Barendrecht train accident

Oost-Barendrecht is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It covered the eastern part of the current municipality of Barendrecht. The municipality existed between 1817 and 1837, when it merged with West-Barendrecht to form the new municipality "Oost- en West-Barendrecht", now just called "Barendrecht".

Barendrecht railway station is a railway station in Barendrecht, Netherlands, located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam and Dordrecht. Adjacent to the four tracks of this line are two tracks for the HSL-Zuid and three for freight, as part of the Betuweroute freight route to Zevenaar. The nine tracks are in a 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) long roofed structure, much of it covered under a layer of earth, to keep noise at bay. On top is a new city park. At the station itself its four tracks, with the platforms, have a glass roof. The station was opened on 1 November 1872. This building was replaced by a smaller and more modern building in 1973. A new railway station was opened in 2001. Queen Beatrix visited the station on 16 June 2007, to open the Betuweroute freight route.

Barendrecht (Dutch: [ˈbaːrənˌdrɛxt] (listen)) is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, near Rotterdam, South Holland. The municipality had a population of 48,673 in 2019, and covers an area of 21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi) of which 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi) is water. The municipality of Barendrecht also includes Barendrecht-Carnisselande and Smitshoek.

West-Barendrecht is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It covered the western part of the current municipality of Barendrecht, including the village of Carnisse. The municipality existed between 1817 and 1837, when it merged with Oost-Barendrecht to form the new municipality "Oost- en West-Barendrecht", now just called "Barendrecht".

Groot-IJsselmonde is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

IJsselmonde is a borough in the southeastern corner of the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. As of 2006 it has 58,782 inhabitants. The name IJsselmonde is also used to denote the island in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta bordered by the Nieuwe Maas to the north, the Oude Maas to the south, and the Noord to the east. The borough is in the island. IJssel in the name IJsselmonde refers this island's location at the mouth of the Hollandse IJssel.

Homerusbuurt is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Hordijkerveld is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Rotterdam Lombardijen is a railway station in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam and Dordrecht. The railway station is located in the borough of IJsselmonde. The station opened on 1 June 1964 with wooden platforms and no more than a trailer for ticket sales. On 12 September 1968 a station building was opened; the current station building dates from 1996. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Kreekhuizen is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Reyeroord is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Lombardijen is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.