Zaandam railway station

Zaandam is the main railway station of Zaandam, near Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is at the junction of the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway and the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway.

Zaandam
Zaandam railway station
Location	Zaandam, North Holland,  Netherlands
Coordinates	52°26′20″N 4°48′53″E
Owned by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Den Helder–Amsterdam railway Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway
Platforms	4
Tracks	7
History
Opened	1 November 1869
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Castricum toward Den Helder or Schagen NS Intercity 800 Amsterdam Sloterdijk toward Maastricht Castricum toward Den Helder NS Intercity 3000 Amsterdam Sloterdijk toward Nijmegen Amsterdam Sloterdijk toward Leiden Centraal NS Sprinter 3300 Zaandam Kogerveld toward Hoorn Kersenboogerd Koog aan de Zaan toward Uitgeest NS Sprinter 4000 Amsterdam Sloterdijk toward Rotterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 4700 Amsterdam Sloterdijk toward Amsterdam Centraal
Location
Zaandam Location within Northern Randstad Show map of Northern Randstad Zaandam Zaandam (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands

History

The first station was opened in Zaandam on 1 November 1869. This was a station of the type SS Hoogezand. This building had a large middle section, with a ticket office, with the passageways to the platforms. At this middle piece were the 2 lower portions of the building. The facade had a big clock, there was also a freestanding building next to the station.

In 1983 the Hemtunnel opened, this closing the Hembrug. The station was completely rebuilt, with the distinctive red roof. The station has 2 island platforms at ground level. In 1996 a south entrance was also opened. There were also a few small shops and a tunnel to a shopping centre in the town centre.

In 2007 the shops and tunnel were demolished. The restaurant closed, however the florist remains open.

At the end of 2007 a Kiosk shop was opened, where snacks and hot drinks can be purchased. In 2008 the station received a ticket hall for national and international tickets.

The bus station also closed in 2007, and moved about 500m west of the main entrance, however town services 9 and 10 still stop at a platform outside the station. A new City Hall is currently being built on the former bus station, and a new bus station is now open outside the station.

In December 2008, plans for opening an 'AH to Go' were terminated.

Station is being completely renovated since April 2018. The renovation is expected to be completed in the end of 2019.[1]

Train services

The following train services call at Zaandam:

• 2x per hour intercity service Schagen - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Maastricht
• 2x per hour intercity service Den Helder - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Nijmegen
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Schiphol Airport - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest - Zaandam - Amsterdam - Woerden - Rotterdam (all day, every day)
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest - Zaandam - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Rhenen (only on weekdays until 8:00PM)

Bus services

Bus Service	Route	Notes
Connexxion
59	Zaandam Station - Beverwijk Station
63	Zaandam 't Kalf - Zaandam Station - Koog a/d Zaan Westerkoog - Westzaan Noord - Assendelft - Krommenie Station
64	Zaandam Kogerveld - Zaandam Station - Koog a/d Zaan Westerkoog - Zaandijk Rooswijk
65	Zaandam Station - Busstation De Vlinder
69	Zaandam Station - Centrum - Koog a/d Zaan - Zaandijk - Wormerveer - Krommenie Station
89	Zaandam Station - Koog a/d Zaan - Zaanse Schans - Wormerveer - Wormer - Wormerveer Noorderveld
392	Zaandam Station - Centrum - Oostzaan - Amsterdam A v. Waertweg - Station Noord
394	Zaandam Station - Centrum - Zaandam Peldersveld - Bus station De Vlinder - Amsterdam CS
N61	Zaandam Station - Koog a/d Zaan - Zaandijk - Wormerveer - Krommenie	Niteliner
N62	Zaandam Station - Centrum - Zaandam Kogerveld - Zaandam 't Kalf	Niteliner
N63	Zaandam Station - Koog a/d Zaan Westerkoog - Westzaan Noord - Assendelft	Niteliner
N92	Amsterdam Leidseplein - Amsterdam CS - Buikslotermeerplein - Landsmeer - Oostzaan - Zaandam Station	Niteliner
N94	Amsterdam Leidseplein - Amsterdam CS - Noord - Zaandam Station - Koog a/d Zaan - Krommenie	Niteliner

References

1. "Startschot voor vernieuwing station Zaandam". ProRail. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

External links

Media related to Zaandam railway station at Wikimedia Commons