Kesteren railway station

Kesteren
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°55′53″N 5°35′1″E / 51.93139°N 5.58361°ECoordinates: 51°55′53″N 5°35′1″E / 51.93139°N 5.58361°E
Line(s)	Elst–Dordrecht railway
Other information
Station code	Ktr
History
Opened	1882
Services
Preceding station   Arriva   Following station Tiel Terminus Stoptrein 31100 Opheusden toward Arnhem Centraal
Location
Kesteren Location within 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. The services are operated by Arriva.

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. This was called the Ponlijn.

Train service

The following services calls at Kesteren:

• 1x per hour local service (stoptrein) Tiel - Elst - Arnhem, 2x per hour during peak hours

External links

• NS website (Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (Dutch)