Alkmaar train station

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Alkmaar
Alkmaar Station (2006) .jpg
Main entrance to the train station
Data
Design Through station
Platform tracks 5
abbreviation Amr
IBNR 8400050
opening December 20, 1865
Website URL NS info page
Architectural data
architect Karel Hendrik van Brederode
location
City / municipality Alkmaar
province North Holland
Country Netherlands
Coordinates 52 ° 38 '16 "  N , 4 ° 44' 26"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 38 '16 "  N , 4 ° 44' 26"  E
Railway lines
List of train stations in the Netherlands
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The Alkmaar Station is the largest train station in the Dutch town of Alkmaar . The station is used by 21,026 people every day (2018). It is the central hub in urban public transport. National regional and long-distance trains run at the station.

history

The station was opened on December 20, 1865 with the Nieuwediep – Amsterdam line. The station building and the tracks have been rebuilt several times over the years. In the 1960s, the station was given a characteristic glass front . In addition to the Alkmaar train station, the Alkmaar Noord stop, which opened in the late 1970s, still exists in the city. There is a seven-track storage area behind the station. The trains that end and overnight in Alkmaar, as well as the trains only required during rush hour, are parked there.

Route connections

The following lines operate at Alkmaar station in the 2020 annual timetable :

Train type Line course frequency
Intercity Maastricht  - Sittard  - Roermond  - Eindhoven Centraal  - 's-Hertogenbosch  - Utrecht Centraal  - Amsterdam Centraal  - Alkmaar  (- Schagen  - Den Helder ) every half hour (does not run in the evening; only runs during peak hours via Schagen to Den Helder)
Intercity Nijmegen  - Arnhem Centraal  - Ede-Wageningen  - Utrecht Centraal  - Amsterdam Centraal  - Alkmaar  - Den Helder every half hour
Intercity Haarlem  - Beverwijk  - Alkmaar every half hour (only runs during peak hours)
sprinter Amsterdam Centraal  - Haarlem  - Alkmaar  - Hoorn every half hour

Web links

Commons : Alkmaar Station  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biggest, smallest and largest stations 2018. In: nieuws.ns.nl. Nederlandse Spoorwegen NV, July 4, 2019, accessed on July 21, 2019 (Dutch).