Den Haag HS railway station explained

Den Haag HS
Style:NS
Address:Stationsplein 41
2515 BV The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Country:Netherlands
Coordinates:52.0697°N 4.3217°W
Line:Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway
Platform:6
Code:Gv
Operator:Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Connections: HTM Den Haag Tram: 1, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17
HTM: 22, 26, 27, 29
Services Collapsible:yes
Map Type:Netherlands Randstad ZW#Netherlands

Den Haag HS (English: The Hague HS), an abbreviation of the original name Den Haag Hollands Spoor (The Hague Holland Rail), is the oldest train station in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands, located on the Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway. It is the second main station in The Hague and, unlike The Hague Central Station, it is not a terminus station. The name of the station is derived from the former Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HIJSM) which was the first Dutch railway company.

History

Hollands Spoor opened on 6 December 1843, after the Amsterdam–Haarlem railway, the oldest railway in the country, had been extended to The Hague. This line was further extended to Rotterdam in 1847. At the time, the area was a grassland and belonged to the municipality of Rijswijk. Lacking the people to manage law enforcement around the station, Rijswijk ceded the land to the municipality of The Hague. The railway station was named Holland Spoor, after the company which operated it, the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij.[1] The original building, which was designed by Frederik Willem Conrad, was demolished in 1891 to make way for a Neo-Renaissance building designed by Dirk Margadant.

In 1870, the rival company Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij opened a second main railway station in The Hague, Den Haag Rhijnspoor, on the newly constructed Gouda–Den Haag railway. A railway connection between the two stations was constructed a year later. In 1962, David Jokinen saw an opportunity to put an end to the situation between the two. The plan was not implemented. Despite the plan not being implemented, Staatsspoor station was demolished in 1973, to make way for the Den Haag Centraal railway station. As a result, The Hague has two main railway stations: Centraal Station and Hollands Spoor.[1] Trains from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and beyond (Brussels) tend to stop at The Hague HS, whereas trains from Utrecht and Eastern and North-Eastern directions (also by Leiden/Amsterdam Airport Schiphol/Amsterdam) usually stop at Centraal Station. Several trains in southern direction serve both stations.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Tram services

The Hague's public transit company, HTM Personenvervoer, operates a public transportation hub in front of the railway station's front entrance. Tram lines 1, 9, 11, 12, 16 and 17 stop here.

PlatformLineDestinationVia
A 1 Delft TanthofLaakkwartier, Rijswijk, Hoornbrug, Broekpolder, Spoorzone Delft, Delft Station, De Hoven Passage
 11 Scheveningen HavenSchilderswijk, Haagse Markt, Transvaalkwartier, Regentessekwartier, Statenkwartier
 12 Den Haag DuindorpSchilderswijk, Haagse Markt, Transvaalkwartier, Valkenboskwartier, Bomenbuurt, Segbroek, Vogelwijk
B 9 VrederustZuiderpark, Moerwijk, Winkelcentrum Leyweg, Morgenstond
 16 WateringenLaakkwartier, Spoorwijk, Station Moerwijk, Moerwijk, Winkelcentrum Leyweg, Morgenstond, Hoge Veld, Wateringse Veld
 17 WateringenLaakkwartier, Spoorwijk, Plaspoelpolder, Rijswijk Station, In de Bogaard, Eikelenburg, Wateringse Veld
C 1 Scheveningen NoordBierkade, Stadhuis, Kneuterdijk, Plein 1813, Javastraat, Vredespaleis, Kurhaus
 11 Rijswijkseplein
 12 Rijswijkseplein
D 9 Scheveningen NoordBierkade, Kalvermarkt-Stadhuis, Centraal Station, Malieveld, Koninginnegracht, Madurodam, Westbroekpark, Circustheater, Kurhaus
 16 Den Haag StatenkwartierBierkade, Kalvermarkt-Stadhuis, Centraal Station, Korte Voorhout, Buitenhof, Zeeheldenkwartier, Gemeentemuseum/Museon
 17 Den Haag CentraalRijswijkseplein
International services:

Bus services

Den Haag Hollands Spoor also includes a bus station. Several HTM bus lines stop here.

PlatformLineDestinationVia
F 18 ClingendaelStationsbuurt, Centraal Station, Malieveld, Benoordenhout
G 18 Rijswijk De SchilpLaak, Rijswijk Station, In de Bogaard, Steenvoorde
H 26 Voorburg StationBinckhorst
 N5 Rijswijk/Ypenburg/LeidschenveenJonckbloetplein, Nootdorp, Station Ypenburg, Rotonde Houtkade, Centraal Station
I 26 KijkduinMegastores, Laakkwartier, Station Moerwijk, Zuiderpark, Leyenburg, Loosduinen, Ockenburg
 N1 Centrum (Buitenhof)
 N4 Centrum (Buitenhof)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hoogland . Joyce . 27 August 2017 . Waarom zijn er in Den Haag twee grote treinstations? . indebuurt Den Haag . nl . 26 June 2018.