Hoorn railway station

Geschiedenis

Hoorn is the main railway station of the town of Hoorn, Netherlands.OverviewThe station opened on 20 May 1884 as part of the Zaandam–Hoorn railway line. On 6 June 1885 the line was extended to Enkhuizen. Other lines that opened were the Hoorn - Medemblik line in 1887, and the Hoorn - Heerhugowaard line in October 1898. The station has a ticket hall, a florist, a music shop and a restaurant.In 1985 another station opened in Hoorn, to the east, Hoorn Kersenboogerd. Now behind the station is the steam railway from Hoorn - Medemblik, the Steamtrain Hoorn Medemblik. From 8 May 2009 the Stoptrein 3300 was cut between Hoorn and Hoorn Kersenboogerd, but returned in December 2009Train servicesThe following services currently call at Hoorn: 2x per hour intercity service Enkhuizen - Hoorn - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort (-Deventer)2x per hour intercity service Enkhuizen - Hoorn - Amsterdam (peak hours)2x per hour local service.