Leeuwarden railway station is the main railway station in Leeuwarden in Friesland, Netherlands. The station, which opened on 27 October 1863, is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway, the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway and the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway.[1] Leeuwarden was also the terminus of the North Friesland Railway which served Anjum and Harlingen via Stiens.[2] Behind the station is a stabling point for many trains. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva; of the station's six platforms, five are terminating platforms and one is a through platform.
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| Location | Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°11′45″N 5°47′28″E / 53.19583°N 5.79111°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway Leeuwarden–Groningen railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 October 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dutch Rijksmonument 24369
Train services
editThe following train services call at this station:[3]
- 1× per hour express Intercity service Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
- 1× per hour express Intercity service The Hague - Schiphol - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
- 1× per hour express Sneltrein service Leeuwarden - Buitenpost - Groningen
- 1× per hour local Sprinter service Leeuwarden - Meppel
- 2× per hour local Stoptrein service Leeuwarden - Sneek
- 1× per hour local Stoptrein service Leeuwarden - Sneek - Stavoren
- 2× per hour local Stoptrein service Harlingen Haven - Leeuwarden
- 2× per hour local Stoptrein service Leeuwarden - Groningen
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Noord Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij Stoptrein North Friesland Railway |
Leeuwarden Rijksweg |
Bus services
editGallery
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Leeuwarden Station with Spurts -
Station in 2006 -
Inside Leeuwarden Station Building -
Railway station and bus station in 2018
External links
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Media related to Station Leeuwarden at Wikimedia Commons
References
edit- ^ "Leeuwarden - martijnvanvulpen.nl" (in Dutch). 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "station Leeuwarden - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb". www.stationsweb.nl. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "Train station Leeuwarden". 9292.nl. Retrieved 2024-11-14.