Gouda | |
Style: | NS |
Address: | Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands |
Line: | Utrecht–Rotterdam railway Gouda–Den Haag railway Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway |
Platform: | 6 |
Tracks: | 11 |
Opened: | 21 May 1855 |
Owned: | Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
Map Type: | Netherlands Randstad ZW#Netherlands |
Connections: | Arriva: 1, 2, 3, 4, 175, 178, 190, 196, 278, 386, 497, (726 Syntus Utrecht: 106, 107', |
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.
The following train services call at Gouda: