Roosendaal is a railway station in the city of Roosendaal, Netherlands. The station opened on 3 July 1854 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway and is the beginning of the Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway. Roosendaal was the first station in North Brabant to be built. Roosendaal is also a border station between the Netherlands and Belgium. Trains in Belgium run on the left side of double-track whereas in the Netherlands right-hand running is the norm. At some borders, the changeover is achieved by using a flyover, but at Roosendaal trains stop and await a signal to allow them to proceed to the opposite track.
Since June 2015 there has been an NMBS ticket machine at the station to buy Belgian train tickets.Roosendaal station receives an NMBS ticket machine
Train services The station is served by the following services:
2× per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen (Between Roosendaal and Vlissingen: On weekdays except evenings 1× per hour express service, only stopping at Bergen op Zoom, Goes and Middelburg and 1× per hour local service stopping at all stations, on evenings and weekends 2× per hour local service) 2× per hour intercity services Zwolle - Deventer - Zutphen - Arnhem - Nijmegen - 's-Hertogenbosch - Tilburg - Breda - Roosendaal 2× per hour local service (sprinter) Dordrecht - Roosendaal 1× per hour local service (sprinter) Roosendaal - Vlissingen (only on weekdays except evenings) 1× per hour local service (stoptrein) Roosendaal - Essen - Antwerp - Antwerp-South - Puurs 3× per week European Sleeper service Brussels - Roosendaal - Amsterdam - Berlin - Prague
As of April 9, 2018 the international service Amsterdam - Brussels will be running on the HSL-Zuid with a stop at Breda and does not call at Dordrecht and Roosendaal anymore. Passengers for Belgium can take a train to Breda and change trains there or can take the local service Roosendaal - Puurs and change trains at Antwerp for Mechelen, Brussels Airport and Brussels
Bus services
Roosendaal is served by city bus services (stadsbussen) as well as regional bus services (streekbussen). All bus services are operated by Arriva
Stadsbussen
There are 4 city bus lines. From the railway station the city bus lines provides services to/from:
Roselaar bus station (downtown area) Bravis Ziekenhuis (Hospital) WVS (Training company) The neighbourhoods Burgerhout, Bovendonk, Fatimawijk, Kalsdonk, Kortendijk, Kroeven, Langdonk, Tolberg and Weihoek
The neighbourhood Westrand and the Rosada Factory Outlet Center are served by regional bus services (see also: Streekbussen)
The routes of the city buses are as follows:
Line Route Frequency Notes 1 Damastberg - Tolberg West - Weihoek - Bravis Ziekenhuis - Roselaar busstation - Station - Fatimawijk - Kortendijk - Sterrebos 2x/hour Arrives/Continues as line 2 at Damastberg Arrives/Continues as line 3 at Sterrebos On evenings and Sundays buses operate only in one direction: From Damastberg to Sterrebos On Saturday mornings until +/- 11:00am buses also operate only in one direction: From Sterrebos to Damastberg 2 Odiliadonk - Langdonk West - Bovendonk - A-Dijk - Fatimawijk - Kalsdonk - Station - Roselaar busstation - Tolberg Oost - Damastberg 2x/hour Arrives/Continues as line 3 at Odiliadonk Arrives/Continues as line 1 at Damastberg On evenings and Sundays buses operate only in one direction: From Odiliadonk to Damastberg On Saturday mornings until +/- 11:00am buses also operate only in one direction: From Damastberg to Odiliadonk 3 Sterrebos - Langdonk Oost - Burgerhout - Station - Roselaar busstation - Kroeven - Odiliadonk 2x/hour Arrives/Continues as line 1 at Sterrebos Arrives/Continues as line 2 at Odiliadonk On weekdays outside holidays between 1:00pm and 7:00pm services on this line are split into two separate sections: Sterrebos-Station and Station-Odiliadonk. Passengers from Sterrebos, Langdonk Oost and Burgerhout to Roselaar busstation, Kroeven and Odiliadonk and vice versa are required to make a transfer at the station at these times On evenings and Sundays buses operate only in one direction: From Sterrebos to Odiliadonk On Saturday mornings until +/- 11:00am buses also operate only in one direction: From Odiliadonk to Sterrebos 4 Station -> Borchwerf -> WVS -> Borchwerf -> Station 4x/day Not on evenings and weekends
Streekbussen
The regional bus lines provides services to/from:
Roselaar busstation (downtown area) The Rosada Factory Outlet Center Zegestede Cemetery The neighbourhoods Fatimawijk and Westrand The nearby cities Bergen op Zoom, Breda and Etten-Leur Villages around Roosendaal
The routes of the regional buses, serving Roosendaal, are as follows:
Line Route Frequency Notes 103 Roosendaal, Westrand - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Roosendaal, Station - Oud Gastel - Oud Gastel, Busstation - Fijnaart - Oude Molen - Willemstad 1x/hour Combined half-hourly service on weekdays except evenings with line 111 on section Roosendaal, Westrand-Oud Gastel, Busstation At evenings and Sundays buses do not run on section Oud Gastel, Busstation-Willemstad At Saturday evenings and Sundays the section Roosendaal, Westrand-Roosendaal, Station is also not served 104 Roosendaal, Station - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Roosendaal, Rosada Factory Outlet Center - Wouw - Wouw, Omgang - Wouwse Plantage - Huijbergen - Woensdrecht - Hoogerheide - Bergen op Zoom - Bergen op Zoom, Station Bergen op Zoom 1x/hour Not on evenings and weekends Combined half-hourly service with line 112 on section Roosendaal, Station-Wouw, Omgang 111 Roosendaal, Westrand - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Roosendaal, Station - Roosendaal, Spoorstraat - Oud Gastel - Oud Gastel, Busstation - Stampersgat - Dinteloord - Steenbergen - Lepelstraat - Halsteren - Bergen op Zoom - Bergen op Zoom, Station Bergen op Zoom 1x/hour Not on evenings and weekends Combined half-hourly service with line 103 on sections Roosendaal, Westrand-Oud Gastel, Busstation 112 Roosendaal, Station - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Roosendaal, Rosada Factory Outlet Center - Wouw - Wouw, Omgang - Heerle - Bergen op Zoom - Bergen op Zoom, Bravis Ziekenhuis - Bergen op Zoom, Station Bergen op Zoom 1x/hour Combined half-hourly service on weekdays except evenings with line 104 on section Roosendaal, Station-Wouw, Omgang 211 Nispen - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Roosendaal, Station - Zegge - Bosschenhoofd - Bosbad Hoeven - Oudenbosch 1x/hour Not on evenings and weekends 220 Roosendaal, Station - Roosendaal, Roselaar busstation - Schijf - Achtmaal - Zundert - Klein Zundert 1x/hour Not on evenings and weekends 312 Roosendaal, Station - Roosendaal, Fatimawijk - Roosendaal, Zegestede Cemetery - Rucphen - Sprundel - Sint Willebrord - Etten-Leur - Etten-Leur, Centrum - Breda - Breda, Centraal Station 1x/hour Not between Etten-Leur, Centrum and Breda, Centraal Station on evenings and Sundays At evenings and Sundays buses arrive/continue at Etten-Leur, Centrum as line 316 from/to Breda and Breda, Centraal Station
References
External links
NS website Dutch Public Transport journey planner