It’s official: This train station is the worst in the Netherlands

Tune in for a train-tastic time 🚅

After surveying 84,000 commuters in the annual NS and ProRail survey, Metronieuws has revealed the verdict on the worst and best train stations in the Netherlands. 

All aboard for the results… 🥁

The worst train stations in the Netherlands 

According to public opinion, Lage Zwaluwe is the worst train station in the Netherlands, with a score of only 4.8 out of 10. 

Rolling in for second and third place are Den Helder Zuid (5.1) and Nieuwekerk aan den IJssel (5.3).

The NS explains that the stations’ disappointing ranking can be attributed to a lack of maintenance, remote locations and atmosphere. What a train wreck. 😣

The good news? Many of the low-ranking stations are set for major renovations in the coming years, so there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

@dutchreview

Perhaps cycling through rain for two hours would be a better option…

♬ original sound – Twinkl Ireland

The best train stations in the Netherlands

On the bright side, the best Dutch train station is once again Klimmen-Ransdaal, located between the villages of Klimmen and Ransdaal in the municipality of Voerendaal. This year, it earned a score of 8.3.

Following closely behind is Overveen Station, also with a score of 8.3. 

Curious what the top 10 looks like? Take a look. 👇

PlaceStationProvinceScore
1Klimmen-RansdaalLimburg8.3
2OverveenNorth Holland8.3
3Schin on GeulLimburg8.2
4MantgumFriesland8.1
5DalfsenOverijssel8.1
6ValkenburgLimburg8.0
7DaarlerveenOverijssel8.0
8Houthem-St.GerlachLimburg8.0
9Santpoort ZuidNorth Holland8.0
10Barneveld ZuidGelderland8.0

Among the bigger stations, Delft is the most popular, landing a 7.9, with Ede-Wageningen trailing behind with a 7.1. 

What are the best and worst train stations in the Netherlands? Let us know in the comments.

Feature Image: Maurits90/Wikimedia Commons/CC0 1.0

Ada Dolanay
Ada Dolanay
Ada was born in Turkey, but spent almost all her life growing up in Amsterdam. As a third year Literary and Cultural Analysis student, she’s consistently observing, analysing and writing about people and places. After years of experiencing Dutch culture, she remains frustrated at Dutch cuisine, and continues to discover new benches in narrow streets to sit and read on (when the weather decides to be kind).

4 COMMENTS

  1. Don’t translate the names of the trainstations to English please.

    Klimmen-Randsdaal is Klimmen-Randsdaal, not Climbing-Randsdaal.
    Doesn’t make sense and is confusing.

  2. And the picture you are showing next to the title is not the one of the worst station of Netherlands. It’s from Heerlen and not from Lage Zwaluwe

    Again misleading…

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