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Hillegom railway station

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Location
  
Netherlands

Station code
  
Hil

Opened
  
1891

Platforms in use
  
1

Operated by
  
Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Closed
  
1944

Province
  
South Holland

Tracks
  
2

Hillegom railway station

Line(s)
  
Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway

Address
  
2182 CG Hillegom, Netherlands

Similar
  
Voorhout railway station, Sassenheim railway station, Voorschoten railway station, De Vink railway station, Leiden Lammenschans railway st

The railway station of Hillegom in the Netherlands is located on the railway line between Haarlem and Leiden.

The first railway station in the town was opened in 1891, closed in 1898 and torn down in 1900. A second railway station was opened on a different location in 1898, when the first was closed. It was designed by the architect D.A.N. Margadant. The freight tracks on the railway station were used to transport flowers from the nearby fields to i.a. the flower auction in Aalsmeer. During World War II, these tracks were used by the Germans, making it a prominent target for allied bombings. The passenger railway station was closed as a result of this on 17 September 1944. The freight tracks remained in use until the 1980s.

The railway station was reopened on 28 May 2000, on the same location as the second railway station.

Train services

As of 11 December 2016, the following train services call at this station:

  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem
  • References

    Hillegom railway station Wikipedia