Purmerend Weidevenne is a suburb railway station, in the Weidevenne

Weidevenne

Weidevenne is a district of Purmerend in the Netherlands, west of the Noordhollandsch Kanaal across from the De Gors district. Its 14,451 inhabitants mainly live in terraced houses. The population of Purmerend is expected to grow to 90,000, mainly due to the continuing expansion of Weidevenne...

 estate in Purmerend

Purmerend

Purmerend is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the trade center of the region but the population grew relatively slow. Only after 1960 did the population...

, 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 9 December 2007 and is on the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway

Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway

The Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Zaandam to Enkhuizen, passing through Purmerend and Hoorn. The line was opened between 1884 and 1885 by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij.-Stations:...

. The official opening of the station was on the 8th December 2007.

Train services

The following train services currently call at Purmerend Weidevenne:

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd

From December 2008, the direct connection with Amsterdam Centraal and Enkhuizen was lost, due to the Stoptrain 4500 becoming an Intercity, not stopping between Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Hoorn. Therefore it is recommended to travel to Zaandam/Amsterdam Sloterdijk and change for Amsterdam Centraal.