Arnhem Velperpoort railway station explained

Arnhem Velperpoort
Style:NS
Country:Netherlands
Coordinates:51.985°N 5.92°W
Line:Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway
Oberhausen–Arnhem railway
Platform:2
Opened:1893
Code:Ahp
Map Type:Netherlands Dutch railway station

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

RouteService typeOperatorNotes
Arnhem - Doetinchem - WinterswijkLocal ("Sprinter")Arriva2x per hour (only 1x per hour after 20:00, on Saturday mornings and Sundays)
Arnhem - DoetinchemLocal ("Sprinter")Breng2x per hour - Mon-Fri only. Not on evenings.
(Wijchen -) Nijmegen - Arnhem - ZutphenLocal ("Sprinter")NS2x per hour - 1x per hour after 22:00 and on Sundays.

Bus services

LineRouteOperatorNotes
1Oosterbeek - Arnhem CS - Arnhem Velperpoort - VelpBreng
7Arnhem Rijkerswoerd - Kronenburg - CS - Velperpoort - GeitenkampBreng
26(Arnhem CS - Arnhem Velperpoort - Arnhem Presikhaaf - Velp Zuid - Lathum - Giesbeek - Angerlo -) Doesburg - DierenBrengMon-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.
27Arnhem Centraal - Arnhem Velperpoort - Arnhem Presikhaaf - Velp Zuid - Lathum - Giesbeek - Angerlo - Doesburg - Drempt - Hoog-Keppel - Laag-Keppel - DoetinchemArriva, Breng, TCR (only a couple of runs)
29Arnhem Centraal - Arnhem Velperpoort - Velp - Rheden - Doesburg - Drempt - Hoog-Keppel - Laag-Keppel - DoetinchemArriva, Breng, TCR (only a couple of runs)Does not run on evenings and weekends.
77Arnhem CS → Velperpoort → CIOSBrengMorning rush hour only.
331Velp Zuid - Arnhem Presikhaaf - Arnhem Velperpoort - Arnhem CS - Arnhem Kronenburg - Elst - Oosterhout - Lent - Nijmegen CS - Nijmegen Dukenburg - Nijmegen WeezenhofBrengDuring 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.
843Arnhem Willemsplein → Arnhem Velperpoort → Arnhem Presikhaaf → Velp → Rheden → De Steeg → Ellecom → Dieren → DoesburgBrengOnly two runs during Saturday late nights. A special tariff applies.

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