern Netherlands. The station is served by the following service(s): *2x per hour Intercity services (Schagen -) Alkmaar - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Sittard - Maastricht *2x per hour Intercity services The Hague - Breda - Eindhoven *2x per hour Intercity services Schiphol - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Venlo *2x per hour Intercity services Enkhuizen - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Heerlen *1x per hour night train (''nachtnet'') service Rotterdam - Breda - Eindhoven (weekends only) *1x per hour night train (''nachtnet'') service Utrecht - 's-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven (weekends only) *2x per hour local services (''sprinter'') Tilburg Universiteit - Eindhoven *2x per hour local services (''sprinter'') 's-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven - Deurne *2x per hour local services (''sprinter'') Eindhoven - Weert

Bus services

Eindhoven Centraal railway station is served by bus station Neckerspoel, on the north side, with the following city bus lines (there are also 30 regional bus lines):

Stadsbussen

Gallery

File:Eindhoven Centraal Station.PNG, Eindhoven in 1921 File:Perron Station Eindhoven.jpg, Eindhoven in 2006 File:Neckerspoel.jpg, Bus station next to the railway station File:Station Eindhoven interieur.jpg, The roof is built from

Bailey bridge A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American military engineering units ...

segments

External links

NS websiteDutch Public Transport journey planner
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