Bovenkarspel Flora railway station

Bovenkarspel Flora is a railway station on the outskirts of Bovenkarspel, Netherlands. The station opened in 1977 and is located between Hoorn and Enkhuizen. The station is on the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway. The station and services are operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station was originally opened to serve visitors to the annual "Westfriese Flora" flower fair held there, which is why Flora is included in the name. In 1999 an outbreak of legionellosis occurred during the flower fair which caused at least 32 deaths. The fair was renamed the "Holland Flower Festival" in 2003 and was relocated to Zwaagdijk-Oost in 2005.

Station Bovenkarspel Flora
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°41′45″N 5°15′11″E
Line(s)	Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway
History
Opened	1977
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Enkhuizen Terminus NS Intercity 2900 Bovenkarspel-Grootebroek toward Maastricht NS Intercity 3900 Bovenkarspel-Grootebroek toward Heerlen NS Intercity 4500 Bovenkarspel-Grootebroek toward Amsterdam Centraal
Location
Station Bovenkarspel Flora Location within Netherlands

Train services

The following services currently call at Bovenkarspel Flora:

• 2 per hour intercity service Enkhuizen–Hoorn–Amsterdam–Hilversum–Amersfoort (–Deventer)
• 2 per hour intercity service Enkhuizen–Hoorn–Amsterdam (peak hours)

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch public transport travel planner (in Dutch)