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Hoorn railway station

Coordinates: 52°38′42″N 5°03′17″E / 52.64500°N 5.05472°E / 52.64500; 5.05472
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Hoorn
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°38′42″N 5°03′17″E / 52.64500°N 5.05472°E / 52.64500; 5.05472
Line(s)Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway
Heerhugowaard–Hoorn railway
History
Opened20 May 1884
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Hoorn Kersenboogerd
towards Enkhuizen
NS Intercity 2900 Amsterdam Sloterdijk
towards Maastricht
NS Intercity 3900 Amsterdam Sloterdijk
towards Heerlen
NS Intercity 4500 Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Purmerend Overwhere NS Sprinter 3300 Hoorn Kersenboogerd
Terminus
Terminus NS Sprinter 4800 Obdam
Location
Hoorn is located in Netherlands
Hoorn
Hoorn
Location within Netherlands

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

Overview

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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

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Layout of Hoorn station

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

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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).

Line Route
Connexxion
11 Station - Centre - Risdam - Risdam-Noord - Nibbixwoud - Midwoud - Abbekerk)
12 Station - Risdam-Zuid - Wognum - Spanbroek - Opmeer - Hoogwoud)
13 Station - Centre - Risdam - Zwaag - Oosterblokker - Blokker - Kersenboogerd)
14 Station - Hoorn South-east - Kerseboogerd Station - Kersenboogerd East)
128 Station - Grote Noord - Berkhout - Avenhorn - Noordbeemster)
131 Station - Nieuwe Steen - Westfrisia Industrial Estate - Wevershoof)
132 Station - Nieuwe Steen - Zwaag - Zwaagdijk-Oost - Wevershoof - Andijk)
134 Station - Abbekerk - Lambertschaag - Middenmeer - Wieringerwerf)
135 Station - Abbekerk - Middenmeer - Wieringerwerf - Den Oever - Den Helder)
139 Station - Centrum - Risdam - Risdam-Noord - Abbekerk - Opperdoes - Medemblik)
239 Station - Abbekerk - Opperdoes - Medemblik)
412 Station - Centrum - Nieuwe Steen - Schellinkhout - Wijdenes - Hem - Venhuizen - Hoogkarspel - Lutjebroek - Grootebroek)
415 Station - Centrum - Risdam - Zwaagdijk-West - Hauwert - Oostwoud - Twisk - Medemblik - Onderdijk - Wevershoof)
EBS
314 Station - Grote Waal - Scharwoude - Oosthuizen - Edam - Amsterdam)
317 Station - Grote Waal - Scharwoude - Oosthuizen - Edam - Amsterdam) peak hours only, limited stop
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