Vlissingen railway station
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Vlissingen (English name: Flushing) is a terminus railway station in Vlissingen, Netherlands. The station opened on 1 September 1873. The station is at the western end of the Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway and has 3 platforms. This station is less than 100 metres (330 ft) short of being the westernmost station in the Netherlands: that is Vlissingen Souburg, the second station in Vlissingen. The station Vlissingen was formerly called Station Vlissingen-Haven.
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Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°26′39″N 3°35′45″E | ||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway | ||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Westerschelde Ferry Vlissingen-Breskens Connexxion: 56, 57, 58, 864 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Vs | ||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 September 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The station was largely destroyed in World War II. A new station was built in 1950, designed by Sybold van Ravesteyn, using some parts of the 19th century structure such as the platforms.[1]
The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and the bus services by Connexxion.