Vlissingen Railway Station
Vlissingen (English name: Flushing) is a terminus railway station, in the town of Vlissingen, the 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 build 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.
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