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Leeuwarden railway station

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Location
  
Netherlands

Province
  
Friesland

Opened
  
27 October 1863

Platforms in use
  
6

Leeuwarden railway station

Line(s)
  
Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway

Address
  
8911 AC Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Architect
  
Karel Hendrik van Brederode

Similar
  
Meppel railway station, Zwolle railway station, Groningen railway station, Wolvega railway station, Buitenpost railway station

Leeuwarden is the main railway station in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The station, which opened on 27 October 1863, is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway, the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway and the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway. Leeuwarden was also the terminus of the North Friesland Railway which served Anjum and Harlingen via Stiens. Behind the station is a stabling point for many trains. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva; of the station's six platforms, five are terminating platforms and one is a through platform.

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Train services

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

  • 1× per hour express Intercity service Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
  • 1× per hour express Intercity service The Hague - Schiphol - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
  • 1× per hour express Sneltrein service Leeuwarden - Buitenpost - Groningen
  • 1× per hour local Sprinter service Leeuwarden - Meppel
  • 2× per hour local Stoptrein service Leeuwarden - Sneek
  • 1× per hour local Stoptrein service Leeuwarden - Sneek - Stavoren
  • 2× per hour local Stoptrein service Harlingen Haven - Leeuwarden
  • 2× per hour local Stoptrein service Leeuwarden - Groningen

    • Bus services

    Bus services are operated by Arriva and Qbuzz.

    References

    Leeuwarden railway station Wikipedia
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