Hoorn railway station

Hoorn
Location Netherlands
Coordinates 52°38′42″N 5°03′17″E / 52.64500°N 5.05472°ECoordinates: 52°38′42″N 5°03′17″E / 52.64500°N 5.05472°E
Line(s) Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway
Heerhugowaard–Hoorn railway
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
toward Enkhuizen
NS Intercity 1500
2x/hour; Not on evenings, weekends and when Intercity 140 runs
toward Deventer
NS Intercity 1500
2x/hour; Evenings and weekends only, but not when Intercity 140 runs
toward Amersfoort
NS Intercity 1500
1x/2 hours; Only at the moments when Intercity 140 runs and replaces this service on section Amsterdam Centraal-Deventer. Transfer to Intercity 140 to/from Berlin Ostbahnhof at Amsterdam Centraal
toward Haarlem
NS Intercity 3400
2x/hour; Not on evenings
Terminus
toward Enkhuizen
NS Intercity 14500
2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only
toward Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 3300
2x/hour
Terminus
NS Sprinter 14800
1x/hour; Evenings only
Terminus
Location
Hoorn
Location within Dutch railway station

Hoorn is the main railway station of the town of Hoorn, Netherlands.

Overview

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

The following services currently call at Hoorn:

The layout of Hoorn Station

Bus services

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 (Egged).


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