Vlissingen railway station

Vlissingen
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°26′39″N 3°35′45″E / 51.44417°N 3.59583°E / 51.44417; 3.59583Coordinates: 51°26′39″N 3°35′45″E / 51.44417°N 3.59583°E / 51.44417; 3.59583
Line(s)	Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway
Platforms	3
Connections	⛴ Westerschelde Ferry Vlissingen-Breskens Connexxion: 56, 57, 58, 864
Other information
Station code	Vs
History
Opened	1 September 1873
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Terminus NS Intercity 2200 2x/hour Vlissingen Souburg toward Amsterdam Centraal NS Intercity 12200 1x/weekday; Weekdays morning rush hours only Vlissingen Souburg One-way operation
Location
Vlissingen Location within the Netherlands

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.

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.

The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and the bus services by Connexxion.

On 1 September 1973 Vlissingen Port was opened on the site of the current station. It was a simple station, mainly consisting of some platforms, and intended mainly for connection to the ferry. At that time the second station of Vlissingen was Vlissingen Town, regarded as the main station. This station was opened a year earlier, on 1 November 1, 1872, and was closer to the centre of town, at the Keersluisbrug along the Canal through Walcheren. The operation of two nearby stations in the port of Vlissingen was too expensive in relation to the limited use, and Vlissingen Town station was closed on 18 July 1894.

In 1892 a much larger building was constructed in the style of the Renaissance, whose entrance was located diagonally on the south-west corner. The building included a special waiting room for royalty. The station had three platforms provided with a canopy, of which the pillars and a portion of the canopy remain. The building was inaugurated on 15 September 1894. Five years later, in 1899, however, there was a major incident when a steam locomotive from Amsterdam with faulty brakes broke through the platform and into the station buffet. This accident two conductors' lives.

In 1944 Vlissingen Port was irreparably damaged during a bombing raid.