the traffic of the N35 and the trains underneath Nijverdal. Before this new station was established the railway connection stopped at the old train station and continued at a temporary station Nijverdal West. During this time one pedestrian/bike bridge and one small tunnel connected the north side to the south side of the town. Sports Nijverdal has a Water polo club, named Het Ravijn, of which both men and women teams play in the Dutch Premier League. Some women in the women's team play for the Dutch team, which won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics. There is a large number of sports clubs in Nijverdal: Swimming/Water polo - Swimming and Water Polo Club Het Ravijn, of which both men and women teams play in the Dutch Water Polo Premier League, one of the world's largest Water polo competitions. Athletics - AV Atletics Badminton - B.C. Reflex Nijverdal Basketball - The Valley Bucketeers Bridge - Bridgeclub Reggedal Darts - Eversberg Darts Hockey - Hockeyclub Hellendoorn/Nijverdal H.C.H.N. Gymnastics - Gymnastics Club Fysion Nijverdal Korfball - NKC'51 Shooting sports - L.S.V.N Nijverdal (air guns) Shooting sports - S.V. Willem Tell (firearms) (Table)tennis - Tennis Club Nijverdal - Table tennis Club Match Point `68 Soccer - VV DES; S.V. ENC '09; Hulzense Boys; RKSV De Zweef; S.V.V.N. Volleyball - Volleyball Club Flash Nijverdal; Volleyball Club V.E.C. Bicycle racing - Cycling Club CC'75; Cyclo-cross Club De Lochsprinters References Populated places in Overijssel Salland Hellendoorn Holocaust locations in the Netherlands