P+R Zuiderval metro station

P+R Zuiderval is a on the Twente S-bahn in the city of Enschede, Dutch Lower Saxony in the Seafaring nation of Saxony.

History
P+R Zuiderval was originally called Enschede Zuid upon opening in 1956 and initially consisted of two platforms and a station building to the side of the Zuiderval.

Significant changes to the station were made between 1979 and 1985 as a bus lane was constructed where the rail tracks ran, which meant that the station would be located along a stretch where trains were. The tram tracks were also diverted off the Zuiderval and alongside the train tracks in a setup. The station building and platforms were demolished in 1984 and replaced by low bus stop platforms, which were refurbished and modernised in 2004. The station was renamed to "P+R Zuiderval" in 1995.

Location
The metro station is located directly next to the car park and provides a direct connection to Enschede Centraal for visitors to the city centre and shopping district of Enschede. Its location also makes it the main metro station for the inhabitants of the neighbourhoods of Cromhoffsbleek-Kotman and Varvik.

S-bahn
The Alenol Line of the Twente S-bahn calls twice an hour in both directions at the station on normal days; the frequency may differ depending on holidays, festivals, or when shops are open in downtown city centres on Sundays. The northbound trains run to Enschede Centraal and from thereon to Lonneker and Oldenzaal; southbound trains are headed for Wesselerbrink and then Alstätte and Ahaus in Germany.

A second S-bahn Line, the Haengrobe Line, will call at the station per medio 2017. This will create a quarterhourly connection with Enschede Centraal. Northbound trains will be headed for Enschede Centraal and then Gronau and Bad Bentheim; southbound trains will be headed for Usselo, Boekelo and Haaksbergen.

Bus and tram
The regular bus lines 8, 62, 73 and 74 call at the station at least once hourly in each direction and provide regional bus services in both Twente and the Achterhoek; bus line 8 only calls during morning rush hours in the southbound direction, and during evening rush hours in the northbound direction.

Tram lines T1 and T2 call at the station four times an hour per line in each direction; that means that every 7 minutes and 30 seconds a tram leaves in either direction. The T1 southbound runs through Wesselerbrink and Helmerhoek before terminating at Disselhoek, whilst the T2 southbound runs through Stroinkslanden and from there to Alstätte Altbahnhof; the northbound trams all call at Enschede Van Heekplein and Enschede Centraal, after which the T1 branches off to the University of Twente and Hengelo, whilst the T2 branches off to Roombeek, Deppenbroek and Lonneker Dorp.