De Vink railway station
Appearance
Station De Vink | |||||||||||||||
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Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°08′45″N 4°27′28″E / 52.14583°N 4.45778°E | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Nederlandse Spoorwegen | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | Dvnk | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 1906, reopened 1985 | ||||||||||||||
Closed | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
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De Vink is a railway station in the Netherlands. It is located near the former hamlet of De Vink, currently a part of Leiden.
The station re-opened in 1985. It is wedged in between the city of Leiden and the neighbouring town of Voorschoten. The tracks in the direction of The Hague are on Leiden ground. The tracks in the direction of Leiden are on Voorschoten ground. Because of this, it is currently the only railway station in the Netherlands not to feature the name of the city it is located in.[1]
Train services
[edit]The following services call at De Vink:
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Sassenheim - Nieuw-Vennep - Hoofdorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Lelylaan - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem
Gallery
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Station De Vink
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Monument near Station De Vink (by Cune van Groeningen)
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Goddess Sibyl near Station De Vink
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Building near the station
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The platforms
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SLT to Haarlem on track 4
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Stairs to one of the platform
External links
[edit]- NS website (in Dutch)
- Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)
References
[edit]Categories:
- Railway stations in South Holland
- Railway stations opened in 1906
- Railway stations closed in 1928
- Railway stations opened in 1985
- Railway stations on the Oude Lijn
- 1985 establishments in the Netherlands
- Buildings and structures in Leiden
- Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 1980s
- Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 1900s