📋 Tender Overview
In the period from 17 to 25 February, ProRail will be working on the tracks near Deventer and Zwolle. As a result of these works, no train traffic will be possible between Zwolle and Deventer during the entire period. In addition, in the night from Friday (16 February) to Saturday (17 February) there will be no trains at all to and from Zwolle until 9:30 am. There are also no trains running between Zwolle and Raalte on Saturdays. The following Saturday, 24 February, there will be no trains to and from Deventer until 17:00. Travelers should expect extra travel time and are advised to check the journey planner. There are buses instead of trains.
NS will deploy buses on routes where trains cannot run:
Saturday 17 February to Sunday 25 February
Between Zwolle and Deventer there is an express bus and a local bus every half hour. The local bus stops at Wijhe and Olst stations.
Saturday 17 February
In addition to the buses that run every half hour between Deventer and Zwolle during the period of the works, NS buses will operate on the following routes:
Between Meppel and Deventer there is an express bus every half hour
Between Zwolle and Nunspeet there are buses running every half hour
Between Meppel and Zwolle there is an express bus every ten minutes
Between Zwolle and Kampen Zuid there is an express bus every ten minutes in the morning from 6:30 am to 9:00 am. After that, the trains will run again.
Saturday 24 February
On Saturday 24 February until 17:00, express buses will run every two hours between Apeldoorn and Bad Bentheim (Germany) and Hengelo and Bad Bentheim.
Buses will also be used that day until 17:00 on the following routes:
Between Apeldoorn and Rijssen there is a local bus every half hour that only stops in Deventer
Between Apeldoorn and Apeldoorn Osseveld there is a local bus every half hour
Apeldoorn and Rijssen there is a local bus every half hour (also stops in Holten, Deventer Colmschate, Deventer and Twello)
Between Deventer and Zutphen there is an express bus every half hour
Between Zutphen and Zwolle there is an express bus every half hour
Night from Friday 16 to Saturday 17 February
The last train from Rotterdam to Groningen runs to 't Harde. Buses run from 't Harde to Zwolle. There is no connection further north that night. Travelers who want to travel further north are advised to leave earlier, so that they can travel by bus from Zwolle to Meppel. From Meppel, trains continue to the north.
NS advises passengers to consult the journey planner and to be alert to changed platforms.
Keolis and Arriva are also using buses. For more information, see Keolis.nl and Arriva.nl.
Work
ProRail is carrying out various works on the Zwolle – Deventer route. The train protection on this route will be renewed. At Zwolle Station, platforms are being maintained and rails are being replaced. More information can be found at www.prorail.nl.
