Purmerend Weidevenne is a suburban

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

, in the

Weidevenne Weidevenne () is a district of Purmerend in the Netherlands, west of the Noordhollandsch Kanaal (North Holland Canal) across from the De Gors district. Its 14,451 inhabitants (as of 1-1-2007) mainly live in terraced houses. The population of Purm ...

estate in

Purmerend Purmerend () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and in the region of West Friesland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the tra ...

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. The station opened on 9 December 2007 and is on the

Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway The Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Zaandam to Enkhuizen, passing through Purmerend and Hoorn. The line was opened between 1884 and 1885 by the ''Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij''. Stations ...

. The official opening of the station was on 8 December 2007.

Train services

The following train services currently call at Purmerend Weidevenne: *2x per hour local service (''sprinter'') Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd In the morning, afternoon and early evening the train starts in Leiden before continuing to Hoofddorp and further. From December 2008, the direct connection with Amsterdam Centraal was lost, due to the Stoptrain 4500 becoming an Intercity, not stopping between Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Hoorn. Therefore, it is recommended to travel to Zaandam/Amsterdam Sloterdijk and change for central Amsterdam.

External links

NS website

Dutch Public Transport journey planner
Railway stations opened in 2007 Railway stations in North Holland Purmerend Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 2000s {{Netherlands-railstation-stub