railway station
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in
Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of th ...
in
Friesland
Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...
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. The station, which opened on 27 October 1863, is on the
Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway
The Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Arnhem
Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km sou ...
North Friesland Railway
The Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (North Friesland Railway) was a railway serving the sparsely populated north of the Dutch province of Friesland. It was operated by the North Friesland Local Railway Company (Dutch: ''Noord-Friesche Lo ...
which served
Anjum
Eanjum is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân and had, as of January 2017, a population of 1136.
History
The village was first mentioned in 944 as Anigheim, and means "settlement of th ...
and Harlingen via
Stiens
Stiens is a town in the municipality of Leeuwarden, Netherlands. As of January 2017, the town has a population of about 7,545. Between 1944 and 2018, it was the capital of the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel.
History
The village was first mentione ...
. Behind the station is a stabling point for many trains. The train services are operated by
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 ...
and
Arriva
Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.train services call at this station:
*1× per hour express ''Intercity'' service Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
*1× per hour express ''Intercity'' service The Hague - Schiphol - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
*1× per hour express ''Sneltrein'' service Leeuwarden - Buitenpost - Groningen
*1× per hour local ''Sprinter'' service Leeuwarden - Meppel
*2× per hour local ''Stoptrein'' service Leeuwarden - Sneek
*1× per hour local ''Stoptrein'' service Leeuwarden - Sneek - Stavoren
*2× per hour local ''Stoptrein'' service Harlingen Haven - Leeuwarden
*2× per hour local ''Stoptrein'' service Leeuwarden - Groningen
Bus services
Bus services are operated by
Arriva
Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.Qbuzz
Qbuzz is a public transport company in the Netherlands that operates services in South Holland, Utrecht, Drenthe and Groningen. Founded in 2008, it was a 100% subsidiary of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (the Dutch National Railway Operator) between ...
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Gallery
Image:Station Leeuwarden 07.JPG, Leeuwarden Station with Spurts
Image:Leeuwarden station in 2006.jpg, Station in 2006
Image:Station Leeuwarden 31.JPG, Inside Leeuwarden Station Building
Image:Station Leeuwarden, Stationsweg-8250.jpg, Railway station and bus station in 2018