Enschede railway station

Enschede
w:Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Enschede station
General information
LocationEnschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
Coordinates52°13′20″N 6°53′24″E / 52.22222°N 6.89000°E / 52.22222; 6.89000
Owned byNederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway
Enschede–Dortmund railway
Enschede–Münster railway
Platforms4
Tracks5 (originally 6, because track 4 is physically divided in two)[1]
ConnectionsBus transport Arriva: 73, 74
Bus transport Syntus: 60, 61, 62, 505, 506
Bus transport RVM: T88
Construction
ArchitectH.G Schelling
Architectural styleNieuwe Zakelijkheid
Other information
Station codeEs
History
Opened1 July 1866
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Hengelo NS Intercity 1600 Terminus
Hengelo NS Intercity 1700
Enschede Kennispark
towards Apeldoorn
NS Sprinter 7000
Preceding station Keolis Nederland Following station
Enschede Kennispark
towards Zwolle
Sprinter 7900 Terminus
Hengelo
towards Zwolle
Intercity 17900
Preceding station DB Regio NRW Following station
Terminus RB 51 Enschede De Eschmarke
towards Dortmund Hbf
RB 64 Enschede De Eschmarke
towards Münster Hbf
Location
Enschede is located in Netherlands
Enschede
Enschede
Location within Netherlands

Enschede is the main railway station in Enschede, Netherlands. The station opened on 1 July 1866 and is on the Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway. Between the late 1970s and 2001, the passenger service to Germany stopped. The connection to Münster was reopened in 2001. There is no connection allowing the German trains to run any further into Overijssel; however there was before the line closed.

From summer 2013 to summer 2014 the station is being largely modernised. The station was closed between 6 July and 18 August 2013, in which all the rails and overhead wires were replaced at the station. Platforms 1 and 2 were extended; platform 5 was closed. Platform 4 has been split in two, one part for the trains to Germany and the other part for the Sprinters. The two lines are still not connected. The sidings for stabling trains were also replaced and points replaced to reduce the noise made as trains pass over them.