Hilversum is a railway station in Hilversum

Hilversum

is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...

, 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...

. It is located approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Amsterdam. It is on the Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort main line, with a branch to Utrecht. There are two other stations in Hilversum: Hilversum Noord

Hilversum Noord railway station

Hilversum Noord is a railway station in the town of Hilversum, the Netherlands. Opened on 24 May 1974, Hilversum Noord is located on the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway - also called the Gooilijn - north of the town centre, serving Media Park, where most Dutch television and radio broadcasters are located...

 to the north, and Hilversum Sportpark

Hilversum Sportpark railway station

Hilversum Sportpark is a railway station in Hilversum, The Netherlands. It lies south of Hilversum town centre. The station was opened in 1874 and is on the Hilversum - Utrecht railway line...

 to the south.

History

The station opened 10 June 1874. The station was situated on the so called Gooilijn

Gooilijn

The Amsterdam–Zutphen railway is a railway line in the Netherlands - running from Amsterdam to Zutphen; the line passes through the towns Hilversum, Amersfoort and Apeldoorn...

 (Gooi

Gooi

Het Gooi is the area around Hilversum in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a slightly hilly area characterised by its green landscape, its historical charm, the wealth of its inhabitants, and its villas. Het Gooi is known in the Netherlands as the home of the rich and famous.- Name :The name...

 line). Other connections were added later. The current building was constructed in 1992 and, apart from the railway station, it also houses the offices of the regional Tax and Customs Administration

Tax and Customs Administration

The Tax and Customs Administration is the tax collection and customs service of the government of the Netherlands. Part of the Ministry of Finance, it is responsible for supervising the import, export and transit of goods, detecting fiscal, economic and financial fraud, levying and collecting...

, PareX Parts Exchange and some other companies.

In 1995 Intercity trains stopped calling at Hilversum. This service was resumed on 10 December 2007. All passing passenger trains now call at Hilversum. This was made possible after construction of the new 4th and 5th platforms to increase the station's capacity.

Train services

The following train services call at Hilversum:

• 5x per day intercity service Schiphol - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Hanover - Berlin
• 1x per hour intercity service Schiphol - Hilversum - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Groningen/Leeuwarden
• 2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort Schothorst
• 11x per day intercity service Schiphol - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Enschede
• 2x per hour intercity service Utrecht - Hilversum - Almere
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Utrecht - Hilversum - Schiphol - Leiden
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort Vathorst