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Railway station in the Netherlands
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Alphen a/d Rijn
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°07′28″N 4°39′27″E / 52.12444°N 4.65750°E / 52.12444; 4.65750
Operated byNederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)Woerden–Leiden railway
Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeApn
History
Opened1878
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Terminus NS Sprinter 8600 Boskooptowards Gouda
NS Sprinter 8700
Leiden Lammenschanstowards Leiden Centraal NS Sprinter 8800 Bodegraventowards Utrecht Centraal
NS Sprinter 8900
Location
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Alphen a/d Rijn railway station is a railway station in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.

History

The railway station was opened in 1878, as part of a railway connection between Leiden and Woerden. A connection between Alphen aan den Rijn and Uithoorn was opened in 1915.

The line was extended to Gouda in 1932, but the connection between Alphen aan den Rijn and Uithoorn was closed in 1936.

The railway station was renovated for the RijnGouweLijn from Gouda in 2004, involving the construction of an additional platform.

In 2007 a major redesign of the railway station and its surrounding area started. The original railway station building (built in 1878) was demolished to make room for a tunnel underneath the railway and a bike storage facility. The new tunnel links the old town centre with the new district "Kerk en Zanen", which used to be separated from the town centre by the railway. The tunnel and bike storage facility opened in mid 2010.

Train services

The following services call at Alphen a/d Rijn:

  • NS Intercity services Leiden - Alphen aan den Rijn - Woerden - Utrecht
  • R-net local services (Sprinter) Alphen aan den Rijn - Gouda

Bus services

External links

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