s-Hertogenbosch () is a railway station located in
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 160,783. It is the capital of ...
in
North Brabant, Netherlands. The station and all services operating from it are operated by .
History
's-Hertogenbosch station opened on 1 November 1868 as the northern terminus of the southern part of the
Utrecht–Boxtel railway (''Staatslijn H''), with service south to
Boxtel. Only in 1870 were the two parts of Line H joined, allowing for direct service to
Utrecht Centraal. As the town was a fortress at the time, the station was designed with attack in mind; its wood truss construction allowed it to be dismantled or damaged with minimal waste. 's-Hertogenbosch station was further expanded upon the opening of the
Tilburg–Nijmegen railway, making it an important railway junction.
In 1896, the original station was replaced with a large brick structure designed by
Eduard Cuypers. The station was relocated a few hundred metres south of the original, along with the realignment of the tracks to the west. The second 's-Hertogenbosch station was characterised by its neo-Renaissance style, with a second floor for railway employees. During
World War II
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, at 16 September 1944, the station caught fire and burnt down; it was never rebuilt to its former glory.
A more modern, post-war building designed by
Sybold van Ravesteyn was erected in 1951. The remaining parts of the second building were incorporated, while the third station's canopy remains to this day. 's-Hertogenbosch was again rebuilt in 1998, with an extension of the roof to the other island platform. Much of the renovation consisted of an aerial walkway, the Stationspasserelle, connecting the roadways on either side of the tracks, and the removal of a special ramp to the platforms.
[New Station for s-Hertogenbosch '' Today's Railways Europe'' issue 31 July 1998 page 13] Criticism of the fourth station was levied due to wind sensitivity; Nederlandse Spoorwegen retaliated by declaring: "You are indeed at the train station to go, not to hang out."
Train services
The station is an important interchange station, with trains coming from several different directions. 's-Hertogenbosch was the only Dutch station which provided in
Auto-Train services. Services ran into
Avignon
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,
Bologna
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and
Livorno
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. Auto-Trains were operated by Euro-Express-Traincharter.
Railway lines
Since 2023 the following services from the call every 30 minutes at 's-Hertogenbosch:
Bus services
The station is served by city bus services (stadsbussen) as well as several regional bus services (streekbussen)
Stadsbussen
There are 13 city bus lines, which are all operated by
Arriva
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The company was originally established on 24 October 1938 as T Cowie Ltd. Initially focused on the sale of motorcycles, it relaunched shortl ...
. Hereby a rough schedule of the buses routes:
Streekbussen
Gallery
Image:Perron Station Den Bosch.jpg, The platform roof, restored from the 2nd station building era
References
External links
NS websiteDutch Public Transport journey planner
{{Railway stations in North Brabant
Railway stations in 's-Hertogenbosch
Railway stations on the Staatslijn H
Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 1868