Gouda railway station

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.

Gouda
Gouda railway station
LocationGouda, South Holland,
 Netherlands
Coordinates52°01′03″N 4°42′20″E
Owned byNederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
Gouda–Den Haag railway
Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway
Platforms6
Tracks11
Connections Arriva: 1, 3, 4, 6, 177, 178, 186, 187, 190, 196, 197, 294, 577, 596, 726
Connexxion: 106, 107
History
Opened21 May 1855
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
NS Intercity 500
1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 600 on section Rotterdam Centraal-Zwolle. Transfer to Intercity 1800 to/from Leeuwarden at Zwolle
toward Groningen
NS Intercity 600
1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 500 on section Rotterdam Centraal-Zwolle. Transfer to Intercity 700 to/from Groningen at Zwolle
toward Leeuwarden
Terminus
NS Intercity 1700
1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 11700 on section Den Haag Centraal-Amersfoort. Transfer to Intercity 11600 to/from Amersfoort Schothorst at Amersfoort
toward Enschede
NS Intercity 2000
2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings
Terminus
NS Intercity 2800
2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings
Terminus
NS Intercity 11700
1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 1700 on section Den Haag Centraal-Amersfoort. Transfer to Intercity 1600 to/from Enschede at Amersfoort
toward Uitgeest
NS Sprinter 4000
2x/hour
NS Sprinter 6800
2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends
Terminus
NS Sprinter 7700
2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only
NS Sprinter 7800
2x/hour; Continues/arrives as Sprinter 6900 to/from 's-Hertogenbosch at Utrecht Centraal
NS Sprinter 8600
2x/hour; Not on weekdays rush hours
Terminus
Location
Gouda
Location within Southwest Randstad
Gouda
Gouda (Netherlands)

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.

Train services
A RijnGouweLijn train on platform 9 of the railway station in Gouda

The following train services call at Gouda:

  • 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Groningen
  • 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Leeuwarden
  • 2x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht
  • 1x per hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Hengelo – Enschede
  • 1x per hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Amersfoort Schothorst
  • 2x per hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle – Woerden – Amsterdam – Uitgeest
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle (Peak hours only)
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle – Utrecht
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle (Weekdays only)
  • 4x per hour local service (sprinter) Gouda – Alphen aan den Rijn

Bus services
  • 1
  • 3
  • 4
  • 6
  • 106
  • 107
  • 177
  • 178
  • 186
  • 187
  • 190
  • 196
  • 197
  • 294
  • 577
  • 596
  • 726
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