Alkmaar railway station

Alkmaar
Station statistics
Coordinates	52°38′16″N 4°44′26″E
Lines	Den Helder–Amsterdam railway
Other information
Opened	20 December 1865
Owned by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Alkmaar Noord toward Schagen NS Intercity 800 Heiloo toward Maastricht/Heerlen Alkmaar Noord toward Den Helder NS Intercity 3000 Castricum toward Nijmegen Heiloo toward Haarlem NS Intercity 3400 Alkmaar Noord toward Hoorn
Location

Alkmaar is a railway station which lies in Alkmaar, in the Netherlands. It is located approximately 40 km northwest of Amsterdam. It is on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and is an Intercity station, where all trains stop.

History

Alkmaar Station opened on 20 December 1865. The glass over the station entrance was installed in the 1960s. The railway line from Amsterdam to Alkmaar was electrified in 1931. The line to Den Helder was electrified in 1958. Behind the platforms are 7 sidings, where trains are stabled between peak hours and at night.

Train services

The following train services call at Alkmaar:

• 2x per hour intercity service (Schagen -) Alkmaar - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Maastricht/Heerlen
• 2x per hour intercity service Den Helder - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Nijmegen
• 2x per hour intercity service Hoorn - Alkmaar - Haarlem

Regular platforms

Platform:	Destination:
1	Maastricht/Heerlen, Schagen
2	Hoorn
3	Den Helder
4	Haarlem
5	Nijmegen

Bus services

Bus Service	Operator	From	To	Via	Frequency	Notes
Connexxion
8	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Alkmaar Hamsterkoog	Alkmaar North	2x per hour, not Sundays or Evenings
10	Connexxion	Alkmaar Southwest/Station Alkmaar	Oudorp, De Oldenburg	Hospital, Town Centre, Station Alkmaar, Oudorp	2x per hour, not Sundays or Evenings	1x per hour from Station Alkmaar to Alkmaar Southwest
11	Connexxion	Alkmaar Overdie	Alkmaar Rietschoot	Alkmaar South, Hospital, Town Centre, Station Alkmaar, Alkmaar North	1x per hour, not Sundays or Evenings
12	Connexxion	Alkmaar Overdie	Alkmaar Rietschoot	Alkmaar Southeast, Hospital, Town Centre, Station Alkmaar, Alkmaar Northeast	1x per hour, not Sundays or Evenings
20	Connexxion	Alkmaar Assellijnstraat	Alkmaar Rietschoot	Alkmaar South, Hospital, Town Centre, Station Alkmaar, Alkmaar Northeast	1x per hour	Evenings and Sundays Only
21	Connexxion	Alkmaar Assellijnstraat	Alkmaar Rietschoot	Alkmaar Southeast, Hospital, Town Centre, Station Alkmaar, Alkmaar North	1x per hour, Sunday and Saturday Evening	2x per hour Weekday Peaks
22	Connexxion	Alkmaar De Hoef	Alkmaar Rietschoot	Alkmaar West, Station Alkmaar, Town Centre, Alkmaar North	2 to 6x per hour, Saturday afternoon 3x per hour
25	Connexxion	Alkmaar Overdie	Alkmaar Rietschoot	Alkmaar South, Hospital, Town Centre, Station Alkmaar, Alkmaar Northeast	2 to 4x per hour, not Sundays or Evenings
26	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Diamanteweg, Industrial Estate	Town Centre, Hospital, Alkmaar South	1x per hour, not Weekends or Evenings
123	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Schermerhorn, Schermerdijk	Town Centre, Oudorp, West-Grafdijk, De Rijp, Grootschermer	1x per hour, Not Weekends	Only to Alkmaar (Morning), From Alkmaar (Afternoon).
127	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Purmerend, Tramplein	Town Centre, Stompetoren, Schermerhorn, Noordbeemster, Middenbeemster	2x per hour. 1x per hour (Evening and Sundays)
130	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Wieringerwerf	Town Centre, Heerhugowaard, Nieuwe Niedorp, Middenmeer, Slootdorp	1x per hour, not Sundays or Evenings
151	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Julianadorp	Koedijk, Groet, Petten	2x per hour, Sundays and Evenings 1x per hour
155	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Oudkarspel	Town Centre, (Oudorp), Sint Pancras, Broek op Langerdijk, Noord Scharwoude	2x per hour. Sundays and Evenings 1x per hour	Operates via Oudorp in evenings
157	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Schagen Station	Schoorldam, Warmenhuizen, Tuitjenhorn	2x per hour. Sundays and Evenings 1x per hour
160	Connexxion	Bergen, Plein	Heerhugowaard, reigerdaal	Alkmaar West, Station Alkmaar, Town Centre, Heerhugowaard Zuid, Heerhugowaard Centrum	4x per hour. Evening + Weekend 2x per hour
162	Connexxion	Alkmaar West, Kees Boekestraat	Station Heerhugowaard	Station Alkmaar, Town Centre, Heerhugowaard Zuid, Heerhugowaard Centrum	2 to 5x per hour. 1x per hour Evenings and Sundays.	After 6pm starts at Station NS for Heerhugowaard
163	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Station Uitgeest	Hospital, Boekel, Akersloot, Uitgeest Noord	1x per hour, Not Evenings
165	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Egmond aan Zee	Alkmaar West, Egmont a/d Hoef	2x per hour. 1x per hour evenings	At weekends continues to Egmond Busstation
167	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Station Beverwijk	Hosptial, Heiloo, Limmen, Castricum, Station Castricum, Heemskerk	1x per hour	Same Route as 168
168	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Station Beverwijk	Hosptial, Heiloo, Limmen, Castricum, Station Castricum, Heemskerk	1x per hour, Not Evenings	Same Route as 167
240	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Amsterdam, Marnixstraat Busstation	Heiloo, Limmen, Station Uitgeest, Station Krommenie-Assendelft	3x per Saturday night	Nightbus
260	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Station Heerhugowaard	Town Centre, Heerhugowaard Zuid, Heerhugowaard Centrum, Heerhugowaard Noord	3x per Saturday night	Nightbus
350	Connexxion/ Interliner	Station Alkmaar	Station Leeuwarden	Heerhugowaard, Nieuwe Niedorp, Wieringewerf, Den Oever Busstation, Afsluitdijk, Bolsward	1x per hour
655	Connexxion	Station Alkmaar	Oudkarspel	Zuid-Scharwoude, Noord-Scharwoude	2x per hour at Peak Times Only. Not Weekends	From Alkmaar from 2pm to 6pm, To Alkmaar 7am to 8am (3 Journeys)

References

• NS website (Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (Dutch)