Gouda railway station explained

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.[1]

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.[2] This was replaced by the current building in 1984. In 2022 the building and related nearby infrastructure were renovated.[3]

Train services

The following train services call at Gouda:[4]

Bus services

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: station Gouda - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb . 2024-11-12 . www.stationsweb.nl.
  2. Web site: gouda . 2024-11-12 . www.stationsinfo.nl.
  3. Web site: Complete metamorfose stationsgebied Gouda . 2024-11-12 . Complete metamorfose stationsgebied Gouda . nl.
  4. Web site: Train station Gouda . 2024-11-12 . 9292.nl . en.