Arkel railway station explained

Arkel
Style:NS
Country:Netherlands
Coordinates:51.8719°N 4.9928°W
Line:MerwedeLingelijn
Platform:1
Bicycle:Bicycle parking racks and free on train
Opened:1883, reopened 1940
Closed:1938
Code:Akl
Operator:Qbuzz
Map Type:Netherlands Dutch railway station
Map Size:250

Arkel is a railway station, located in Arkel in the Netherlands. The station is located on the Qbuzz line between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen. It was opened on 1 December 1883, was closed on 15 May 1938 and was reopened on 10 June 1940. Originally, Arkel had two tracks, in the 1980s this was reduced to a single track. Train services are operated by Qbuzz. The station building is now in use as an office.

Bus services

LineRouteOperatorNotes
80Gorinchem - Arkel - MeerkerkQbuzzMon-Fri during daytime hours only.
704Leerdam - Kedichem - ArkelQbuzzMon-Fri 1x per hour during daytime hours only, and two runs in both directions on Saturdays.
705Arkel - Hoogblokland - Hoornaar - GorinchemQbuzzMon-Fri 1x per hour during daytime hours only, and two runs in both directions on Saturdays.
934Hoogblokland - ArkelQbuzzThis bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").
941Arkel Dorp - Arkel StationQbuzzThis bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").
944Noordeloos - ArkelQbuzzThis bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus").

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