Enkhuizen station

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Enkhuizen
Station building and platform (2007)
Station building and platform (2007)
Data
Location in the network Terminus
Design Terminus
Platform tracks 2
abbreviation Ecz
IBNR 8400210
opening June 6, 1885
Website URL NS info page
location
City / municipality Enkhuizen
province North Holland
Country Netherlands
Coordinates 52 ° 41 '58 "  N , 5 ° 17' 16"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 41 '58 "  N , 5 ° 17' 16"  E
Railway lines
List of train stations in the Netherlands
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The station Enkhuizen is the largest station in the Dutch city Enkhuizen . The station is used by 2326 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, opened in 1885, is located on the Zaandam – Enkhuizen railway line, which was opened to traffic at the same time . The station was built south of the center, directly at the city's harbor. This enables a direct transfer to the ferries to Stavoren and Medemblik . In Stavoren there is a rail connection in the direction of Leeuwarden .

Route connections

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

Train type Line course frequency
Intercity Enkhuizen  - Hoorn  - Amsterdam Centraal  - Utrecht Centraal  - 's-Hertogenbosch  - Eindhoven Centraal  - Roermond  - Maastricht every half hour (only runs late in the evening and on Sunday mornings)
Intercity Enkhuizen  - Hoorn  - Amsterdam Centraal  - Utrecht Centraal  - 's-Hertogenbosch  - Eindhoven Centraal  (- Heerlen ) every half hour (runs every hour between Sittard and Heerlen early in the morning and in the evening)
Intercity Amsterdam Centraal  - Hoorn  - Enkhuizen every half hour (only runs during peak hours)

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).

Web links

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