Utrecht Centraal

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Utrecht Centraal railway station

Location  Utrecht, Province of Utrecht
 Netherlands

 

Utrecht Centraal, officially Station Utrecht Centraal, is the transit hub that integrates two bicycle parkings, two bus stations, two tram stops and the central railway station for the city of Utrecht in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands.

 

Both the railway station and the bus station are the largest and busiest in the Netherlands. The bicycle parking station on the east side is the largest in the world.

 

The railway station has sixteen platform tracks (of which twelve are through tracks) and 194,385 embarking and disembarking passengers per day, excluding transfers. Because of its central location in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal is the most important railway hub of the country with more than 1000 departures per day.

Train services

International, national and local train services call at the station, most notably the Intercity-Express and NightJet trains to Germany, Switzerland and Austria, domestic Intercity services to all parts of the Netherlands, and local (Sprinter) services providing access to towns all over Utrecht province. Freight services also pass through the station, on the Amsterdam – Betuweroute – Ruhr corridor as well as the Antwerp – Northeast Germany corridor.

The following passenger services call at Utrecht Centraal, adding up to around 70 departures per hour (2022 timetable):

Tracks 1–4: Sprinter (local) services North & Northeast

  • 2x per hour Utrecht – Hilversum – Almere (4900)
  • 2x per hour Utrecht – Hilversum – Weesp – Schiphol – Hoofddorp (5700)
  • 2x per hour Utrecht – Den Dolder – Baarn (5500)
  • 2x per hour Utrecht – Den Dolder – Amersfoort – Zwolle (5600)
  • 1x per hour Utrecht – Utrecht Maliebaan (28300, Railway museum)

Tracks 5/7 and 18/19: Intercity / International services Northwest, South & East

  • 1 daily Intercity-Express Amsterdam – Utrecht – Cologne – Frankfurt Airport – Basel
  • 6 daily Intercity-Express Amsterdam – Utrecht – Cologne – Frankfurt Airport – Frankfurt am Main
  • 1 daily NightJet Amsterdam – Utrecht – Zurich
  • 1 daily NightJet Amsterdam – Utrecht – Vienna / Innsbruck
  • 2x per hour (Schagen -) Alkmaar – Amsterdam – Utrecht – Eindhoven – Maastricht (800), cross-platform connection with:
  • 2x per hour Schiphol – Utrecht – Arnhem – Nijmegen (3100)
  • 2x per hour Den Helder – Amsterdam – Utrecht – Arnhem – Nijmegen (3000), cross-platform connection with:
  • 2x per hour Schiphol – Utrecht – Eindhoven – Venlo (3500)
  • 2x per hour Enkhuizen – Amsterdam – Utrecht – Eindhoven – Heerlen (3900), cross-platform connection with:
  • 2x per hour Rotterdam – Schiphol – Utrecht – Arnhem (3200)

Tracks 8–12: Intercity services Northeast & West

  • 1x per hour Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Leeuwarden (600)
  • 1x per hour Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Groningen (500)
  • 1x per hour The Hague – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Hengelo – Enschede (1700)
  • 1x per hour The Hague – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Amersfoort Schothorst (11700)
  • 2x per hour The Hague – Utrecht – Amersfoort (– Deventer, peak hours only) (2000)
  • 2x per hour Rotterdam – Utrecht (2800)

Tracks 14/15: Sprinter (local) services Northwest & East

  • 2x per hour Breukelen – Utrecht – Driebergen-Zeist (– Veenendaal Centrum, peak hours only) (7300)
  • 2x per hour Uitgeest – Amsterdam – Breukelen – Utrecht – Veenendaal Centrum – Rhenen (7400)
  • 1x per hour Night Intercity (Nachtnet) Rotterdam – The Hague – Amsterdam – Utrecht (1400)

Tracks 20/21: Sprinter (local) services West & South

  • 2x per hour The Hague – Woerden – Utrecht – Geldermalsen – Tiel (6900)
  • 2x per hour Leiden – Woerden – Utrecht – Geldermalsen – 's-Hertogenbosch (non-stop between Woerden and Utrecht) (8800)
  • 2x per hour (Leiden, peak hours only –) Woerden – Utrecht (– Houten Castellum, peak hours only) (8900)

Timetable

The train services are scheduled in such a way, that there is a basic frequency of an Intercity and a Sprinter every 15 minutes in every direction from Utrecht Centraal. The Intercity trains on the routes Amsterdam – Utrecht, Schiphol – Utrecht, Utrecht – Arnhem and Utrecht – Eindhoven run every 10 minutes.

Some services run only during the peak hour, but on most lines the basic frequency is offered all day. On Sunday mornings and late evenings some services do not run, but even during those times, there is always an Intercity and a Sprinter at least every 30 minutes in every direction.

Bus services[edit]

Utrecht Centraal has two bus stations. One on the east side of the railway station (Busstation Centrumzijde) and the other on the west side (Busstation Jaarbeurszijde). The majority of the bus services in and around the city is operated by Qbuzz under the U-OV brand. Syntus Utrecht (Keolis) and Arriva operate some of the regional bus services.

Busstation Centrumzijde

  • 2 Centraal Station – City Centre – Museumkwartier – Centraal Station (circular, one direction)
  • 3 Centraal Station – Overvecht – Zuilen – Centraal Station (circular, both directions)
  • 16 Leidsche Rijn – Lombok – Centraal Station – Vredenburg
  • 18 De Meern Oost > Langerak > Centraal Station > Rijnsweerd (peak hour only)
  • 28 Vleuten – Vleuterweide – De Meern – Centraal Station – Wittevrouwen – Rijnsweerd – Science Park (U-Link)

Busstation Jaarbeurszijde

  • 1 Hoograven – Rivierenwijk – Centraal Station – Overvecht Noord
  • 4 Voordorp – Tuindorp – Centraal Station – Langerak – Terwijde
  • 5 Centraal Station – Oog in Al – Terwijde – Maarssen
  • 6 Galgenwaard – Sterrenwijk – Centraal Station – Overvecht Zuid
  • 7 Zuilen – Ondiep – Centraal Station – Kanaleneiland Zuid
  • 8 Lunetten – Tolsteeg – Centraal Station – Wilhelminapark
  • 12 Centraal Station – Zuilen – Maarssen
  • 18 Rijnsweerd > Centraal Station > Langerak > De Meern Oost (peak hour only)
  • 24 Centraal Station – Papendorp – Oudenrijn (peak hour only)
  • 38 Centraal Station – Lage Weide – Maarssen
  • 41 Utrecht Centraal – Bunnik – Wijk bij Duurstede (U-Link)
  • 47 Utrecht Centraal – Hoograven – Houten
  • 50 Utrecht Centraal – Zeist – Doorn – Veenendaal / Wageningen (U-Link)
  • 55 Utrecht Centraal – Tuindorp-Oost – Maartensdijk
  • 63 Utrecht Centraal – Vianen
  • 65 Utrecht Centraal – Plettenburg – Vianen
  • 73 Zeist-Centrum – Utrecht Centraal – Leidsche Rijn – Maarssen (U-Link)
  • 74 Driebergen-Zeist – Zeist West – Utrecht Centraal – Jutphaas – Vianen
  • 77 Nieuwegein-Centrum – Galecop – Utrecht Centraal -De Bilt – Bilthoven Station (U-Link)
  • 81 Utrecht Centraal – Meerkerk
  • 85 Utrecht Centraal – Schoonrewoerd – Leerdam
  • 90 Utrecht Centraal – Papendorp – Gelkenes Industrieterrein
  • 94 Utrecht Centraal – Papendorp – Ameide
  • 102 Utrecht Centraal – Woerden
  • 107 Utrecht Centraal – Gouda
  • 120 Utrecht Centraal – Breukelen – Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA
  • 195 Utrecht Centraal – Rotterdam Capelsebrug (peak hour only)
  • 241 Utrecht Centraal – Wijk bij Duurstede (via A12, peak hour only)
  • 247 Utrecht Centraal – Kanaleneiland – Houten (peak hour only)
  • 285 Utrecht Centraal – Papendorp – Leerdam (peak hour only)
  • 295 Utrecht Centraal – Rotterdam Capelsebrug
  • 387 Utrecht Centraal – Gorinchem
  • 388 Utrecht Centraal – Sliedrecht – Rotterdam Kralingse Zoom
  • 400 Utrecht Centraal – Vianen – Sleeuwijk Tol – Raamsdonksveer – Oosterhout (Brabantliner)
  • 401 Utrecht Centraal – Vianen – Sleeuwijk Tol – Hank – Breda (Brabantliner)

International bus services (Flixbus, Ecolines) call at a separate bus stop near the station.