Hollandsche Rading railway station

Hollandsche Rading
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°10′41″N5°10′45″E / 52.17806°N 5.17917°E / 52.17806; 5.17917
Line(s)	Hilversum–Lunetten railway
History
Opened	1 June 1885
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Utrecht Overvecht towards Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 4900 After 20:00 Hilversum Sportpark towards Almere Centrum NS Sprinter 5700 Until 20:30 Hilversum Sportpark towards Leiden Centraal
Location Hollandsche Rading Location within Northeastern Randstad

Hollandsche Rading is a Dutch railway 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 1 June 1885. ^{[1] [2]}

The railway station is located exactly on the border of two provinces. 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.

Train services

Series	Route	Service type	Operator	Notes
5700	Utrecht - Hollandsche Rading - Hilversum - Weesp - Amsterdam Zuid - Schiphol	Local ("Sprinter")	NS	Two runs per hour from Monday to Friday until 8:00pm. [3]
14900	Almere - Hilversum - Hollandsche Rading - Utrecht	Local ("Sprinter")	NS	Two runs per hour after 8:00pm on weekdays and all weekend. [3]

Bus services

Line	Route	Operator	Notes
58	Hilversum - Hollandsche Rading - Maartensdijk - Bilthoven - De Bilt - Zeist	U-OV and Pouw Vervoer	No service on evenings and Sundays. U-OV operates this bus during weekdays, Pouw Vervoer on Saturdays.

Note: The bus stop is located close to the station, but is called Vuurse Dreef.

Gallery

• 
  The intersection in the 'middle' of the station, the exact province border.
• 
  Platform 1, for the southbound trains.
• 
  Replacement of wooden ties by concrete ones, in March 2005.

References

1. "Station Hollandsche Rading - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb".
2. "Station Hollandsche Rading". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
3. "Spoorkaart 2023: hier te downloaden" (in Dutch). 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-05-18.

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)