Gouda railway station (original) (raw)

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Railway station in Gouda, Netherlands

Gouda
Gouda railway station
General information
Location	Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°01′03″N 4°42′20″E / 52.01750°N 4.70556°E / 52.01750; 4.70556
Owned by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Utrecht–Rotterdam railwayGouda–Den Haag railwayGouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway
Platforms	6
Tracks	11
Connections	Arriva: 1, 2, 3, 4, 175, 178, 190, 196, 278, 386, 497, 726 Syntus Utrecht: 106, 107
History
Opened	21 May 1855
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Rotterdam Alexandertowards Rotterdam Centraal NS Intercity 500 Utrecht Centraaltowards Groningen NS Intercity 600 Utrecht Centraaltowards Leeuwarden Den Haag CentraalTerminus NS Intercity 1700 Utrecht Centraaltowards Enschede NS Intercity 2000 Utrecht CentraalTerminus Rotterdam Alexandertowards Rotterdam Centraal NS Intercity 2800 Den Haag CentraalTerminus NS Intercity 11700 Utrecht Centraaltowards Amersfoort Schothorst Nieuwerkerk aan den IJsseltowards Rotterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 4000 Gouda Goverwelletowards Uitgeest Lansingerland-Zoetermeertowards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 6800 Gouda GoverwelleTerminus NS Sprinter 6900 Gouda Goverwelletowards Utrecht Centraal Waddinxveen Triangeltowards Alphen aan den Rijn NS Sprinter 8600 Terminus NS Sprinter 8700
LocationGoudaLocation within Southwest RandstadShow map of Southwest RandstadGoudaGouda (Netherlands)Show map of Netherlands

Gouda is a railway station in Gouda, Netherlands. The station opened on 21 May 1855 when the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch Rijn Railway Company) opened the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. The Gouda–Den Haag railway to The Hague was opened in 1870, and the connection to Alphen a/d Rijn in 1934.[1]

Trains running between Den Haag Centraal / Rotterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal call at the station, as well as the RijnGouweLijn connection to Alphen a/d Rijn.

In November 1944, during World War II, the strategically located railway station was bombed by the Royal Air Force. The main building of the railway station was severely damaged; traces of the bombing are visible to this day on platforms 3 and 5. In 1948 a new building was constructed out of the remaining first floor of the old building.[2] This was replaced by the current building in 1984. In 2022 the building and related nearby infrastructure were renovated.[3]

A RijnGouweLijn train on platform 9 of the railway station in Gouda

The following train services call at Gouda:[4]

• 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Groningen

• 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Leeuwarden

• 2x rush hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht

• 1x per hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Hengelo – Enschede

• 1x per hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Amersfoort Schothorst

• 2x per hour rush hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle – Woerden – Amsterdam – Uitgeest

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle (Peak hours only)

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle – Utrecht

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle (Weekdays only)

• 4x per hour local service (sprinter) Gouda – Alphen aan den Rijn

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 106

• 107

• 175

• 178

• 190

• 196

• 278 (rush hour 178)

• 386

• 497

• 726

• NS website

• Dutch Public Transport journey planner

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2. ^ "gouda". www.stationsinfo.nl. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
3. ^ "Complete metamorfose stationsgebied Gouda". Complete metamorfose stationsgebied Gouda (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
4. ^ "Train station Gouda". 9292.nl. Retrieved 2024-11-12.