Voorschoten railway station

Voorschoten is a railway station in Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands.

Voorschoten
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°7′35″N 4°26′2″E
Line(s)	Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
History
Opened	1969 (old), 1995 (current)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Den Haag Mariahoeve towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 4600 2x/hour De Vink towards Almere Oostvaarders NS Sprinter 6300 2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends De Vink towards Haarlem
Location Voorschoten Location within Netherlands

History

The first station opened on 1 May 1843 on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway. A new station building opened in 1886 and was closed on 17 September 1944. The station re-opened in 1969 and a hexagonal shaped station building opened. A new station was opened in 1995. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.^{[citation needed]}

Accidents and incidents

Main article: 1926 Voorschoten train crash

• On 9 September 1926, a passenger train was derailed near Voorschoten. Four people were killed.^[1]

Main article: 2023 Voorschoten train crash

• On 4 April 2023, a passenger train collided with a crane that was obstructing the line at Voorschoten. One person was killed.^[2] A freight train was also reported to have collided with the crane.^[3]

Train services

The following services currently call at Voorschoten:

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Utrecht
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)

References

1. "De onzettende spoorwegramp bij Voorschoten" [The terrible railway disaster near Voorschoten]. 's-Gravenhage in Beeld (in Dutch). 9 October 1926. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
2. "Een dode en meerdere zwaargewonden bij treinongeluk Voorschoten" [One dead and several seriously injured in Voorschoten train accident] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
3. "Dode en tientallen gewonden en ontsporing bij treinongeval Voorschoten" [Dead and several wounded by train derailment at Voorschoten] (in Dutch). Regio15. Retrieved 4 April 2023.