Haarlem railway station is located in Haarlem in North Holland, Netherlands. The station opened at September 20, 1839, on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway, the first railway line in the Netherlands. The station building itself is a rijksmonument.
History The original, wooden station was built on the Oude Weg, just outside the Amsterdamse Poort in 1839 to accommodate the passengers of the first railway in the Netherlands between Haarlem and Amsterdam. This had a broad gauge rail width of the Dutch broad gauge . The station was built outside the city, on the current location of the Centrale Werkplaats (maintenance depot) of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij.
At great expense, the track gauge was reduced in 1866 to in order to conform to George Stephenson's standard gauge. The train engine "De Snelheid" was the twin of the "Arend", which along with the carriages, were designed by Stephenson's apprentice, the English rail engineer Thomas Longridge Gooch of R.B. Longridge & Co. There were 4 trains per day to Amsterdam, scheduled at 9:00, 14:00, 16:00, and 18:00. The prices of the tickets for 1st (closed carriage), 2nd, and 3rd class (charabanc) were 1.20, 80c, and 40c (guilders).
Within a few years the new railway turned out to be a great success, and in 1842 a permanent station was built on the current location. It was designed by Frederick Willem Conrad in a semi-Greek neo-classicistic style. The front of the building was open to the street.
Mouthaan In 1867, the station was re-designed by P.J. Mouthaan. An extra floor was put on the building and the front of the building was enclosed.
Current station
The current building was built between 1906 and 1908. The design is by the railway station specialist Dirk Margadant (1849-1915). The tracks were elevated, to avoid conflict with the traffic in the city. It is the only train station in the Netherlands that is built in Art Nouveau style.
Train services
As of 9 December 2018, the following services call at Haarlem:
International rail TrainOperator(s)FromViaToFreq.ServiceAlpen Express 1300RailexpertDen Haag HSLeiden Centraal - Haarlem - Amsterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal - 's Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven - Venlo - Kufstein - Wörgl hbf - Westendorf - Kirchberg in Tirol - Kitzbühel - St. Johann in Tirol - Fieberbrunn - Saalfelden - Zell am See - Schwarzach-St. Veit - St. Johann im PongauBischofshofen1/weekOnly in service from December up to March and only running on Fridays.Alpen Express 1300RailexpertDen Haag HSLeiden Centraal - Haarlem - Amsterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal - 's Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven - Venlo - Kufstein - Wörgl hbf - Jenbach - Innsbruck hbf - Ötztal - Imst-Pitztal - Landeck-Zams - St. Anton am Arlberg - Langen am ArlbergBludenz1/weekOnly in service from December up to March and only running on Fridays.
National rail +TrainOperator(s)FromViaToFreq.ServiceInterCity 2100NSAmsterdam CentraalAmsterdam Sloterdijk - Haarlem - Heemstede-Aerdenhout - Leiden CentraalDen Haag Centraal2/hour Does not run after 10.00 pm Also calling at Heemstede-AerdenhoutInterCity 2200NSAmsterdam CentraalAmsterdam Sloterdijk - Haarlem - Heemstede-Aerdenhout - Leiden Centraal- Den Haag Laan van NOI - Den Haag HS - Delft - Schiedam Centrum - Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Blaak - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Bergen op Zoom - Rilland-Bath - Krabbendijk - Kruiningen-Yerseke - Kapelle-Biezelinge - Goes - Arnemuiden - Middelburg - Vlissingen SouburgVlissingen2/hourAlso calling at Heemstede-Aerdenhout, Den Haag Laan van NOI, Schiedam Centrum, Rotterdam Blaak, Rilland-Bath, Krabbendijk, Kruiningen-Yerseke, Kapelle-Biezelinge, Arnemuiden and Vlissingen SouburgInterCity 3400NSHaarlemBeverwijk - Castricum - HeilooAlkmaar2/hour Peak hours and peak direction only (morning Alkmaar→ Haarlem, evening Haarlem→ Alkmaar) Also calling at HeilooSprinter 4800NSAmsterdam CentraalAmsterdam Sloterdijk - Halfweg-Zwanenburg - Haarlem Spaanwoude - Haarlem - Bloemendaal - Santpoort Zuid- Santpoort Noord - Driehuis - Beverwijk - Heemskerk - Uitgeest - Castricum - Heiloo - Alkmaar - Alkmaar Noord- Heerhugowaard- ObdamHoorn2/hourRuns only 1x per hour between Alkmaar and Hoorn after 8.00 pmSprinter 5400NSAmsterdam CentraalAmsterdam Sloterdijk - Halweg-Zwanenburg - Haarlem Spaarnwoude - Haarlem - OverveenZandvoort aan Zee2/hourSprinter 6300NSDen Haag CentraalDen Haag Laan van NOI - Den Haag Mariahoeve - Voorschoten - De Vink - Leiden Centraal - Voorhout - Hillegom - Heemstede-AerdenhoutHaarlem2/hourAfter 8.00 pm and in weekends the service towards Den Haag Centraal terminates at Leiden CentraalSprinter 15400NSHaarlemOverveenZandvoort aan Zee2/hourOnly in service during the summer season
Bus services
+OperatorLineRouteServiceConnexxion2Haarlem Spaarwoude - Zuiderpolder - Potgieterbuurt - Centrum - Haarlem Station - Sinnevelt - Delftwijk - Deltplein3Haarlem Schalkwijk - Haarlem Station - Haarlem Delftplein - Velserbroek - Driehuis - IJmuiden8Haarlem Station → Hogeschool INHOLLAND → Overveen → Haarlem StationSome services terminate at Overveen Adriaan Stoopplein14Hillegom - Vogelenzang - Bennebroek - Heemstede de Glip - Heemstede Station - Haarlem Station - Haarlem Delftplein - Spaarndam - HaarlemmerliedeDuring peak hours, there are extra services between Haarlem Station and Haarlem Delftplein (2/hour)15Spaarnwoude - Waarderpolder - Haarlem StationArriva50Leiden - Oegstgeest - Warmond - Sassenheid - Lisse - Hillgom - Bennebroek - Heemstede - Haarlem StationConnexxion73Haarlem Schalkwijk - Haarlem Station - Haarlem Delftplein - Velserbroek - Beverwijk - Heemskerk - Uitgeest81Haarlem Station - Bloemendaal aan Zee - Zandvoort84Haarlem Station - Bloemendaal aan Zee - ZandvoortOnly in service between the 9th of March and the 29th of September and only on busy days, at events in Bloemendaal and Zandvoort and when temperatures are 25 °C of above.255Haarlem Station - Amsterdam ZuidoostOnly in service during peak hours300Haarlem Station - Vijfhuizen - Hoofddorp - De Hoek - Schiphol-Centrum - Schiphol-Noord - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk aan de Amstel - Amsterdam ZuidoostBusses under the brand R-net340Haarlem Station - Heemstede - Cruquius - Hoofddorp - Rozenburg - Aalsmeer - Uithoorn - Mijdrecht346Haarlem Station - Amsterdam VUmc - Amsterdam Station Zuid356Haarlem Station - Badhoevedorp - Schiphol-Noord - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk aan de Amstel - Amsterdam Zuidoost385Haarlem Station - Santpoort - Driehuis - IJmuiden (- IJmuiden aan Zee) Services to IJmuiden aan Zee only during summer Busses under the brand R-net507Haarlem Station - Cruquius Paswerk In the morning: one service toward Cruquius Paswerk In the afternoon: one service toward Haarlem Station Busses under the brand R-netN30IJmuiden - Driehuis - Santpoort-Noord - Haarlem Station - Vijfhuizen - Hoofddorp - De Hoek - Schiphol-Centrum - Schiphol-Noord - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk aan de Amstel - Amsterdam-ZuidoostNightbusses under the brand R-netN80Amsterdam Centrum → Halfweg → Haarlem Station → Velserbroek → Driehuis → IJmuiden
Gallery
In popular culture The scenes in the 2004 film Ocean's Twelve that are meant to portray Amsterdam Centraal station were actually shot on platform 3a at Haarlem station.
References
External links
NS website Dutch public transport travel planner Connexxion website Haarlem Shuffle - Central Railway Station