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Location
  
Province
  
North Holland

Opened
  
20 May 1884

Hoorn railway station

Line(s)
  
Zaandam–Enkhuizen railwayHeerhugowaard–Hoorn railway

Address
  
1621 HX Hoorn, Netherlands

Similar
  
Hoorn Kersenboogerd railway st, Hoogkarspel railway station, Enkhuizen railway station, Bovenkarspel‑Grootebroek railway station, Zaandam railway station

Commuter trains hoorn railway station holland


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

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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:

  • 2x per hour intercity service Enkhuizen - Hoorn - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort (-Deventer)
  • 2x per hour intercity service Enkhuizen - Hoorn - Amsterdam (peak hours)
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoorn - Alkmaar - Uitgeest - Haarlem - Amsterdam
  • 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 (subsidiary of Egged).

    References

    Hoorn railway station Wikipedia


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