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Railway station in Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands
Voorschoten
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°7′35″N 4°26′2″E / 52.12639°N 4.43389°E / 52.12639; 4.43389
Line(s)Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
History
Opened1969 (old), 1995 (current)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Den Haag Mariahoevetowards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 46002x/hour De Vinktowards Almere Oostvaarders
NS Sprinter 63002x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends De Vinktowards Haarlem
Location
Voorschoten is located in NetherlandsVoorschotenVoorschotenLocation within Netherlands

Voorschoten is a railway station in Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands.

History

The first station opened on 1 May 1843 on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway. A new station building opened in 1886 and was closed on 17 September 1944. The station re-opened in 1969 and a hexagonal shaped station building opened. A new station was opened in 1995. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Accidents and incidents

Main article: 1926 Voorschoten train crash
  • On 9 September 1926, a passenger train was derailed near Voorschoten. Four people were killed.
Main article: 2023 Voorschoten train crash
  • On 4 April 2023, a passenger train collided with a crane that was obstructing the line at Voorschoten. One person was killed. A freight train was also reported to have collided with the crane.

Train services

The following services currently call at Voorschoten:

  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Utrecht
  • 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem

External links

References

  1. "De onzettende spoorwegramp bij Voorschoten" [The terrible railway disaster near Voorschoten]. 's-Gravenhage in Beeld (in Dutch). 9 October 1926. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. "Een dode en meerdere zwaargewonden bij treinongeluk Voorschoten" [One dead and several seriously injured in Voorschoten train accident] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "Dode en tientallen gewonden en ontsporing bij treinongeval Voorschoten" [Dead and several wounded by train derailment at Voorschoten] (in Dutch). Regio15. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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