Den Haag Centraal railway station

Den Haag Centraal
Den Haag Centraal
	Den Haag Centraal, exterior
Location	Koningin Julianaplein 10; 2595 AA The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands; Netherlands
Coordinates	52°4′54″N 4°19′45″E
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Gouda–Den Haag railway
Platforms	10
Other information
Station code	Gvc
History
Opened	29 May 1976
Services
Location
	Den Haag Centraal Location within Southwest Randstad Den Haag Centraal Den Haag Centraal (Netherlands)

Den Haag Centraal (Dutch pronunciation: [dɛn ˌɦaːx sɛnˈtraːl]; English: The Hague Central) is the largest railway station in the city of The Hague in South Holland, Netherlands, and with twelve tracks, the largest terminal station in the Netherlands. The station was completed in 1973, adjacent to its predecessor: station Den Haag Staatsspoor, which was subsequently demolished. It is the western terminus of the Gouda–Den Haag railway.

History

Main hall of Den Haag Centraal, 2016

The oldest station in The Hague is Den Haag Hollands Spoor (The Hague Holland's Rail) on the main line from Amsterdam to Rotterdam, opened in 1843 by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (Holland's Iron Railroad Company). This station was built at some distance from the city centre.

In 1870, the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch Rhine-railroad Company) opened a second station in The Hague, Den Haag Rijnspoor (The Hague Rhine Rail) for trains to Gouda and Utrecht. This station was built much closer to the city centre. From 1888 this railroad was the property of the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (State Railway Operation Company); the station was renamed Den Haag Staatsspoor ("The Hague State Rail").

In the 1970s, Nederlandse Spoorwegen decided to build a new Central Station in The Hague and it was decided to build the new station next to Staatsspoor station. The old station was demolished after the new station was completed. A chord was also built to connect the station to the line to Amsterdam. Although Centraal station is the largest station in The Hague, it is served only by terminating trains; Intercity and international trains travelling between Amsterdam and Rotterdam stop only at Hollands Spoor station. Now, The Hague is the only city in the Netherlands which still has two major railway stations.

The main hall of Den Haag Centraal is currently undergoing a renovation in order to increase the railway station's capacity. The roof has been replaced. It is now higher, and made of glass plates placed in a framework of stainless steel. Moreover, more commercial space has been added next to both side entrances, and new tiling is due to be placed. The renovation was planned to finish by the end of 2014 but is still going on as of May 2019

Train services

The elevated tram station above the mainline tracks

There are 22 scheduled trains per hour that leave Den Haag Centraal on a normal weekday (07:00 - 20:00). Sprinter services call at every station along the way whilst Intercity trains only stop at the major stations. There are 6 trains an hour (each way) connecting Den Haag Centraal with Rotterdam Centraal, 6 train an hour connecting it with Utrecht and 4 with Amsterdam.

Series	Type	Route	Frequency
700	Intercity	Den Haag Centraal - Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport - A'dam Zuid - Almere Centrum - Lelystad Centrum - Zwolle - Groningen	1x per hour
1100	Intercity	Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS - Delft - Rotterdam Centraal - Breda - Tilburg - Eindhoven	2x per hour
1700	Intercity	Den Haag Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal - Amersfoort Centraal - Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede	1x per hour (Forms half hourly service between Den Haag Centraal and Amersfoort Centraal with the 11700)
1800	Intercity	Den Haag Centraal - Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport - A'dam Zuid - Almere Centrum - Lelystad Centrum - Zwolle - Leeuwarden	1x per hour
2000	Intercity	Den Haag Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal	2x per hour
2100	Intercity	Den Haag Centraal - Leiden Centraal - Haarlem - A'dam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal	2x per hour
4600	Sprinter	Den Haag Centraal - Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport - A'dam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal (Continues as 14600 to Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle)	2x per hour
5000	Sprinter	Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS - Delft - Rotterdam Centraal - Dordrecht	2x per hour (Forms a quarter hourly service with the 5100)
5100	Sprinter	Den Haag Centraal - Den Haag HS - Delft - Rotterdam Centraal - Dordrecht	2x per hour (Forms a quarter hourly service with the 5000)
6300	Sprinter	Den Haag Centraal - Leiden Centraal - Haarlem	2x per hour
6800	Sprinter	Den Haag Centraal - Gouda - Gouda Goverwelle	2x per hour
6900	Sprinter	Den Haag Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal - 's Hertogenbosch	2x per hour
11700	Intercity	Den Haag Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal - Amersfoort Centraal - Amersfoort Schothorst	1x per hour (Forms half hourly service between Den Haag Centraal and Amersfoort Centraal with the 1700)

Tram services

Den Haag Centraal is a public transportation hub and a major nodal hub for the tram network run by HTM Personenvervoer. The railway station features two separate sets of platforms.

Upper tram station

These are two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, located above and lying perpendicular to the heavy rail tracks, serving lines 2, 3, 4, and 6. Regular lines 2 and 6 use the inner tracks, while the RandstadRail lines 3 and 4 use the outer tracks. They connect directly to the city centre tunnel to the west and the elevated tracks to Ternoot and Beatrixkwartier to the east.

Platform	Line	Destination	Via
A	3	Den Haag Loosduinen	Tramtunnel, Prinsegracht, HMC Westeinde, Bomen/-Vruchtenbuurt, Bohemen
A	4	Den Haag De Uithof	Tramtunnel, Prinsegracht, HMC Westeinde, Rustenburg/Oostbroek, Leyenburg, Bouwlust
B	2	Den Haag Kraayenstein	Tramtunnel, Prinsegracht, HMC Westeinde, Nieuw Eykenduynen, Oud Eik en Duinen, Houtwijk, Loosduinen
B	6	Den Haag Leyenburg	Tramtunnel, Prinsegracht, Schilderswijk, Haagse Markt, Transvaalkwartier, Rustenburg/Oostbroek
C	2	Leidschendam	Ternoot, Bezuidenhout, Laan van NOI, Voorburg 't Loo, Essesteijn, Leidsenhage
C	6	Leidschendam Noord	Ternoot, Bezuidenhout, Haagse Hout, Station Mariahoeve, Essesteijn, Leidsenhage
D	3	Zoetermeer Centrum	Beatrixkwartier, Laan van NOI, Voorburg 't Loo, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Forepark, Leidschenveen, Zoetermeerse Rijweg, Voorweg, Centrum-West, Seghwaert, Zoetermeerse Krakeling
D	4	Lansingerland-Zoetermeer	Beatrixkwartier, Laan van NOI, Voorburg 't Loo, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Forepark, Leidschenveen, Zoetermeerse Rijweg, Voorweg, Centrum-West, Seghwaert, Oosterheem

Lower tram station

These are two ground-level side platforms and one island platform between them, located parallel to the heavy rail tracks outside the south-western entrance. All other city tram lines that call at the station use these platforms.

Platform	Line	Destination	Via
E	9	Scheveningen Noord	Malieveld, Koninginnegracht, Madurodam, Westbroekpark, Circustheater, Kurhaus
E	16	Statenkwartier	Korte Voorhout, Buitenhof, Zeeheldenkwartier, Kunstmuseum/Museon
F	15	Nootdorp	Korte Voorhout, Buitenhof, Centrum, Bierkade, Waldorpstraat/Station Hollands Spoor, Laakkwartier, Rijswijk, Hoornbrug, Broekpolder, P+R Hoornwijck, Ypenburg
G	17	Wateringen	Rijswijkseplein, Station Hollands Spoor, Laakkwartier, Spoorwijk, Plaspoelpolder, Rijswijk Station, In de Bogaard, Eikelenburg, Wateringse Veld
H	9	Vrederust	Kalvermarkt-Stadhuis, Bierkade, Station Hollands Spoor, Stationsbuurt, Zuiderpark, Moerwijk, Winkelcentrum Leyweg, Morgenstond
H	16	Wateringen	Kalvermarkt-Stadhuis, Bierkade, Station Hollands Spoor, Laakkwartier, Spoorwijk, Station Moerwijk, Moerwijk, Winkelcentrum Leyweg, Morgenstond, Hoge Veld, Wateringse Veld

Metro services

New metro station

The Rotterdam-based RET operates RandstadRail line E, a high-capacity metro service via Leidschenveen and Pijnacker to Rotterdam Centraal station. From there it shares track with line D of the Rotterdam Metro and terminates at Slinge station.

Until August 2016, these services used platforms 11 and 12 of the mainline station, alongside the heavy rail tracks. Since then, two dedicated elevated platforms have come into use. Here, metro trains use the high-level side platforms; the low-level island platform is used by RandstadRail trams in case of emergency, when the connecting tracks via Beatrixkwartier cannot be used.

Bus services

There is a bus platform above the rail roads, which is connected to the Prins Bernhardviaduct running over the tracks. The platform is accessible from the station's main hall. Several city and regional lines of three different carriers stop here. HTM's bus lines starting with an N are night buses and only run on Fridays and Saturdays.

Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Carrier
I	All	Final destination
J	24	Den Haag Kijkduin	Centrum, Kneuterdijk, Plein 1813, Javastraat, Vredespaleis, Kunstmuseum/Museon, HagaZiekenhuis, Vogelwijk, Bohemen	HTM
J	28	Den Haag Zuiderstrand	Centrum, Kneuterdijk, Plein 1813, Javastraat, Vredespaleis, World Forum, Westduinweg
K	22	Den Haag Duindorp	Centrum, Kneuterdijk, Plein 1813, Javastraat, Madurodam, Kurhaus, Scheveningen
L	24	Station Mariahoeve	Haagse Hout, Mariahoeve
M	20	Duinzigt	Malieveld, Benoordenhout, HMC Bronovo, Waalsdorperweg
M	29	Den Haag Oude Waalsdorperweg	Malieveld, Benoordenhout, HMC Bronovo, Waalsdorperweg
N	22	Rijswijk De Schilp	Station Hollands Spoor, MegaStores, Laakkwartier, Rijswijk Station, In de Bogaard, Steenvoorde
N	29	Station Rijswijk	Station Hollands Spoor, MegaStores, Laakkwartier
O	28	Station Voorburg	Binckhorst
P	45	Leiden, Centraal Station	Beatrixkwartier/Bezuidenhout, Voorburg (Station, Station Leidschendam-Voorburg), GGZ Rivierduinen, Voorschoten, Station Lammenschans, Breestraat	EBS
P	46	Voorschoten, Station	Beatrixkwartier/Bezuidenhout, Voorburg (Station, Station Leidschendam-Voorburg), Leidschendam (HMC Antoniushove, Leidsenhage, GGZ Rivierduinen)
Q	43	Leiden, Centraal Station	Bezuidenhout, Marlot, Wassenaar (De Kieviet, van Oldenbarneveltweg, Maaldrift), Haagse Schouw, Universiteit Leiden
Q	44	Wassenaar, Duinrell	Bezuidenhout, Marlot, Wassenaar (De Kieviet, van Oldenbarneveltweg)
R	380	Alphen aan den Rijn, Station	Haagse Poort, Voorburg, Zoetermeer (Station/Mandelabrug, Lansingerland-Zoetermeer), Hazerswoude-Dorp, Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, Flemingweg, Europalaan	Arriva
	381	Alphen aan den Rijn, Station	Haagse Poort, Voorburg, Zoetermeer (Station/Mandelabrug, Lansingerland-Zoetermeer), Hazerswoude-Dorp, Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, Avifauna, Het Oude Ambacht, Troubadourweg
	382	Waddinxveen, Station	Haagse Poort, Voorburg, Zoetermeer (Station/Mandelabrug)
	383	Krimpen aan den IJssel, Busstation/Rotterdam, Capelsebrug	Haagse Poort, Voorburg, Zoetermeer (Station/Mandelabrug, Lansingerland-Zoetermeer), Moerkapelle, Zevenhuizen, Rotterdam (Metro Nesselande), Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel (Zilvermos, Reigerhof, Station), Capelle aan den IJssel (Metro De Terp, Metro Centrum)
	384	Waddinxveen, Station	Haagse Poort, Voorburg, Zoetermeer (Station/Mandelabrug, Lansingerland-Zoetermeer), Moerkapelle, Zevenhuizen
	386	Gouda, Station	Haagse Poort, Voorburg, Zoetermeer (Station/Mandelabrug, Lansingerland-Zoetermeer), Moerkapelle, Zevenhuizen, Waddinxveen
S	90	Lisse, De Nachtegaal	Wassenaar (Kerkehout, van Oldenbarneveltweg, Dr Mansveltkade/Duinrell), Katwijk aan den Rijn, Katwijk (Panbos, Molentuinweg, Raadhuis, Vuurbaak, Biltlaan, Rijnsoever), Noordwijk, Noordwijkerhout, De Zilk, Keukenhofdreef	Arriva
	144	Wassenaar, Duinrell	Van Oldenbarneveltweg	EBS
	385	Sassenheim, Station	Wassenaar (Kerkehout, Deijleroord), Valkenburg, Katwijk, Noordwijk, Voorhout	Arriva
	685	Oegstgeest, Leidsebuurt	Wassenaar (Kerkehout, Deijleroord)	Arriva

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