Voorschoten railway station

Voorschoten is a 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 Mariahoeve NS Sprinter 4600
2x/hour
De Vink
NS Sprinter 6300
2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends
De Vink
towards Haarlem
Location
Voorschoten is located in Netherlands
Voorschoten
Voorschoten
Location within Netherlands

History

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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.[citation needed]

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 9 September 1926, a passenger train was derailed near Voorschoten. Four people were killed.[1]
  • On 4 April 2023, a passenger train collided with a crane that was obstructing the line at Voorschoten. One person was killed.[2] A freight train was also reported to have collided with the crane.[3]

Train services

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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
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References

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  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.