| Den Haag Centraal | |
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| Lines | Gouda–Den Haag railway |
| Platforms | 10 |
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| Opened | 1973 |
| Code | Gvc |
| Owned by | Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
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Den Haag Centraal (in English: The Hague Central) is the largest train station in the Dutch city of The Hague. It is the largest terminal station in the Netherlands with 12 tracks. The station was completed in 1973, next to the older station Den Haag Staatsspoor. It is the western terminus of the Gouda–Den Haag railway.
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The oldest station in The Hague is Den Haag Hollands Spoor on the main line from Amsterdam to Rotterdam, opened in 1843 by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch Iron Railroad Company). This station was built at some distance from the city center.
In 1870, the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch Rhine-railroad Company) opened a second station in the Hague, Den Haag Rijnspoor for trains to Gouda and Utrecht. This station was built much closer to the city centre. From 1888 this railroad was the property of the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (State Railway Operation Company); the station was renamed Den Haag Staatsspoor.
In the 1970s, Nederlandse Spoorwegen decided to build Centraal Station in The Hague. The best location seemed to be the Hollands Spoor-station, as this was the station for mainline trains between Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Nevertheless, The Hague wanted the station to be at the location of the Staatsspoor-station, so the new Centraal Station was built right next to it. At the moment this was completed and in use, the old station was demolished. Connecting tracks were built to connect the line from Amsterdam to Den Haag Centraal. Although The Hague now has a Central Station, only trains for which The Hague is the final destination halt here. Still, all Intercity- and international trains between Amsterdam and Rotterdam only halt at Hollands Spoor. Nowadays, The Hague is the only city in the Netherlands which still has two major train stations.
The following services call at Den Haag Centraal:
| Preceding station | Nederlandse Spoorwegen | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | NS Intercity 500 |
toward Groningen
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| Terminus | NS Intercity 1700 |
toward Enschede
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| Terminus | NS Intercity 1900 |
toward Venlo
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| Terminus | NS Intercity 2000 |
toward Utrecht Centraal
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| Terminus | NS Intercity 2600 |
toward Amsterdam Centraal
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| Terminus | NS Intercity 3700 |
toward Lelystad Centrum
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| Terminus | NS Sprinter 4300 |
toward Almere Oostvaarders
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| Terminus | NS Sprinter 5000 |
toward Breda
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| Terminus | NS Stoptrein 5100 |
toward Roosendaal
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| Terminus | NS Sprinter 6300 |
toward Haarlem
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| Terminus | NS Sprinter 9800 |
toward Utrecht Centraal
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| Terminus | NS Stoptrein 19800 |
toward Gouda Goverwelle
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toward Slinge
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Line E (RET) | Terminus | ||
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toward Centrum West
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Line RR3 (HTM) |
toward Arnold Spoelplein
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toward Javalaan
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Line RR4 (HTM) |
toward De Uithof
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These services are operated by HTM
These services are operated by Veolia Transport Nederland and Connexxion.