| Kesteren | |
| Style: | NS |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 51.9314°N 5.5836°W |
| Line: | Elst–Dordrecht railway |
| Opened: | 1882 |
| Code: | Ktr |
| Map Type: | Netherlands Dutch railway station |
Kesteren is a railway station located in Kesteren, Netherlands. The station opened on 1 November 1882 and is on the Elst–Dordrecht railway. Train services are operated by Arriva. Between 1945 and 1981, this station was called Kesteren- Rhenen.[1]
The station was the terminus of the line from Amersfoort, which allowed a faster journey time to Nijmegen from Amsterdam. The line still exists between Amersfoort and Leusden, Near Overberg to Rhenen and Kesteren station itself. The section between Amersfoort and Leusden is still in use and is known as the Ponlijn and the section between Rhenen and Kesteren is still in uses as the Veenendaallijn.
| Line | Route | Operator | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Tiel - Maurikseveld - Maurik - Eck en Wiel - Ingen - Ommeren - Lienden - Kesteren - Rhenen - Wageningen | Juijn, Arriva and Krol Reizen | On weekdays, this bus does not operate after 21:00 (only on weekends). | |
| 45 | Tiel - Echteld - IJzendoorn - Ochten - Kesteren - Rhenen - Wageningen | Juijn and Arriva | On weekends, this bus only operates between Tiel and Kesteren. | |
| 46 | (Tiel Passewaaij -) Tiel Station - Kerk-Avezaath - Erichem - Buren - Asch - Zoelmond - Beusichem - Culemborg | Arriva and Juijn | During weekday daytime hours, this bus runs through to Tiel Passewaaij. Arriva operates this bus during weekday daytime hours, Juijn during evenings and weekends. | |
| 145 | Kesteren - Rhenen | Juijn | Mon-Fri during daytime hours only. | |
| 237 | Heteren - Randwijk - Indoornik - Zetten - Andelst - Wely - Hien - Dodewaard - Opheusden - Kesteren | Arriva | During evenings and weekends, this bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus"). | |
| 844 | Tiel - Maurik - Eck en Wiel - Ingen - Ommeren - Lienden - Kesteren | Arriva | This bus only operates on weekdays after 21:00. From Tiel Station and within Tiel's town centre, this bus can be boarded at any time, but from other stops along the route, it only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus"). |