Heerhugowaard railway station
Encyclopedia
Heerhugowaard is a railway station for Heerhugowaard
and Broek op Langedijk
, the Netherlands
. The station opened on 20 December 1865 on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway. The station was known as Heerhugowaard-Broek op Langedijk between 1948 and 1976. The station has 3 platforms and a station building. The previous station buildings were used between 1862 and 1967, when it was demolished, and also a building from 1967 to 1989 and is now being used as a snackbar.
network. It has regular services to: Den Helder, Schagen, Hoorn, Alkmaar, Zaandam, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Haarlem, Leiden and Den Haag.
The following services currently call at Heerhugowaard:
Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.-History:...
and Broek op Langedijk
Broek op Langedijk
Broek op Langedijk is a town in the Netherlands, located in the municipality Langedijk in the province Noord-Holland....
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The station opened on 20 December 1865 on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway. The station was known as Heerhugowaard-Broek op Langedijk between 1948 and 1976. The station has 3 platforms and a station building. The previous station buildings were used between 1862 and 1967, when it was demolished, and also a building from 1967 to 1989 and is now being used as a snackbar.
Train services
Heerhugowaard is well connected on the Nederlandse SpoorwegenNederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen , or NS, is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands.Its trains operate over the tracks of the Dutch national railinfrastructure, operated by ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003...
network. It has regular services to: Den Helder, Schagen, Hoorn, Alkmaar, Zaandam, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Haarlem, Leiden and Den Haag.
The following services currently call at Heerhugowaard:
- 2x per hour intercity service Schagen - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Maastricht/Heerlen
- 2x per hour intercity service Den Helder - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Nijmegen
- 2x per hour express service (sneltrein) Hoorn - Alkmaar - Haarlem - The Hague
Bus services
| Bus Service | Operator | From | To | Via | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connexxion | ||||||
| 161 | Connexxion Connexxion Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, east and far northern part of the country. It was formed in 1999 as result of a fusion between the public transport companies NZH, ZWN, Midnet and Oostnet. Its name is a mutation of the French... |
Heerhugoowaard NS | Ursem Ursem Ursem is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about east of Alkmaar and north of Amsterdam and west from Hoorn.... |
Heerhugowaard, Rustenburg | 1 or 2x per hour, 1x per hour (Weekends) | |
| 162 | Connexxion | Heerhugoowaard NS | Alkmaar West, Kees Boekestraat | Heerhugowaard Centrum, Heerhugowaard Zuid, Alkmaar Town Centre, Station Alkmaar | 2x per hour, 1 or 2x per hour (Saturdays), 1x per hour (Evenings and Sundays) | |