Tilburg railway station


Tilburg railway station is a railway station located in Tilburg in North Brabant, Netherlands. The station was opened on 5 October 1863 and is located on the Breda–Eindhoven railway and the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.
North of this trainstation used to be the large Tilburg Works, where large scale work were carried out on locomotives. Since 2013 these works are carried out northeast of the city in a new industrial area, called Loven-Noord, along the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway.

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Train service

The following services currently call at Tilburg:
The station is served by city bus services as well as several regional bus services

Stadsbussen

There are 10 city bus lines. All lines are operated by Arriva. The routes of the city buses are as follows:
LineRouteFrequencyNotes
1Quirijnstok Noord - Heikant Noord - Noord busstation - Stokhasselt Zuid - Kraaiven - Twee Steden Ziekenhuis - Het Zand West - Reitse Hoevenstraat - Centraal Station - Centrum - Oud-Zuid - Stappegoor - Ireen Wust ice-skating rink - Groenewoud Zuid - Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis busstation
  • Weekdays morning rush hours, outside holidays: 6x/hour, but 8x/hour FROM Centraal Station TO Reitse Hoevenstraat and FROM Centraal Station TO Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis busstation
  • Weekdays evening rush hours, outside holidays: 6x/hour, but 8x/hour FROM Reitse Hoevenstraat TO Centraal Station and FROM Ireen Wust ice-skating rink TO Centraal Station
  • Outside weekdays rush hours and weekends, outside holidays: 4x/hour, but 6x/hour FROM Reitse Hoevenstraat TO Centraal Station and FROM Ireen Wust ice-skating rink TO Centraal Station on weekdays from +/- 1:30pm until the beginning of the evening rush hours, and only 2x/hour on the whole route on evenings and Sundays
  • Holidays: 2x/hour, but 4x/hour during weekdays rush hours
2Middeldijkdreef - Reeshof Noord - Reeshof Oost - Paletplein - Wandelbos Zuid - Het Zand Zuid - De Reit Noord - Station Universiteit - Centraal Station - Centrum
  • Outside holidays: 4x/hour, but 6x/hour on weekdays rush hours and weekdays afternoons from +/- 2:00pm until evening rush hours, but only 2x/hour on evenings and Sundays
  • Holidays: 2x/hour, but 4x/hour during weekdays rush hours, on weekdays afternoons from +/- 2:00pm until evening rush hours and Saturdays outside evenings
    		• Arrives/Continues as line 4 at Middeldijkdreef
    3Centraal Station - Interpolis - Tivoli - Broekhoven Oost - Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis busstation
    • Outside holidays: 3x/hour, but only 2x/hour on evenings and Saturdays
    • Holidays: 2x/hour
  • Not on Sundays
  • Arrives/Continues as line 5 at Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis busstation
    • 4Centraal Station - De Reit Noord - Universiteit - Zwartvenseweg - Witbrant/Amarant - Station Reeshof - Reeshof Zuid - Reeshof West - Middeldijkdreef
  • Weekdays rush hours, outside holidays: 6x/hour, but only 3x/hour Zwartvenseweg-Amarant-Station Reeshof and Zwartvenseweg-Witbrant-Station Reeshof
  • Outside weekdays rush hours and weekends, outside holidays: 4x/hour, but 2x/hour on evenings and Sundays
  • Holidays: 2x/hour, but 4x/hour during weekdays rush hours and Saturdays outside evenings
  • Arrives/Continues as line 2 at Middeldijkdreef
  • During weekdays rush hours outside holidays the sections Zwartvenseweg-Amarant-Station Reeshof and Zwartvenseweg-Witbrant-Station Reeshof are alternately served
  • The section Zwartvenseweg-Amarant-Station Reeshof is only served on weekdays rush hours outside holidays
    • 5Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis busstation - Groenewoud Noord - Broekhoven Oost - Centrum - Centraal Station - Besterd - Het Goirke Oost - Quirijnstok Zuid - Noord busstation
  • Outside holidays: 3x/hour, but only 2x/hour on evenings and weekends
  • Holidays: 2x/hour
  • Arrives/Continues as line 3 at Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis busstation on weekdays and Saturdays
  • At weekdays mornings until 10:30am buses FROM Centrum TO Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis busstation follow the route of line 1 instead of via Broekhoven Oost and Groenewoud Noord
    • 6Paletplein - Wandelbos Noord - Het Zand Noord - Hasselt - Oud-Noord - Centraal Station - Loven - Het Goirke West - Heikant Zuid - Noord busstation - Stokhasselt Noord
  • Outside holidays: 3x/hour, but only 2x/hour on evenings and Saturdays
  • Holidays: 2x/hour
    • 7Centraal Station - Centrum - De Reit Oost - Zorgvlied - Blaak2x/hour
    8Centraal Station - Centrum - Korvel - Het Laar Oost - Het Laar West
  • Outside holidays: 3x/hour, but only 2x/hour on evenings and Saturdays
  • Holidays: 2x/hour
    		• The section Het Laar Oost-Het Laar West is not served on evenings and weekends
    9Centraal Station - Interpolis - Berkel-Enschot - Udenhout2x/hour
    11Centraal Station - Centrum - Oud-Zuid - Stappegoor - Ireen Wust ice-skating rink - Goirle
  • Outside holidays: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour on evenings and weekends
  • Holidays: 2x/hour

    • Streekbussen

    LineOperatorRouteFrequencyNotes
    131ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, De Reit Noord - Gilze - Hulten - Station Gilze-Rijen - Rijen - Rijen, Gemeentehuis - Dorst - Breda - Breda, Bijster - Breda, Amphia Ziekenhuis Molengracht - Station Breda
    • Outside holidays: 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour on evenings
    • Holidays: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour during weekdays rush hours
  • Not on weekends
  • At weekdays evenings buses do not run on section Rijen, Gemeentehuis-Station Breda
    • 132ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, Willem II-stadion - Goirle - Riel - Rechte Heide - Alphen - Baarle-Nassau - Baarle-Nassau, Hoogbraak - Gaarshof/Ulicoten - Chaam, Dorpsstraat - Chaam - Ulvenhout - Breda - Station Breda
  • Outside holidays: Tilburg, Centraal Station-Baarle-Nassau, Hoogbraak and Chaam, Dorpsstraat-Station Breda: 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour Tilburg, Centraal Station-Baarle-Nassau, Hoogbraak between 9:00am and 1:00pm and only 1x/hour on both sections on evenings and weekends, Baarle Nassau, Hoogbraak-Gaarshof-Chaam, Dorpsstraat and Baarle-Nassau, Hoogbraak-Ulicoten-Chaam, Dorpsstraat: 1x/hour, but only 1x/2 hours on evenings and weekends
  • Holidays: Tilburg, Centraal Station-Baarle-Nassau, Hoogbraak and Chaam, Dorpsstraat-Station Breda: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour during weekdays rush hours, Baarle Nassau, Hoogbraak-Gaarshof-Chaam, Dorpsstraat and Baarle Nassau, Hoogbraak-Ulicoten-Chaam, Dorpsstraat: 1x/2 hours, but 1x/hour during weekdays rush hours
    		• The sections Baarle Nassau, Hoogbraak-Gaarshof-Chaam, Dorpsstraat and Baarle Nassau, Hoogbraak-Ulicoten-Chaam, Dorpsstraat are alternately served
    136ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, Kraaiven - Loon op Zand - De Efteling - Kaatsheuvel - Sprang Capelle - Waalwijk, Vredesplein busstation - Waalwijk - Drunen - Nieuwkuijk - Vlijmen - 's-Hertogenbosch - 's-Hertogenbosch, Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis - 's-Hertogenbosch, Koning Willem I College - Station 's-Hertogenbosch
    • Outside holidays: 2x/hour, but 4x/hour Waalwijk, Vredesplein busstation-Station 's-Hertogenbosch during weekdays rush hours, only 1x/hour Tilburg, Centraal Station-Waalwijk, Vredesplein busstation on evenings and Saturdays and only 1x/hour on the whole route on Sundays
    • Holidays: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour during weekdays rush hours and 2x/hour Waalwijk, Vredesplein busstation-Station 's-Hertogenbosch on Saturdays, except evenings
    		On Saturday evenings, the last 2 buses FROM 's-Hertogenbosch TO Tilburg continue further to Tilburg, Interpolis after Tilburg, Centraal Station and end there
    140ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, Interpolis - Berkel-Enschot - Oisterwijk - Station Oisterwijk - Haaren - Helvoirt - Vught - Vught, Taalstraat - 's-Hertogenbosch - Station 's-Hertogenbosch
  • Outside holidays: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour on weekdays rush hours and weekdays afternoons from +/- 2:00pm until evening rush hours
  • Holidays: 1x/hour
    • 141ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, Interpolis - Tilburg, Tivoli - Trappists monastery Koningshoeven - Moergestel - Spoordonk - Oirschot - Best - Station Best
  • Outside holidays: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour on weekdays rush hours and weekdays afternoons from +/- 2:45pm until evening rush hours
  • Holidays: 1x/hour
    • 142ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, Centrum - Tilburg, Broekhoven Oost - Tilburg, Groenewoud Noord - Tilburg, Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis busstation - Safaripark Beekse Bergen - Hilvarenbeek - Hilvarenbeek, Johanna van Brabantlaan - Diessen - Middelbeers - Oostelbeers - Oirschot - Best - Station Best
  • Outside holidays during weekdays rush hours: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour on the whole route during weekdays rush hours and 3x/hour Tilburg, Centraal Station-Hilvarenbeek, Johanna van Brabantlaan outside weekdays rush hours, except evenings and weekends
  • Holidays: 1x/hour
    		• The section Hilvarenbeek, Johanna van Brabantlaan-Station Best is not served on evenings and weekends
    143ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, Centrum - Tilburg, Broekhoven Oost - Tilburg, Groenewoud Noord - Tilburg, Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis busstation - Safaripark Beekse Bergen - Hilvarenbeek - Hilvarenbeek, Johanna van Brabantlaan - Esbeek - Lage Mierde - Hooge Mierde - Reusel
    • Outside holidays during weekdays rush hours: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour during weekdays rush hours and weekdays afternoons from +/- 3:00pm until evening rush hours
    • Holidays: 1x/hour
    		Not on evenings and weekends
    300ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, Kraaiven - Loon op Zand - De Efteling - Kaatsheuvel - Sprang Capelle - Waalwijk, Vredesplein busstation - Waalwijk - 's-Hertogenbosch - Station 's-Hertogenbosch
  • Outside holidays: 2x/hour, but 4x/hour Waalwijk, Vredesplein busstation-Station 's-Hertogenbosch on weekdays rush hours and weekdays afternoons from +/- 3:00 pm until evening rush hours
  • Holidays: 2x/hour
  • Volans
  • Not on weekdays after 9:15 pm, Saturday afternoons after 5:15pm and Sundays. At these moments this line is replaced by line 302
    • 301ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, Kraaiven - Kaatsheuvel - Sprang Capelle - Waalwijk, Vredesplein busstation - Waalwijk - Drunen - Vlijmen - 's-Hertogenbosch - Station 's-Hertogenbosch
  • Outside holidays: 2x/hour, but 4x/hour on weekdays rush hours and weekdays afternoons from +/- 2:30 pm until evening rush hours
  • Holidays: 2x/hour
  • Volans
  • Not on weekdays after 9:30pm, Saturday afternoons after 5:00pm and Sundays. At these moments this line is replaced by line 302
    • 302ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, Kraaiven - Loon op Zand - De Efteling - Kaatsheuvel - Waalwijk, Vredesplein busstation - Waalwijk - Drunen - Vlijmen - 's-Hertogenbosch - Station 's-Hertogenbosch2x/hour
  • Volans
  • Only at weekdays after 9:30pm, Saturday afternoons after 5:30pm and Sundays
  • Replaces lines 300 and 301, who do not run when this line runs
    • 327ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, Het Zand West - Tilburg, Het Zand Noord - Tilburg, Vossenberg I - Tilburg, Vossenberg II - Tilburg, Vossenberg III - Tilburg, De Wildert - Dongen - Oosteind - Oosterhout - Oosterhout, Busstation - Teteringen - Breda - Station Breda - Breda, Amphia Ziekenhuis Molengracht - Breda, Bijster
  • Outside holidays: 2x/hour, but 4x/hour Station Tilburg-Oosterhout, Busstation on weekdays, except evenings and only 1x/hour Oosterhout, Busstation-Breda, Bijster on evenings and Sundays
  • Holidays: 2x/hour, only 1x/hour Oosterhout, Busstation-Breda, Bijster on evenings and Sundays
    		• Volans
    450De LijnTilburg, Centraal Station - Tilburg, Willem II-stadion - Goirle - Poppel - Weelde - Ravels - Oud-Turnhout - Turnhout - Station Turnhout 1x/hour
    801ArrivaTilburg, Centraal Station - De Efteling2x/hour
  • Efteling Express-service
  • At weekday mornings during holidays and Saturday mornings only from 9:30am until 11:30am and only FROM Tilburg TO De Efteling
  • At Sunday mornings only from 9:30am until 11:50am and only FROM Tilburg TO De Efteling
  • At weekdays afternoons and weekdays evenings during holidays and Saturday afternoons and Saturday evenings only from 16:40pm until 20:35pm and only FROM De Efteling TO Tilburg
  • At Sunday afternoons and Sunday evenings only from 16:25pm until 20:35pm and only FROM De Efteling TO Tilburg
  • At some Saturday evenings during Summer holidays when De Efteling is opened the whole evening buses run the whole evening, but only FROM De Efteling TO Tilburg