The Den Helder–Amsterdam railway is a railway line in 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...

 running from Den Helder

Den Helder

Den Helder is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula...

 to Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, passing through Alkmaar

Alkmaar

Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.-History:...

 and Zaandam

Zaandam

Zaandam is a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received city rights in 1811...

. It is also called the Staatslijn

Staatslijn

A Staatslijn is a railway that was established as a result of the railway law passed on 18 August 1860 by the State in the Netherlands. 10 of these lines were built...

 K ("state line K") in Dutch. The line is 81 km long.

The following stations are on Staatslijn K:

• Den Helder
  Den Helder railway station
  Den Helder is a Terminus railway station in the Naval town of Den Helder, the Netherlands. The station opened on 20 December 1865, and is the most northerly station in North Holland. The station is the start of the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway...
  
  
• Den Helder Zuid
  Den Helder Zuid railway station
  Den Helder Zuid is a suburb railway station in Den Helder, the Netherlands. The station opened on the 31st May 1980. The station is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway, between Den Helder and Anna Paulowna.-Train services:...
  
  
• Anna Paulowna
  Anna Paulowna railway station
  Anna Paulowna is a railway station in Anna Paulowna, the Netherlands. The station opened on the 20th December 1865. The station is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway, between Den Helder and Heerhugowaard.-Train services:...
  
  
• Schagen
  Schagen railway station
  Schagen is a railway station in Schagen, the Netherlands. The station opened on the 20th December 1865. The station is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway, between Den Helder and Heerhugowaard. The trainstation has 3 platforms. The traintrack between Schagen and Den Helder is single track and...
  
  
• Heerhugowaard
  Heerhugowaard railway station
  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...
  
  
• Alkmaar Noord
  Alkmaar Noord railway station
  Alkmaar Noord is a suburban railway station for East and North Alkmaar, the Netherlands. The station opened on 26 September 1980, on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway.-Train services:The following services currently call at Alkmaar Noord:...
  
  
• Alkmaar
  Alkmaar railway station
  Alkmaar is a railway station which lies in Alkmaar, in the Netherlands. It is located approximately 40 km northwest of Amsterdam. It is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and is an Intercity station, where all trains stop.-History:Alkmaar...
  
  
• Heiloo
  Heiloo railway station
  Heiloo is a railway station in Heiloo, the Netherlands. The station opened on 1 May 1867. The station is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway.-Train services:The following train services call at Heiloo:...
  
  
• Castricum
  Castricum railway station
  Station Castricum is a railway station in Castricum, the Netherlands. The station opened on the 1st May 1867. The station is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway.-Train services:The following train services call at Castricum:...
  
  
• Uitgeest
  Uitgeest railway station
  Uitgeest is a railway station located in Uitgeest and the village of Assum, the Netherlands. It is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway and the branch Haarlem–Uitgeest railway. The station opened 1 May 1867. A new station building was opened in 2006...
  
  
• Krommenie-Assendelft
  Krommenie-Assendelft railway station
  Krommenie-Assendelft is a railway station in Krommenie and also for Assendelft in the Netherlands. The station lies on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway, and was opened on 1 November 1869. The station had a goods yard, but no longer does. The station had remained unchanged since 1975 until 2006. The...
  
  
• Wormerveer
  Wormerveer railway station
  Wormerveer is a railway station in Wormerveer, the Netherlands. The station was opened on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway on 1 November 1869. The station is on the southern edge of the town, approx. 200m south of the river Zaan...
  
  
• Koog-Zaandijk
  Koog-Zaandijk railway station
  Koog-Zaandijk is a railway station in Koog aan de Zaan and Zaandijk, the Netherlands. This station should be used for the Zaanse Schans. The station opened on 1 November 1869 and is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway between Zaandam and Uitgeest....
  
  
• Koog Bloemwijk
  Koog Bloemwijk railway station
  Koog Bloemwijk is a railway station in Koog aan de Zaan, the Netherlands. Koog Bloemwijk was opened on 1 November 1869, on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway between Zaandam and Uitgeest. The station had a rectangular station building, from 1956 to 1986...
  
  
• Zaandam
  Zaandam railway station
  Zaandam is the main railway station in the town of Zaandam, near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. It is at the junction of the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway and the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway.-History:...
  
  
• Amsterdam Sloterdijk
• Amsterdam Centraal

History

The line began construction on 18 August 1860 and on 18 December 1865 the first section opened.

The sections were opened on:

• 18 December 1865 - Den Helder - Alkmaar
• 1 May 1867 - Alkmaar - Uitgeest
• 1 November 1869 - Uitgeest - Zaandam
• 15 May 1878 - Zaandam - Amsterdam Willemspoort
• 15 October 1878 - Amsterdam Willemspoort - Amsterdam Oosterdok

The line between Alkmaar and Amsterdam was electrified in 1931 and between Den Helder and Alkmaar in 1958.

The following stations were opened at the same time as the sections of the line were opened:

• Den Helder
  Den Helder railway station
  Den Helder is a Terminus railway station in the Naval town of Den Helder, the Netherlands. The station opened on 20 December 1865, and is the most northerly station in North Holland. The station is the start of the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway...
  
  
• Anna Paulowna
  Anna Paulowna railway station
  Anna Paulowna is a railway station in Anna Paulowna, the Netherlands. The station opened on the 20th December 1865. The station is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway, between Den Helder and Heerhugowaard.-Train services:...
  
  
• Schagen
  Schagen railway station
  Schagen is a railway station in Schagen, the Netherlands. The station opened on the 20th December 1865. The station is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway, between Den Helder and Heerhugowaard. The trainstation has 3 platforms. The traintrack between Schagen and Den Helder is single track and...
  
  
• Noord Scharwoude
• Heerhugowaard
  Heerhugowaard railway station
  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...
  
  
• Alkmaar
  Alkmaar railway station
  Alkmaar is a railway station which lies in Alkmaar, in the Netherlands. It is located approximately 40 km northwest of Amsterdam. It is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and is an Intercity station, where all trains stop.-History:Alkmaar...
  
  
• Castricum
  Castricum railway station
  Station Castricum is a railway station in Castricum, the Netherlands. The station opened on the 1st May 1867. The station is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway.-Train services:The following train services call at Castricum:...
  
  
• Uitgeest
  Uitgeest railway station
  Uitgeest is a railway station located in Uitgeest and the village of Assum, the Netherlands. It is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway and the branch Haarlem–Uitgeest railway. The station opened 1 May 1867. A new station building was opened in 2006...
  
  
• Krommenie-Assendelft
  Krommenie-Assendelft railway station
  Krommenie-Assendelft is a railway station in Krommenie and also for Assendelft in the Netherlands. The station lies on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway, and was opened on 1 November 1869. The station had a goods yard, but no longer does. The station had remained unchanged since 1975 until 2006. The...
  
  
• Wormerveer
  Wormerveer railway station
  Wormerveer is a railway station in Wormerveer, the Netherlands. The station was opened on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway on 1 November 1869. The station is on the southern edge of the town, approx. 200m south of the river Zaan...
  
  
• Koog-Zaandijk
  Koog-Zaandijk railway station
  Koog-Zaandijk is a railway station in Koog aan de Zaan and Zaandijk, the Netherlands. This station should be used for the Zaanse Schans. The station opened on 1 November 1869 and is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway between Zaandam and Uitgeest....
  
  
• Zaandam
  Zaandam railway station
  Zaandam is the main railway station in the town of Zaandam, near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. It is at the junction of the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway and the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway.-History:...
  
  
• Amsterdam Westerdok