Zandvoort aan Zee railway station
Railway station in the Netherlands
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Zandvoort aan Zee is a terminal train station in the town of Zandvoort, Netherlands. The station opened on 3 June 1881, and is within walking distance of the beach.[1] The station is on the Haarlem–Zandvoort railway. The station has two platforms and services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Until 1995 trains from Maastricht and Heerlen terminated at this station.[2]
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| Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°22′33″N 4°31′53″E | ||||||||||||||
| Line | Haarlem–Zandvoort railway | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 June 1881 | ||||||||||||||
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Train services
The following services call at Zandvoort aan Zee:[3]
National rail
| Train | Operator(s) | From | Via | To | Freq. | Service |
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| Sprinter
5400 |
NS | Amsterdam Centraal | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Halfweg-Zwanenburg- Haarlem Spaarnwoude - Haarlem - Overveen | Zandvoort aan Zee | 2/hour | |
| Sprinter
15400 |
NS | Haarlem | Overveen | Zandvoort aan Zee | 2/hour | Only in service during the summer season |
Dutch Grand Prix
During the Dutch Grand Prix, NS runs extra services between Amsterdam Centraal and Zandvoort, with service frequencies as low as every 5 minutes at peak times.[4] These services are named the "Max Express", a reference to Dutch Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen.[5]
Bus services
| Operator | Line | Route | Service |
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| Connexxion | 81 | Haarlem NS - Bloemendaal - Zandvoort aan Zee NS | |
| 84 | Haarlem NS - Bloemendaal - Zandvoort aan Zee NS | Only in service between the 9th of March and the 29th of September and only on busy days, at events in Bloemendaal and Zandvoort and when temperatures are 25 °C and above. |