Hoorn
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Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°38′42″N 5°03′17″E / 52.64500°N 5.05472°ECoordinates: 52°38′42″N 5°03′17″E / 52.64500°N 5.05472°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway Heerhugowaard–Hoorn railway |
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Opened | 20 May 1884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hoorn is the main railway station of the town of Hoorn, Netherlands.
The station opened on 20 May 1884 as part of the Zaandam–Hoorn railway line. On 6 June 1885 the line was extended to Enkhuizen. Other lines that opened were the Hoorn - Medemblik line in 1887, and the Hoorn - Heerhugowaard line in October 1898. The station has a ticket hall, a florist, a music shop and a restaurant.
In 1985 another station opened in Hoorn, to the east, Hoorn Kersenboogerd. Now behind the station is the steam railway from Hoorn - Medemblik, the Steamtrain Hoorn Medemblik. From 8 May 2009 the Stoptrein 3300 was cut between Hoorn and Hoorn Kersenboogerd, but returned in December 2009
The following services currently call at Hoorn:
Buses depart from the bus station outside the station. Services are operated by Connexxion, with the exception of 314 and 317, which are operated by EBS (subsidiary of Egged).