Kampen railway station
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Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°33′35″N 5°55′16″E / 52.55972°N 5.92111°E | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Utrecht–Kampen railway | ||||||||||
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Opened | 10 May 1865 | ||||||||||
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Kampen is a terminus
railway station located in Kampen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 10 May 1865 and is located on the Kamperlijntje, which is the Zwolle-Kampen section of the Utrecht–Kampen railway. The train service is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen
. A 2005 survey showed approximately 5,064 people use this station per day.
Kampen now has two railway stations, since on 9 December 2012 the
Hanzelijn was opened, creating a rail link between Lelystad and Zwolle via Dronten and Kampen. A new railway station Kampen Zuid connects Kampen with Dronten, Lelystad, Almere and Amsterdam
to the west, and Zwolle to the east.
The old line from Kampen to Zwolle is currently being transformed into a
Syntus agreed to take over as operator and began the line's electrification
.
There is currently a half-hourly service between Kampen and Zwolle on the old line. Services from the new Kampen Zuid are giving the town an additional, improved rail service with 2 stopping trains in each direction.
Bus services
Bus Services 11, 12, 74, 141, 143, 506, 682, 683 and 684 stop at the bus station opposite the station exit.[1]
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