Leeuwarden Achter de Hoven was a

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serving eastern

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. The station was first opened on 5 July 1915 but was closed between 19 May 1940 and 3 October 1954. It is located on the

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between Leeuwarden and Groningen. Train services were operated by

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site. Leeuwarden Station Achter de Hoven was the least used station in the Netherlands until its closure, with only 10 people boarding or departing per day. On August 31, 2018, the last train stopped at this station.

Unique Service

The station was first opened on July 5, 1915, but closed again on May 19, 1940. the station was reopened on October 3, 1954. In recent years, the station has only been served three times a day, and then only on working days: once in the morning towards

(western platform of the track), and twice in the afternoon towards Groningen (eastern platform of the track). There was an OV-chipkaart check in on both platforms. Only on the eastern platform had a train table, and only for the relevant direction (Groningen). The name of the station was only on the screen of the two OV chipkaart check ins and on the departure side. It stated that the trains depart from track 1a, which is apparently the relevant platform, but no platform numbering was specified. There was no ticket machine at the station. There were shelters on the eastern platform.

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was also applied to guide the blind. The station was not indicated at all on rail maps.

Closure

In 2013, the provinces of Friesland and Groningen agreed to increase the number of passenger trains between Groningen and Leeuwarden. The plan, which was to be completed in 2017, includes demolition of Leeuwarden Achter de Hoven railway station. In 2017,

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