Leeuwarden railway station

Leeuwarden
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	53°11′45″N 5°47′28″E / 53.19583°N 5.79111°E / 53.19583; 5.79111Coordinates: 53°11′45″N 5°47′28″E / 53.19583°N 5.79111°E / 53.19583; 5.79111
Line(s)	Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway
Platforms	6
History
Opened	27 October 1863
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Heerenveen toward Rotterdam Centraal NS Intercity 12500 1x/hour; Combined incorrect half-hourly service with Intercity 12600/12700 on section Zwolle-Leeuwarden. Transfer to Intercity 700/12600 to/from Den Haag Centraal/Vlissingen at Zwolle Terminus Grou-Jirnsum toward Vlissingen NS Intercity 12600 1x/hour; Late evenings and early weekend mornings only. Combined incorrect half-hourly service with Intercity 12500 on section Zwolle-Leeuwarden. Transfer to Intercity 500 to/from Rotterdam Centraal at Zwolle Grou-Jirnsum toward Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 12700 1x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings. Combined incorrect half-hourly service with Intercity 12500 on section Zwolle-Leeuwarden. Transfer to Intercity 500 to/from Rotterdam Centraal at Zwolle Grou-Jirnsum toward Meppel NS Sprinter 9000 1x/hour; Not at evenings and weekends Arriva Terminus Sneltrein 37300 1x/hour Buitenpost toward Groningen Stoptrein 37000 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at Saturdays; Not on evenings and Sundays Mantgum toward Sneek Stoptrein 37100 1x/hour Mantgum toward Stavoren Deinum toward Harlingen Haven Stoptrein 37200 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at evenings and Sunday mornings Terminus Terminus Stoptrein 37400 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at evenings and Sundays Leeuwarden Achter de Hoven toward Groningen
Location
Leeuwarden Location within Dutch railway station

Dutch Rijksmonument 24369

Leeuwarden is the main railway station in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The station, which opened on 27 October 1863, is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway, the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway and the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway. Leeuwarden was also the terminus of the North Friesland Railway which served Anjum and Harlingen via Stiens. Behind the station is a stabling point for many trains. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva; of the station's six platforms, five are terminating platforms and one is a through platform.

Train services

The following services call at Leeuwarden:

• 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
• 1x per hour intercity service The Hague - Schiphol - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
• 1x per hour sprinter service Leeuwarden - Meppel
• 1x per hour express service (sneltrein) Leeuwarden - Buitenpost - Groningen
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Leeuwarden - Sneek
• 1x per hour local service (stoptrein) Leeuwarden - Sneek - Stavoren
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Harlingen Haven - Leeuwarden
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Leeuwarden - Groningen

Bus services

Bus services are operated by Arriva and Qbuzz.

Gallery

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  Leeuwarden Station with Spurts
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  Leeuwarden Station Building
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  Inside Leeuwarden Station Building

External links

• Media related to Station Leeuwarden at Wikimedia Commons