Gouda railway station

Gouda
Gouda railway station
General information
Location	Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°01′03″N 4°42′20″E
Owned by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Utrecht–Rotterdam railway Gouda–Den Haag railway Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway
Platforms	6
Tracks	11
Connections	Arriva: 1, 3, 4, 6, 177, 178, 186, 187, 190, 196, 197, 294, 577, 596, 726 Connexxion: 106, 107
History
Opened	21 May 1855
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity lines 1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 12500 on section Rotterdam Centraal-Zwolle. Transfer to Intercity 12600/12700 to/from Leeuwarden at Zwolle Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity lines 1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 11700 on section Den Haag Centraal-Amersfoort. Transfer to Intercity 11600 to/from Amersfoort Schothorst at Amersfoort Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity lines 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity lines 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity lines 1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 1700 on section Den Haag Centraal-Amersfoort. Transfer to Intercity 1600 to/from Enschede at Amersfoort Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity lines 1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 500 on section Rotterdam Centraal-Zwolle. Transfer to Intercity 700/12600 to/from Groningen at Zwolle Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein lines 2x/hour Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein lines 2x/hour; Not on weekdays rush hours Terminus Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein lines 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein lines 2x/hour Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein lines 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only Terminus Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein lines 2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations

A RijnGouweLijn train on platform 9 of the railway station in Gouda

Gouda is a railway station in Gouda, Netherlands. The station opened on 21 May 1855 when the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch Rijn Railway Company) opened the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. The Gouda–Den Haag railway to The Hague was opened in 1870, and the connection to Alphen a/d Rijn in 1934.

Trains running between Den Haag Centraal / Rotterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal call at the station, as well as the RijnGouweLijn connection to Alphen a/d Rijn.

In November 1944, during World War II, the strategically located railway station was bombed by the Royal Air Force. The main building of the railway station was severely damaged; traces of the bombing are visible to this day on platforms 3 and 5. In 1948 a new building was constructed out of the remaining first floor of the old building. This was replaced by the current building in 1984.

Train services

The following train services call at Gouda:

• 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Groningen
• 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
• 2x per hour intercity service Rotterdam - Utrecht
• 1x per hour intercity service The Hague - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Enschede
• 1x per hour intercity service The Hague - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Amersfoort Schothorst
• 2x per hour intercity service The Hague - Utrecht
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam - Gouda - Gouda Goverwelle - Woerden - Amsterdam - Uitgeest
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam - Gouda - Gouda Goverwelle (Peak hours only)
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Gouda - Gouda Goverwelle - Utrecht
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Gouda - Gouda Goverwelle (Weekdays only)
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Gouda - Alphen aan den Rijn (Off-peak hours only)
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Gouda - Alphen aan den Rijn - Leiden (Peak hours only)

Bus Services

• 1
• 3
• 4
• 6
• 106
• 107
• 177
• 178
• 186
• 187
• 190
• 196
• 197
• 294
• 577
• 596
• 726

External links

• NS website
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner