Hengelo Gezondheidspark railway station explained

Hengelo Gezondheidspark
Style:NS
Country:Netherlands
Coordinates:52.2617°N 6.7736°W
Line:Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway
Map Type:Netherlands Dutch railway station

Hengelo Gezondheidspark (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɦɛŋəloː ɣəˈzɔntɦɛitspɑr(ə)k/) is a railway station in Hengelo, The Netherlands.

History

The station is located on the Staatslijn D (Zutphen - Glanerbeek) and is located near the Streekziekenhuis Midden-Twente (Hospital) in the west of Hengelo. A station called Tuindorp-Nijverheid, which opened on 1 November 1865 as part of the Staatslijn D and closed in 1936, used to exist in the general area of the new station. The construction of the new station was planned to begin by April 2009, and to be completed by December 2009. The station finally opened on 9 December 2012. The new station has a 1300NaN0 long platform, and a 420NaN0 long covered area with 20 seats and a ticket machine. The train services are operated by Syntus.

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