Hilversum railway station
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Station Hilversum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°13′37″N 5°10′50″E / 52.22694°N 5.18056°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Amsterdam–Zutphen railway Hilversum–Lunetten railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Hvs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 June 1874 1992 (current building) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hilversum is a railway station in Hilversum, Netherlands. It is located approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Amsterdam. It located on the Amsterdam Centraal station – Amersfoort station part of the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway, with a branch to Utrecht Centraal station. There are two other stations in Hilversum: Hilversum Media Park to the north, and Hilversum Sportpark to the south.
The station opened on 10 June 1874. The station was situated on the so-called Gooilijn, part of the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway. Other connections were added later. The current building was constructed in 1992 and, apart from the railway station, it used to also houses offices of the regional Tax and Customs Administration. These have been replaced by offices of Transdev, BrightBlue, PareX Parts Exchange and other companies.
Intercity services at Hilversum were suspended in 1995. After constructing extra platforms, intercity services were resumed on 10 December 2007. All passing passenger trains now call at Hilversum.