Hilversum railway station

Geschiedenis

Hilversum is a railway station in Hilversum, Netherlands. It is located approximately 28km southeast of Amsterdam. It is on the Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort main line, with a branch to Utrecht. There are two other stations in Hilversum: Hilversum Media Park to the north, and Hilversum Sportpark to the south.HistoryThe station opened on June 10, 1874. The station was situated on the so-called Gooilijn. Other connections were added later. The current building was constructed in 1992 and, apart from the railway station, it also houses offices of the regional Tax and Customs Administration, PareX Parts Exchange and other companies.Intercity services at Hilversum were suspended in 1995. After constructing extra platforms, intercity services were resumed on December 10, 2007. All passing passenger trains now call at Hilversum.Train servicesThe following train services call at Hilversum: 7 daily intercity services Amsterdam - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Osnabrück - Hanover - Berlin1x per hour intercity services Schiphol - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Enschede1x per hour intercity service Schiphol - Hilversum - Amersfoort Schothorst2x per hour intercity service Enkhuizen - Hoorn - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort (- Deventer)2x per hour local service (sprinter) Utrecht - Hilversum - Almere2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Utrecht2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort