Hindeloopen railway station
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Hindeloopen is a railway station near Hindeloopen
Hindeloopen
-External links:* Museum Hindeloopen: Hindelooper schilderkunst, klederdracht, stads- en scheepvaarthistorie.*...

, The Netherlands
Netherlands
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. The station opened on 8 November 1885 and is on the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway between Sneek and Stavoren. The services are operated by Arriva
Arriva
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Major Destinations

Major destinations from Hindeloopen include:

Stavoren
Stavoren
Stavoren is a small town on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 5 km south of Hindeloopen. It lies within the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân. Stavoren was granted city rights in 1118, making it the oldest city in Friesland...

, Sneek
Sneek
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 and Leeuwarden.

At Stavoren change for the boat to Enkhuizen
Enkhuizen
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At Leeuwarden change for Franeker
Franeker
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, Harlingen
Harlingen
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, Groningen, Zwolle
Zwolle
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, Amersfoort
Amersfoort
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, Utrecht
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, Gouda
Gouda
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, Rotterdam
Rotterdam
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, Hilversum
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 and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

Train service

The following services calls at Hindeloopen:
  • 1x per hour local service (stoptrein) Leeuwarden - Sneek - Stavoren

To get to Hindeloopen

It is a 10 minute walk - West

Every 2 Hours bus service 102 operates into Hindeloopen. http://www.reiziger.connexxion.nl/web/show?id=66668&cfe=69569&ff=69569 (Change Region to Provincie Friesland and type in 102 under lijn.

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