Halfweg-Zwanenburg railway station explained

Halfweg-Zwanenburg
Style:NS
Country:Netherlands
Coordinates:52.3847°N 4.7517°W
Opened:9 December 2012
Map Type:Netherlands Randstad N#Netherlands

Halfweg-Zwanenburg (Dutch; Flemish: Station Halfweg-Zwanenburg, in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /staːˈʃɔn ˌɦɑl(ə)fʋɛxˈsʋaːnə(m)bʏr(ə)x/) is a railway station in west Halfweg and near Zwanenburg, Netherlands. It was opened on 9 December 2012 on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway

History

There was a station in Halfweg between 20 September 1839 and 2 October 1927; the new station lies roughly where the original station did. The station was opened in December 2012.[1] The station lies on the Oude Lijn (Amsterdam – Rotterdam), between and . The station primarily services Halfweg and Zwanenburg, but also Haarlemmerliede and other surrounding small settlements.

There was a tree planted beside the platform on 30 April 2013 in honour of King Willem-Alexander.

Train services

As of 9 December 2018, the following train services call at this station:

National rail

!Train!Operator(s)!From!Via!To!Freq.!Service
Sprinter4800NSAmsterdam CentraalAmsterdam Sloterdijk – Halfweg-Zwanenburg – Haarlem SpaanwoudeHaarlemBloemendaalSantpoort ZuidSantpoort NoordDriehuisBeverwijkHeemskerkUitgeestCastricumHeilooAlkmaarAlkmaar NoordHeerhugowaardObdamHoorn2/hourRuns only 1x per hour between Alkmaar and Hoorn after 8.00 pm
Sprinter5400NSAmsterdam CentraalAmsterdam Sloterdijk – Halweg-Zwanenburg – Haarlem SpaarnwoudeHaarlemOverveenZandvoort aan Zee2/hour

Bus services

!Operator!Line!Route!Service
Connexxion80Amsterdam Centrum – Halfweg-Zwanenburg NS – Haarlem – Heemstede – Aerdenhout
161Hoofddorp – Lijnden – Boesingheliede – Halfweg-Zwanenburg NS – Zwanenburg
680Zwanenburg – Halfweg-Zwanenburg NS – Haarlem – Heemstede – Aerdenhout
  • 4/day (weekdays only) toward Aerdenhout, of which the first ride terminates at Heemstede-Aerdenhout NS
  • 2/day (weekdays only) toward Zwanenburg
N80Amsterdam Centrum → Halfweg-Zwanenburg NS → Haarlem Spaarnwoude → Haarlem Station → Velserbroek → Driehuis → IJmuidenNightbus under the brand R-Net

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feestelijke opening station Halfweg-Zwanenburg. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072843/http://www.prorail.nl/pers/Persberichten/Actueel/Regionaal/Pages/FeestelijkeopeningstationHalfwegZwanenburg.aspx . dead . 2016-03-04 . ProRail .