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unusual facts about Hoek van Holland



Brunnen railway station

In the 1960s and '70s, Brunnen hosted international trains to Lecce, in Italy, and Hoek van Holland, in the Netherlands.

Couchette car

It is noteworthy that couchette cars have never been operated in Britain; it was normal practice, nevertheless, for British passengers to join long-distance overnight trains at Calais, Boulogne, Oostende or Hoek van Holland after crossing the English Channel or North Sea by ferry.

MS SNAV Adriatico

She entered service the same year sailing between Hoek van Holland and Harwich for SMZ.


see also

E25

European route E25, a road connecting Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands and Palermo in Italy

MS Wisteria

The Vronskiy was built in 1978 as the Prinses Beatrix by Verolme Shipyard, in Heusden, The Netherlands and worked for Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland on their joint Sealink route between Hoek van Holland and Harwich, Parkeston Quay.