Bovenkarspel Flora is a railway station on the outskirts of

Bovenkarspel Bovenkarspel is a town in the municipality of Stede Broec in the Dutch province of North Holland. Until 1979, it was a separate municipality. Legionella outbreak In March 1999 an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease occurred during a flower exhibit ...

, Netherlands. The station opened in 1977 and is located between Hoorn and Enkhuizen. The station 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 station and services are operated by the

Nederlandse Spoorwegen Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; ; en, "Dutch Railways") is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The Dutch rail network is one of the busiest in the European Union, and t ...

. The station was originally opened to serve visitors to the annual "Westfriese Flora" flower fair held there, which is why Flora is included in the name. In 1999 an outbreak of legionellosis occurred during the flower fair which caused at least 32 deaths. The fair was renamed the "Holland Flower Festival" in 2003 and was relocated to Zwaagdijk-Oost in 2005.

Train services

The following services currently call at Bovenkarspel Flora: *2 per hour intercity service Enkhuizen–Hoorn–Amsterdam–Hilversum–Amersfoort (–Deventer) *2 per hour intercity service Enkhuizen–Hoorn–Amsterdam (peak hours)

External links

NS website

Dutch public transport travel planner
Railway stations in North Holland Railway stations opened in 1977 Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 1970s {{Netherlands-railstation-stub