Alphen aan den Rijn railway station

Alphen a/d Rijn
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°07′28″N 4°39′27″E / 52.12444°N 4.65750°E / 52.12444; 4.65750Coordinates: 52°07′28″N 4°39′27″E / 52.12444°N 4.65750°E / 52.12444; 4.65750
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Woerden–Leiden railway Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	Apn
History
Opened	1878
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Leiden Lammenschans toward Leiden Centraal NS Intercity 8800 2x/hour Bodegraven toward Utrecht Centraal Terminus NS Sprinter 9500 2x/hour; Not on weekdays rush hours Boskoop toward Gouda Leiden Lammenschans toward Leiden Centraal NS Sprinter 19500 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only
Location

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 (build in 1878) was demolished to make room for a tunnel underneath the railway and a bike storage facility. The new tunnel will link the old town center 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 mid 2010.

Train services

The following services call at Alphen a/d Rijn:

• 2x per hour intercity service Leiden - Alphen aan den Rijn - Utrecht
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Alphen aan den Rijn - Gouda (off-peak)
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Leiden - Alphen aan den Rijn - Gouda (peak hours only)

Bus services

• 1 (Station - De Aarhof - Ridderhof - Haagwinde - Rijsenburg - Busstation Herenhof - Ijzerweg - Eisenhowerlaan - Station)
• 2 (Station - Eisenhowerlaan - Ijzweg - Busstation Herenhof - Rijsenburg - Haagwinde - Ridderhof - De Aarhof - Station)
• 3 (Station - Europalaan - Amerikaweg - Albert Einsteinweg - Ondernemingsweg - Station)
• 4 (Station - Ondernemingsweg - Albert Einsteinweg - Amerikaweg - Europalaan - Station)
• 147 (Station - De Aarhof - Rijnbrug - Aarlanderveen - Nieuwkoop - Zevenhoven - Nieuwveen - Vrouwenakker - De Kwakel - Uithoorn, Busstation)
• 165 (Station - Hazerwoude Rijndijk - Hazerwoude - Benthuizen - Willem Dreeslaan RR - Palenstein RR - Zoetermeer, Centrum West RR)
• 169 (Station - De Aarhof - Ridderhof - Rijnland Hospital - Koudekerk aan den Rijn - Hazerwoude Rijndijk - Zoeterwoude Rijndijk - Leiden, Centraal Station)
• 182 (Station - Eisenhowerlaan - Ter Aar - Woubrugge - Hoogmade - Leiderdorp - Leiden, Centraal Station)
• 249 (Station - Rijsenburg - Woubrugge - Hoogmade - Leiderdorp - Leiden)
• 370 (Station - Eisenhowerlaan - De Hoek (Change for Hoofddorp) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)

External links

• NS website (Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (Dutch)
• Municipal plans for the development of the area around the railway station
• History of the railway line between Leiden and Woerden