Dalfsen railway station

Railway station in the Netherlands

Preceding station		Following station
Zwolle Terminus	Sneltrein 3800	Ommen towards Emmen
	Sneltrein 13800	Ommen towards Coevorden
	Stoptrein 8000	Ommen towards Emmen

Location
Dalfsen Location within Netherlands

Dalfsen is a railway station located in Dalfsen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 January 1903 and is located on the Zwolle–Emmen railway. Train services are operated by Arriva. The station is situated south of the river Vecht. Dalfsen is on the north bank of the river.

Previously, this station was called Dalfsen dorp (1903-1904),^[1] to differentiate it from another station called Dalfsen on the nearby Zwolle-Meppel railway line.^[2] On 1 November 1904, that station was renamed Berkum. Subsequently, this station was renamed Dalfsen.^[3]

Train services

Route	Service type	Operator	Notes
Zwolle - Ommen - Mariënberg - Hardenberg - Coevorden - Emmen	Local ("Stoptrein")	Arriva	1x per hour
Zwolle - Ommen - Mariënberg - Hardenberg - Coevorden - Emmen	Express ("Sneltrein")	Arriva	1x per hour
Zwolle - Hardenberg - Coevorden	Express ("Sneltrein")	Arriva	1x per hour - rush hours only. Skips Mariënberg, even though it's an express station.

Platforms

1 - Emmen
2 - Zwolle

Bus services

Line	Route	Operator	Notes
162	Raalte - Lemelerveld - Dalfsen	Syntus Overijssel	Mon-Fri during daytime hours only.
167	Ommen - Varsen - Oudleusen - Dalfsen - Emmen - Hoonhorst - Wijthmen - Zwolle	Syntus Overijssel	Mon-Fri during daytime hours only.
568	Dalfsen - Rechteren - Hessum - Vilsteren - Dalmsholte - Lemele - Nieuwe Brug - Ommen	Syntus Overijssel	Mon-Fri during daytime hours only, 1x per 90 min.
591	Dalfsen - Oudleusen - Nieuwleusen	Syntus Overijssel	Mon-Sat during daytime hours only.

Accidents and incidents

On 23 February 2016, a passenger train collided with a crane on the line near Dalfsen. Two people died.^[4]

References

^ "Station Dalfsen - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb".
^ Dalfsenstationsweb.nl Archived 12 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Stopplaats Berkum - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb".
^ Peters, Janene. "At least one killed after passenger train smashes crane; Train overturned". NL Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.