Purmerend is the

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 prep ...

in the centre of

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 on 20 May 1884 as part of the Zaandam–Hoorn railway, extended to

Enkhuizen Enkhuizen () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. History Enkhuizen, like Hoorn and Amsterdam, was one of the harbor-towns of the VOC, from where overseas trade w ...

in 1885. The original station building was demolished in 1957. The station building, built in 1958, was used until February 1, 2008, now has a small role as counter only open on weekdays from seven to eleven o'clock in the morning. Nowadays a Chinese restaurant is housed in the building.

Train services

The following services currently call at Purmerend: *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 or Amsterdam Sloterdijk to get to the centre of Amsterdam. The station is also served by two bus lines, 110 to Purmer North - Edam and Volendam and 103 to Purmer South - Broek in Waterland and Monnickendam.

External links

NS website

Dutch Public Transport journey planner
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