Haarlem railway station


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 of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij.
At great expense, the rail width was later reduced to 1.435 metres in order to conform to George Stephenson's standard gauge. The train engine "De Snelheid" was the twin of the Amsterdam "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, 2nd, and 3rd class were 1.20, 80c, and 40c.
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. 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

National rail

Bus services

OperatorLineRouteService
Connexxion2Haarlem Spaarwoude - Zuiderpolder - Potgieterbuurt - Centrum - Haarlem Station - Sinnevelt - Delftwijk - Deltplein
Connexxion3Haarlem Schalkwijk - Haarlem Station - Haarlem Delftplein - Velserbroek - Driehuis - IJmuiden
Connexxion8Haarlem Station → Hogeschool INHOLLAND → Overveen → Haarlem StationSome services terminate at Overveen Adriaan Stoopplein
Connexxion14Hillegom - 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
Connexxion15Spaarnwoude - Waarderpolder - Haarlem Station
Arriva50Leiden - Oegstgeest - Warmond - Sassenheid - Lisse - Hillgom - Bennebroek - Heemstede - Haarlem Station
Connexxion73Haarlem Schalkwijk - Haarlem Station - Haarlem Delftplein - Velserbroek - Beverwijk - Heemskerk - Uitgeest
Connexxion81Haarlem Station - Bloemendaal aan Zee - Zandvoort
Connexxion84Haarlem 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.
Connexxion255Haarlem Station - Amsterdam ZuidoostOnly in service during peak hours
Connexxion300Haarlem Station - Vijfhuizen - Hoofddorp - De Hoek - Schiphol-Centrum - Schiphol-Noord - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk aan de Amstel - Amsterdam ZuidoostBusses under the brand R-Net
Connexxion340Haarlem Station - Heemstede - Cruquius - Hoofddorp - Rozenburg - Aalsmeer - Uithoorn - MijdrechtBusses under the brand R-Net
Connexxion346Haarlem Station - Amsterdam VUmc - Amsterdam Station ZuidBusses under the brand R-Net
Connexxion356Haarlem Station - Badhoevedorp - Schiphol-Noord - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk aan de Amstel - Amsterdam ZuidoostBusses under the brand R-Net
Connexxion385Haarlem Station - Santpoort - Driehuis - IJmuiden
  • Services to IJmuiden aan Zee only during summer
  • Busses under the brand R-Net
Connexxion507Haarlem Station - Cruquius Paswerk
  • In the morning: one service toward Cruquius Paswerk
  • In the afternoon: one service toward Haarlem Station
  • Busses under the brand R-Net
    • ConnexxionN30IJmuiden - Driehuis - Santpoort-Noord - Haarlem Station - Vijfhuizen - Hoofddorp - De Hoek - Schiphol-Centrum - Schiphol-Noord - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk aan de Amstel - Amsterdam-ZuidoostNightbusses under the brand R-Net
    ConnexxionN80Amsterdam Centrum → Halfweg → Haarlem Station → Velserbroek → Driehuis → IJmuidenNightbusses under the brand R-Net

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