Hollandsche Rading railway station
Encyclopedia
Hollandsche Rading is a Dutch train station located along the railway line Hilversum - Utrecht, near the town of Hollandsche Rading
and immediately west of the A27 motorway
. The station was opened on June 10, 1874.
The railway station is located exactly on the border of two province
s. Platform 1, for the southbound trains (Utrecht-bound), lies in the province of Utrecht
, while platform 2, for the northbound (Hilversum-bound) trains, is located in North Holland
.
Hollandsche Rading can be translated in Dutch to Holland Border as in North Holland going into Utrecht.
Hollandsche Rading
Hollandsche Rading is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 5 km south of Hilversum. Hollandsche Rading has a railway station on the route between Utrecht and Hilversum....
and immediately west of the A27 motorway
A27 motorway (Netherlands)
The A27 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is approximately 109 kilometers in length.The A27 is located in the Dutch provinces North Brabant, South Holland, Utrecht, North Holland, and Flevoland. It connects the city of Breda with the Almere...
. The station was opened on June 10, 1874.
The railway station is located exactly on the border of two province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
s. Platform 1, for the southbound trains (Utrecht-bound), lies in the province of Utrecht
Utrecht (province)
Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...
, while platform 2, for the northbound (Hilversum-bound) trains, is located in North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
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Hollandsche Rading can be translated in Dutch to Holland Border as in North Holland going into Utrecht.
Train services
The following train service calls at Hollandsche Rading:- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Utrecht - Hilversum - Schiphol - Leiden