Winterswijk
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°58′03″N 6°42′56″E / 51.96750°N 6.71556°E / 51.96750; 6.71556
Line(s)Zutphen–Winterswijk railway
Winterswijk–Zevenaar railway
History
Opened1878
Services
Preceding station Arriva Following station
Winterswijk West
towards Zutphen
 Stoptrein 30800 Terminus
Aalten
towards Arnhem Centraal
 Stoptrein 30900
Location
Winterswijk is located in Netherlands
Winterswijk
Winterswijk
Location within Netherlands

Winterswijk is a railway station in Winterswijk, Netherlands. The station opened on 24 June 1878 and is located on the Zutphen–Winterswijk railway and the Winterswijk–Zevenaar railway. The train services are operated by Arriva.

The station used to be an important point where freight trains would go into Germany. There used to be lines going in 5 directions: Arnhem, Zutphen, Bocholt (Germany), Borken (Germany) and Neede. Today there are 3 buses to Germany, otherwise passengers have to travel to Arnhem, Hengelo or Enschede.

Train services

Route Service type Operator Notes
Zutphen - Winterswijk Local ("Sprinter") Arriva 2x per hour (only 1x per hour after 20:00, on Saturday mornings and Sundays)
Arnhem - Doetinchem - Winterswijk Local ("Sprinter") Arriva 2x per hour (only 1x per hour after 20:00, on Saturday mornings and Sundays)

Bus services

Line Route Operator Notes
73 Winterswijk - Meddo - Groenlo - Eibergen - Haaksbergen - Enschede Arriva Only runs part of the evening and not on Sundays. On evenings and Saturdays, it only operates between Winterswijk and Groenlo.
B7 (Winterswijk -) Oeding - Südlohn - Stadtlohn (Germany) RVM [de] Runs approx. every two hours, but only 6 (3 per direction) buses run through to Winterswijk. Not on evenings and weekends.
R71 Winterswijk - Gaxel - Vreden (Germany) RVM [de] Not on evenings and Sundays.
T10 Winterswijk - Barlo (Germany) RVM [de] This bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus"). Doesn't run in the AM rush hours and only 3x a day on Saturdays. Not on Sundays.
T55 Winterswijk - Oeding (Germany) RVM [de] This bus only operates if called one hour before its supposed departure ("belbus"). Only runs on Saturdays.

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