Alphen aan den Rijn railway station

Alphen a/d Rijn
Location Netherlands
Coordinates 52°07′28″N 4°39′27″E / 52.12444°N 4.65750°ECoordinates: 52°07′28″N 4°39′27″E / 52.12444°N 4.65750°E
Operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s) Woerden–Leiden railway
Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway
Platforms 3
Other information
Station code Apn
History
Opened 1878
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
NS Intercity 8800
TerminusNS Sprinter 9500
toward Gouda
NS Sprinter 19500
Location

Alphen a/d Rijn railway station is a railway station in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.

History

The railway station was opened in 1878, as part of a railway connection between Leiden and Woerden. A connection between Alphen aan den Rijn and Uithoorn was opened in 1915.

The line was extended to Gouda in 1932, but the connection between Alphen aan den Rijn and Uithoorn was closed in 1936.

The railway station was renovated for the RijnGouweLijn from Gouda in 2004, involving the construction of an additional platform.

In 2007 a major redesign of the railway station and its surrounding area started. The original railway station building (build in 1878) was demolished to make room for a tunnel underneath the railway and a bike storage facility. The new tunnel will link the old town center with the new district "Kerk en Zanen", which used to be separated from the town centre by the railway. The tunnel and bike storage facility opened mid 2010.

Train services

The following services call at Alphen a/d Rijn:

Bus services

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