Dalfsen railway station explained

Dalfsen
Style:NS
Country:Netherlands
Coordinates:52.4981°N 6.2586°W
Line:Zwolle–Emmen railway
Map Type:Netherlands Dutch railway station

Dalfsen is a railway station located in Dalfsen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 January 1903 and is located on the Zwolle–Emmen railway. Train services are operated by Arriva. The station is situated south of the river Vecht. Dalfsen is on the north bank of the river.

Previously, this station was called Dalfsen dorp (1903-1904),[1] to differentiate it from another station called Dalfsen on the nearby Zwolle-Meppel railway line.[2] On 1 November 1904, that station was renamed Berkum. Subsequently, this station was renamed Dalfsen.[3]

Train services

RouteService typeOperatorNotes
Zwolle - Ommen - Mariënberg - Hardenberg - Coevorden - EmmenLocal ("Stoptrein")Arriva1x per hour
Zwolle - Ommen - Mariënberg - Hardenberg - Coevorden - EmmenExpress ("Sneltrein")Arriva1x per hour
Zwolle - Hardenberg - CoevordenExpress ("Sneltrein")Arriva1x per hour - rush hours only. Skips Mariënberg, even though it's an express station.

Platforms

Bus services

LineRouteOperatorNotes
162Raalte - Lemelerveld - DalfsenSyntus OverijsselMon-Fri during daytime hours only.
167Ommen - Varsen - Oudleusen - Dalfsen - Emmen - Hoonhorst - Wijthmen - ZwolleSyntus OverijsselMon-Fri during daytime hours only.
568Dalfsen - Rechteren - Hessum - Vilsteren - Dalmsholte - Lemele - Nieuwe Brug - OmmenSyntus OverijsselMon-Fri during daytime hours only, 1x per 90 min.
591Dalfsen - Oudleusen - NieuwleusenSyntus OverijsselMon-Sat during daytime hours only.

Accidents and incidents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Dalfsen - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb.
  2. http://stationsweb.nl/opm_wijz.asp?rec=13&soort=station&omschr=Dalfsen&reactieop=2716 Dalfsen
  3. Web site: Stopplaats Berkum - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb.
  4. Web site: At least one killed after passenger train smashes crane; Train overturned . Janene . Peters . NL Times . 23 February 2016 . 6 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160506214051/http://www.nltimes.nl/2016/02/23/at-least-two-killed-after-passenger-train-smashes-crane-train-overturned . dead .