Hilversum railway station

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Station Hilversum
File:Perronkap station Hilversum.jpg
Location Netherlands
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Line(s) Amsterdam–Zutphen railway
Hilversum–Lunetten railway
Other information
Station code Hvs
History
Opened 10 June 1874, 1992 (current building)
Services
Preceding station   NS International   Following station
Terminus
Intercity (DB) 140
1x/2 hours; Replaces Intercity 1500 on section Amsterdam Centraal-Deventer. Transfer to Intercity 1500 to/from Enkhuizen at Amsterdam Centraal
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
toward Enkhuizen
NS Intercity 1500
2x/hour; Not on evenings, weekends and when Intercity 140 runs
toward Deventer
NS Intercity 1500
2x/hour; Evenings and weekends only, but not when Intercity 140 runs
Terminus
NS Intercity 1600
1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 11600 on section Schiphol-Amersfoort. Transfer to Intercity 11700 to/from Amersfoort Schothorst at Amersfoort
toward Enschede
NS Intercity 11600
1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 1600 on section Schiphol-Amersfoort. Transfer to Intercity 1700 to/from Enschede at Amersfoort
NS Sprinter 4900
2x/hour
NS Sprinter 5700
2x/hour
toward Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 5800
2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends
NS Sprinter 5800
2x/hour; Evenings and weekends only
toward Amersfoort
Location
Location within Randstad

Hilversum is a railway station in Hilversum, Netherlands. It is located approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Amsterdam. It is on the Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort main line, with a branch to Utrecht. There are two other stations in Hilversum: Hilversum Media Park to the north, and Hilversum Sportpark to the south.

History

The station opened 10 June 1874. The station was situated on the so-called Gooilijn (Gooi line). Other connections were added later. The current building was constructed in 1992 and, apart from the railway station, it also houses the offices of the regional Tax and Customs Administration, PareX Parts Exchange and some other companies.

The calls of Intercity services at Hilversum was suspended in 1995. After constructing extra platforms Intercity services were resumed at 10 December 2007. All passing passenger trains now call at Hilversum.

Train services

The following train services call at Hilversum:

  • 7 daily intercity services Amsterdam - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Osnabrück - Hanover - Berlin
  • 1x per hour intercity services Schiphol - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Enschede
  • 1x per hour intercity service Schiphol - Hilversum - Amersfoort Schothorst
  • 2x per hour intercity service Enkhuizen - Hoorn - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort (- Deventer)
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Utrecht - Hilversum - Almere
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Utrecht
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort

Bus services

  • 1 (Station - Kerkelanden)
  • 2 (Station - Erfgooierskwartier)
  • 3 (Station - Tergooi Hospital)
  • 58 (Hilversum - Hollandsche Rading - Maartensdijk - Bilthoven - De Bilt - Zeist)
  • 59 (Hilversum - Lage Vuursche - Den Dolder - Huis ter Heide - Zeist)
  • 70 (Hilversum - Lage Vuursche - Baarn - Soest - Amersfoort)
  • 101 (Hilversum - Blaricum - Huizen - Bussum)
  • 104 (Hilversum - Nieuw Loosdrecht)
  • 105 (Hilversum - Kortenhoef - 's-Graveland - Hilversumse Meent - Bussum)
  • 107 (Hilversum - Mediapark - Bussum Zuid - Blaricum Tergooi Hospital - Huizen)
  • 108 (Hilversum - Laren - Blaricum - Huizen)
  • 109 (Hilversum - Eemnes - Laren - Bussum)
  • 121 (Hilversum - Oud Loosdrecht - Loenen a/d Vecht - Vinkeveen - Mijdrecht - Uithoorn)
  • 156 (Hilversum - Almere Hout - Almere Centrum)
  • 206 (Hilversum - Kortenhoef - Horstermeer - Nederhorst den Berg)
  • 209 (Hilversum - Eemnes)
  • 320 (Hilversum - Huizen - Blaricum Tergooi Hospital - Amsterdam Amstel)

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