Gouda railway station
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| Code | Gd |
| Opened | 1855 |
| Platform tracks | 6 |
| Railway company | Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
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The railway station of Gouda in the Netherlands was opened on May 21, 1855, when the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij railway line from Utrecht to Rotterdam Maas was taken into use. The connection to The Hague was opened in 1870, and the connection to Alphen aan den Rijn in 1934.
Trains running between Den Haag Centraal / Rotterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal halt at the station, as well as the RijnGouweLijn connection to Alphen aan den 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. A new building was opened in 1948, which was replaced by the current building in 1984.
