Hardinxveld-Giessendam railway station explained

Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Style:NS
Address:Stationstraat, Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Country:Netherlands
Coordinates:51.8303°N 4.8353°W
Line:MerwedeLingelijn
Platform:2
Bicycle:Bicycle parking racks and free on train
Opened:1885
Code:Gnd
Operator:Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Map Type:Netherlands Dutch railway station
Map Size:250

Hardinxveld-Giessendam is a railway station for Hardinxveld-Giessendam in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is located on the MerwedeLingelijn, between Dordrecht and Geldermalsen. Train services are operated by Qbuzz.

History

The station was opened as the Giessendam-Oudekerk railway station on 16 July 1885. To the east, outside the two villages, was the Hardinxveld-Giessendam railway station. When the latter was closed down on 15 May 1927, the Giessendam-Oudekerk station was renamed "Giessendam-Neder Hardinxveld". The station building was severely damaged during World War II, and was demolished in 1945. On 2 June 1957, the name of the station was changed to its current name, and a year later a new station building was constructed. The building is now used as a restaurant.

Train services

RouteService typeOperatorNotes
Dordrecht - Gorinchem - GeldermalsenLocal ("Stoptrein")Qbuzz2x per hour
Dordrecht - GorinchemLocal ("Stoptrein")Qbuzz2x per hour, Mon-Sat only. Not after 21:00.

Bus services

LineRouteOperatorNotes
77Sliedrecht - Hardinxveld-GiessendamJuijnMon-Sat during daytime hours only.
191Boven-Hardinxveld - Hardinxveld-Giessendam - Sliedrecht - Papendrecht - Ridderkerk - Rotterdam ZuidpleinQbuzzRush hours only.
707Giessenburg - Giessen-Oudekerk - Hardinxveld-Giessendam - Boven-HardinxveldQbuzzMon-Fri during daytime hours only.
891Rotterdam Centraal Station - Alblasserdam - Papendrecht - Sliedrecht - Hardinxveld-GiessendamQbuzzSaturday late nights (between midnight and 5:00) only.
953Giessenburg - Hardinxveld-GiessendamQbuzzOnly operates if called one hour before its scheduled departure time ("belbus").

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