Voorschoten railway station
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Voorschoten is a railway station in Voorschoten
, the Netherlands. The first station opened on 1 May 1843 on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
. A new station building opened in 1886 and was closed on 17 September 1944. The station re-opened in 1969 and a hexagonal shaped station building opened. A new station was opened in 1995.
Voorschoten
Voorschoten is a village and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a smaller town in the Randstad, enclosed by the cities of Leiden and The Hague. The municipality covers an area of 11.59 km²...
, the Netherlands. The first station opened on 1 May 1843 on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
The railway from Amsterdam through Haarlem to Rotterdam runs from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal through Haarlem....
. A new station building opened in 1886 and was closed on 17 September 1944. The station re-opened in 1969 and a hexagonal shaped station building opened. A new station was opened in 1995.
Train services
The following services currently call at Voorschoten:- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem