Hoorn railway station

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Hoorn
Station hoorn (2006).jpg
General information
Location Netherlands
Coordinates 52°38′42″N5°03′17″E / 52.64500°N 5.05472°E / 52.64500; 5.05472
Line(s) Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway
Heerhugowaard–Hoorn railway
History
Opened20 May 1884
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Hoorn Kersenboogerd
towards Enkhuizen
NS Intercity 2900 Amsterdam Sloterdijk
towards Maastricht
NS Intercity 3900 Amsterdam Sloterdijk
towards Heerlen
NS Intercity 4500 Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Purmerend Overwhere NS Sprinter 3300 Hoorn Kersenboogerd
Terminus
Terminus NS Sprinter 4800 Obdam
Location
Railroads Netherlands 2013.svg
Map pointer.svg
Hoorn
Location within Netherlands

Hoorn is the main railway station of the town of Hoorn, Netherlands.

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Overview

The station opened on 20 May 1884 as part of the Zaandam–Hoorn railway line. On 6 June 1885 the line was extended to Enkhuizen. Other lines that opened were the Hoorn - Medemblik line in 1887, and the Hoorn - Heerhugowaard line in October 1898. The station has a ticket hall, a florist, a music shop and a restaurant.

In 1985 another station opened in Hoorn, to the east, Hoorn Kersenboogerd. Now behind the station is the steam railway from Hoorn - Medemblik, the Steamtrain Hoorn Medemblik. From 8 May 2009 the Stoptrein 3300 was cut between Hoorn and Hoorn Kersenboogerd, but returned in December 2009

Train services

Layout of Hoorn station Sporenplan Hoorn.gif
Layout of Hoorn station

The following services currently call at Hoorn:

Bus services

Buses depart from the bus station outside the station. Services are operated by Connexxion, with the exception of 314 and 317, which are operated by EBS (subsidiary of Egged).

LineRoute
Connexxion
11Station - Centre - Risdam - Risdam-Noord - Nibbixwoud - Midwoud - Abbekerk)
12Station - Risdam-Zuid - Wognum - Spanbroek - Opmeer - Hoogwoud)
13Station - Centre - Risdam - Zwaag - Oosterblokker - Blokker - Kersenboogerd)
14Station - Hoorn South-east - Kerseboogerd Station - Kersenboogerd East)
128Station - Grote Noord - Berkhout - Avenhorn - Noordbeemster)
131Station - Nieuwe Steen - Westfrisia Industrial Estate - Wevershoof)
132Station - Nieuwe Steen - Zwaag - Zwaagdijk-Oost - Wevershoof - Andijk)
134Station - Abbekerk - Lambertschaag - Middenmeer - Wieringerwerf)
135Station - Abbekerk - Middenmeer - Wieringerwerf - Den Oever - Den Helder)
139Station - Centrum - Risdam - Risdam-Noord - Abbekerk - Opperdoes - Medemblik)
239Station - Abbekerk - Opperdoes - Medemblik)
412Station - Centrum - Nieuwe Steen - Schellinkhout - Wijdenes - Hem - Venhuizen - Hoogkarspel - Lutjebroek - Grootebroek)
415Station - Centrum - Risdam - Zwaagdijk-West - Hauwert - Oostwoud - Twisk - Medemblik - Onderdijk - Wevershoof)
EBS
314Station - Grote Waal - Scharwoude - Oosthuizen - Edam - Amsterdam)
317Station - Grote Waal - Scharwoude - Oosthuizen - Edam - Amsterdam) peak hours only, limited stop

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