Den Haag HS railway station on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Den Haag HS (English: The Hague HS), an abbreviation of the original name Den Haag Hollands Spoor (''The Hague Holland Rail''), is the oldest train station in The Hague,
Hollands Spoor opened on 6 December 1843, after the Amsterdam–Haarlem railway, the oldest railway in the country, had been extended to The Hague. This line was further extended to Rotterdam in 1847. At the time, the area was a grassland and belonged to the municipality of Rijswijk. Lacking the people to manage law enforcement around the station, Rijswijk ceded the land to the municipality of The Hague. The railway station was named ''Holland Spoor'', after the company which operated it, the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij. The original building, which was designed by Frederik Willem Conrad, was demolished in 1891 to make way for a Neo-Renaissance building designed by Dirk Margadant.
In 1870, the rival company Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij opened a second main railway station in The Hague, Den Haag Rhijnspoor, on the newly constructed Gouda–Den Haag railway. A railway connection between the two stations was constructed a year later. In 1962, David Jokinen saw an opportunity to put an end to the situation between the two. The plan was not implemented. Despite the plan not being implemented, Staatsspoor station was demolished in 1973, to make way for the Den Haag Centraal railway station. As a result, The Hague has two main railway stations: Centraal Station and Hollands Spoor. Trains from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and beyond ( Brussels) tend to stop at The Hague HS, whereas trains from Utrecht and Eastern and North-Eastern directions (also by Leiden/
The station is served by the following services:
*4x per day International services (''Intercity'') The Hague - Rotterdam - Breda - Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels
*1x per hour night train (''nachtnet'') services Rotterdam - The Hague - Amsterdam - Utrecht
*2x per hour Intercity services Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen
*2x per hour Intercity services Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
*2x per hour Intercity services The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda - Eindhoven
*4x per hour Local services (''Sprinter'') The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
Den Haag Hollands Spoor also includes a bus station. Several HTM bus lines stop here.
Hollands Spoor on the NS website
Live departures and cancellations in English
Dutch Public Transport journey planner
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Den Haag Hollands Spoor Railway Station
South Holland
South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...
, Netherlands, located on the Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway
The railway from Amsterdam through Haarlem to Rotterdam (also: ''Oude Lijn'', Dutch for "old line") runs from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal through Haarlem.
From December 2011 it is used by all direct trains from Amsterdam to The Ha ...
.
History
Hollands Spoor opened on 6 December 1843, after the Amsterdam–Haarlem railway, the oldest railway in the country, had been extended to The Hague. This line was further extended to Rotterdam in 1847. At the time, the area was a grassland and belonged to the municipality of Rijswijk. Lacking the people to manage law enforcement around the station, Rijswijk ceded the land to the municipality of The Hague. The railway station was named ''Holland Spoor'', after the company which operated it, the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij. The original building, which was designed by Frederik Willem Conrad, was demolished in 1891 to make way for a Neo-Renaissance building designed by Dirk Margadant.
In 1870, the rival company Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij opened a second main railway station in The Hague, Den Haag Rhijnspoor, on the newly constructed Gouda–Den Haag railway. A railway connection between the two stations was constructed a year later. In 1962, David Jokinen saw an opportunity to put an end to the situation between the two. The plan was not implemented. Despite the plan not being implemented, Staatsspoor station was demolished in 1973, to make way for the Den Haag Centraal railway station. As a result, The Hague has two main railway stations: Centraal Station and Hollands Spoor. Trains from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and beyond ( Brussels) tend to stop at The Hague HS, whereas trains from Utrecht and Eastern and North-Eastern directions (also by Leiden/Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , known informally as Schiphol Airport ( nl, Luchthaven Schiphol, ), is the main international airport of the Netherlands. It is located southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province ...
/Amsterdam) usually stop at Centraal Station. Several trains in southern direction serve both stations.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
*4x per day International services (''Intercity'') The Hague - Rotterdam - Breda - Antwerp - Mechelen - Brussels
*1x per hour night train (''nachtnet'') services Rotterdam - The Hague - Amsterdam - Utrecht
*2x per hour Intercity services Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen
*2x per hour Intercity services Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
*2x per hour Intercity services The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda - Eindhoven
*4x per hour Local services (''Sprinter'') The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
Tram services
The Hague's public transit company,HTM Personenvervoer
HTM Personenvervoer NV (HTM, from the former name Haagsche Tramweg Maatschappij) is a public transport company in the Netherlands operating trams, lightrail and buses in The Hague, Rijswijk, Leidschendam, Voorburg, Delft, Zoetermeer, Wateringen ...
, operates a public transportation hub in front of the railway station's front entrance. Tram lines 1, 9, 11, 12, 16 and 17 stop here.
Bus services
Den Haag Hollands Spoor also includes a bus station. Several HTM bus lines stop here.
References
External links
Hollands Spoor on the NS website
Live departures and cancellations in English
Dutch Public Transport journey planner
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Den Haag Hollands Spoor Railway Station
Hollands Spoor
Den Haag HS (English: The Hague HS), an abbreviation of the original name Den Haag Hollands Spoor (''The Hague Holland Rail''), is the oldest train station in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands, located on the Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam ...
Railway stations on the Oude Lijn
Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 1843
Rijksmonuments in The Hague