Gouda railway station
Gouda is a railway station in Gouda, Netherlands. The station opened on 21 May 1855 when the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch Rijn Railway Company) opened the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. The Gouda–Den Haag railway to The Hague was opened in 1870, and the connection to Alphen a/d Rijn in 1934.
Trains running between Den Haag Centraal / Rotterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal call at the station, as well as the RijnGouweLijn connection to Alphen a/d Rijn.
In November 1944, during World War II, the strategically located railway station was bombed by the Royal Air Force. The main building of the railway station was severely damaged; traces of the bombing are visible to this day on platforms 3 and 5. In 1948 a new building was constructed out of the remaining first floor of the old building. This was replaced by the current building in 1984.
Train services
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The following train services call at Gouda:
- 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Groningen
- 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Leeuwarden
- 2x rush hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht
- 1x per hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Hengelo – Enschede
- 1x per hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Amersfoort Schothorst
- 2x per hour rush hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle – Woerden – Amsterdam – Uitgeest
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle (Peak hours only)
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle – Utrecht
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle (Weekdays only)
- 4x per hour local service (sprinter) Gouda – Alphen aan den Rijn
Bus services
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- 278 (rush hour 178)
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