Heemstede-Aerdenhout () is a

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 Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

Heemstede Heemstede () is a town and a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the fourth richest municipality of the Netherlands. History Heemstede formed around the Castle ''Heemstede'' that was built overlooking the ...

and

Aerdenhout Aerdenhout () is a village in the municipality of Bloemendaal, Netherlands. Located in the dunes between Haarlem and the beach town of Zandvoort, it ranks as the wealthiest town in the Netherlands. The name "Aerdenhout" means ''Andere hout'', Dutc ...

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. The station opened on 1 October 1891 and is located on the site of the old Toll house for the

Leidsevaart The Leidsevaart (also known as Leidse trekvaart, Dutch for "Leiden's Pull-Canal") is a canal between the cities of Haarlem and Leiden in the Netherlands. It was dug in 1657, making it one of the oldest canals in the Netherlands. It was the major m ...

canal, which still flows next to the station from Haarlem to Leiden. This canal still follows the

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(Amsterdam - Rotterdam) closely. The train soon became the favored method of travel after the station opened, and the canal has gone out of use since the end of the second world war. The current station building was opened in 1958 and was one of the first Dutch viaduct stations.

Train services

, the following train services call at this station: *2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Vlissingen *2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague *2x per hour local service (''sprinter'') The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem

Bus services

*3: IJmuiden - Haarlem - Schalkwijk *4: Heemstede De Glip - Heemstede-Aerdenhout station *80: Amsterdam - Haarlem - Zandvoort *90: Haarlem - Noordwijk - Den Haag

References

External links

NS website

Dutch Public Transport journey planner

Connexxion website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heemstede-Aerdenhout Railway Station Railway stations in North Holland Railway stations opened in 1891 Railway stations on the Oude Lijn Bloemendaal Heemstede