Station Eindhoven - the Netherlands
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member superstein
N 51° 26.588 E 005° 28.820
31U E 672368 N 5702022
Railway station in the city of Eindhoven
Waymark Code: WM2JBN
Location: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Date Posted: 11/11/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
Views: 247

Station Eindhoven is the most important station of Eindhoven. The station lies on a button point of three routes: Venlo - Eindhoven, Breda -s Hertogenbosch and Eindhoven - Utrecht
In former days there was also a line of Eindhoven - Valkenburg to hasselt (Belgium).
Those have been however for a long time broken up, but in the city still memories have remained visible, such as bildings. and street names.
On approx. 200 meters of the station Philips stands stadion, the stadion of footbalclub PSV.
On the centre side of the station is a statue of Anton Philips, the father of Frits Philips.
Daily running 200,000 passanten by the tunnel under the station. This is both train - and busforensen, as well as movement between the binnenstad and the university. Per day approximately 47,000 travellers get in - or from (exclusive overstappers), with that station end courts is on six after busiest station of the Netherlands, and busiest outside the edge city.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Still a very busy station


What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: NS (Dutch Railroads)

Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

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