Voorschoten railway station

Railway station in Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Voorschoten is a railway station in Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands.

LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°7′35″N 4°26′2″E
LineAmsterdam–Rotterdam railway
Opened1969 (old), 1995 (current)
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Voorschoten
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°7′35″N 4°26′2″E
LineAmsterdam–Rotterdam railway
History
Opened1969 (old), 1995 (current)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Den Haag Mariahoeve
towards Den Haag Centraal
 NS Sprinter 4300 De Vink
towards Lelystad Centrum
NS Sprinter 6300
Not on evenings and weekends
 De Vink
towards Haarlem
Location
Voorschoten is located in Netherlands
Voorschoten
Voorschoten
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History

The first station opened on 1 May 1843 on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway. A new station building opened in 1886 and was closed on 17 September 1944. The station re-opened in 1969 and a hexagonal shaped station building opened. A new station was opened in 1995. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.[citation needed]

Accidents and incidents

Main article: 1926 Voorschoten train crash
  • On 9 September 1926, a passenger train was derailed near Voorschoten. Four people were killed.[1]
Main article: 2023 Voorschoten train crash
  • On 4 April 2023, a passenger train collided with a crane that was obstructing the line at Voorschoten. One person was killed.[2] A freight train was also reported to have collided with the crane.[3]

Train services

The following services currently call at Voorschoten:

  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Utrecht
  • 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem

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