Purmerend Overwhere is a suburb

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 ...

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 t ...

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. The station opened in 1971, and lies 2 km north of

. 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 ...

Train services

The following train services call at Purmerend Overwhere: *2x per hour local service (''sprinter'') Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd 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 1971 Railway stations in North Holland 1971 establishments in the Netherlands Purmerend Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 1970s {{Netherlands-railstation-stub