Arnhem Velperpoort railway station
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| Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°59′06″N 5°55′12″E / 51.98500°N 5.92000°E / 51.98500; 5.92000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway Oberhausen–Arnhem railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Ahp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Arnhem Velperpoort Location within Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arnhem Velperpoort is a railway station located in Arnhem, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 October 1893, closed on 3 June 1918 and reopened on 5 January 1953. It is located on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway and the Oberhausen–Arnhem railway. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Arriva and Breng. Previously, the name of the station was just Velperpoort (1893-1918).
Train services
| Route | Service type | Operator | Notes |
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| Arnhem - Doetinchem - Winterswijk | Local ("Sprinter") | Arriva | 2x per hour (only 1x per hour after 20:00, on Saturday mornings and Sundays) |
| Arnhem - Doetinchem | Local ("Sprinter") | Breng | 2x per hour - Mon-Fri only. Not on evenings. |
| (Wijchen -) Nijmegen - Arnhem - Zutphen | Local ("Sprinter") | NS | 2x per hour - 1x per hour after 22:00 and on Sundays. |
Bus services
| Line | Route | Operator | Notes |
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| 1 | Oosterbeek - Arnhem CS - Arnhem Velperpoort - Velp | Breng | |
| 7 | Arnhem Rijkerswoerd - Kronenburg - CS - Velperpoort - Geitenkamp | Breng | |
| 26 | (Arnhem CS - Arnhem Velperpoort - Arnhem Presikhaaf - Velp Zuid - Lathum - Giesbeek - Angerlo -) Doesburg - Dieren | Breng | Mon-Fri: 2x per hour between Doesburg, Kraakselaan and Dieren, but only 1x per hour between Arnhem and Doesburg, Kraakselaan. On evenings and weekends, this bus only runs between Doesburg, Kraakselaan and Dieren. |
| 27 | Arnhem Centraal - Arnhem Velperpoort - Arnhem Presikhaaf - Velp Zuid - Lathum - Giesbeek - Angerlo - Doesburg - Drempt - Hoog-Keppel - Laag-Keppel - Doetinchem | Arriva, Breng, TCR (only a couple of runs) | |
| 29 | Arnhem Centraal - Arnhem Velperpoort - Velp - Rheden - Doesburg - Drempt - Hoog-Keppel - Laag-Keppel - Doetinchem | Arriva, Breng, TCR (only a couple of runs) | Does not run on evenings and weekends. |
| 77 | Arnhem CS → Velperpoort → CIOS | Breng | Morning rush hour only. |
| 331 | Velp Zuid - Arnhem Presikhaaf - Arnhem Velperpoort - Arnhem CS - Arnhem Kronenburg - Elst - Oosterhout - Lent - Nijmegen CS - Nijmegen Dukenburg - Nijmegen Weezenhof | Breng | During rush hours and on Saturdays, extra buses run within Nijmegen only. On evenings and weekends, this bus does not run between Velp Zuid and Arnhem CS. This bus is a Breng Direct service, which means it's an express bus. |
| 843 | Arnhem Willemsplein → Arnhem Velperpoort → Arnhem Presikhaaf → Velp → Rheden → De Steeg → Ellecom → Dieren → Doesburg | Breng | Only two runs during Saturday late nights. A special tariff applies. |
Gallery
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Velperpoort former station building, in use 1953-1988
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Velperpoort station
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External links
- NS website (in Dutch)
- Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)