Hoorn railway station
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| Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°38′42″N 5°03′17″E / 52.64500°N 5.05472°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway Heerhugowaard–Hoorn railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 May 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hoorn is the main railway station of the town of Hoorn, Netherlands.
Overview
[edit]The station opened on 20 May 1884 as part of the Zaandam–Hoorn railway line. On 6 June 1885 the line was extended to Enkhuizen. Other lines that opened were the Hoorn - Medemblik line in 1887, and the Hoorn - Heerhugowaard line in October 1898. The station has a ticket hall, a florist, a music shop and a restaurant.
In 1985 another station opened in Hoorn, to the east, Hoorn Kersenboogerd. Now behind the station is the steam railway from Hoorn - Medemblik, the Steamtrain Hoorn Medemblik. From 8 May 2009 the Stoptrein 3300 was cut between Hoorn and Hoorn Kersenboogerd, but returned in December 2009
Train services
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The following services currently call at Hoorn:
- 2x per hour intercity service Enkhuizen - Hoorn - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort (-Deventer)
- 2x per hour intercity service Enkhuizen - Hoorn - Amsterdam (peak hours)
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoorn - Alkmaar - Uitgeest - Haarlem - Amsterdam
Bus services
[edit]Buses depart from the bus station outside the station. Services are operated by Connexxion, with the exception of 314 and 317, which are operated by EBS (subsidiary of Egged).
| Line | Route |
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| Connexxion | |
| 11 | Station - Centre - Risdam - Risdam-Noord - Nibbixwoud - Midwoud - Abbekerk) |
| 12 | Station - Risdam-Zuid - Wognum - Spanbroek - Opmeer - Hoogwoud) |
| 13 | Station - Centre - Risdam - Zwaag - Oosterblokker - Blokker - Kersenboogerd) |
| 14 | Station - Hoorn South-east - Kerseboogerd Station - Kersenboogerd East) |
| 128 | Station - Grote Noord - Berkhout - Avenhorn - Noordbeemster) |
| 131 | Station - Nieuwe Steen - Westfrisia Industrial Estate - Wevershoof) |
| 132 | Station - Nieuwe Steen - Zwaag - Zwaagdijk-Oost - Wevershoof - Andijk) |
| 134 | Station - Abbekerk - Lambertschaag - Middenmeer - Wieringerwerf) |
| 135 | Station - Abbekerk - Middenmeer - Wieringerwerf - Den Oever - Den Helder) |
| 139 | Station - Centrum - Risdam - Risdam-Noord - Abbekerk - Opperdoes - Medemblik) |
| 239 | Station - Abbekerk - Opperdoes - Medemblik) |
| 412 | Station - Centrum - Nieuwe Steen - Schellinkhout - Wijdenes - Hem - Venhuizen - Hoogkarspel - Lutjebroek - Grootebroek) |
| 415 | Station - Centrum - Risdam - Zwaagdijk-West - Hauwert - Oostwoud - Twisk - Medemblik - Onderdijk - Wevershoof) |
| EBS | |
| 314 | Station - Grote Waal - Scharwoude - Oosthuizen - Edam - Amsterdam) |
| 317 | Station - Grote Waal - Scharwoude - Oosthuizen - Edam - Amsterdam) peak hours only, limited stop |
External links
[edit]- NS website (in Dutch)
- Dutch public transport travel planner (in Dutch)