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
General information
Location	Gouda, South Holland,  Netherlands
Coordinates	52°01′03″N 4°42′20″E
Owned by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Utrecht–Rotterdam railway Gouda–Den Haag railway Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway
Platforms	6
Tracks	11
Connections	Arriva: 1, 3, 4, 178, 187, 190, 196, 294, 726 Syntus Utrecht: 106, 107',
History
Opened	21 May 1855
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Rotterdam Alexander towards Rotterdam Centraal 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 Utrecht Centraal towards 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 Utrecht Centraal towards Leeuwarden Den Haag Centraal 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 Utrecht Centraal towards Enschede NS Intercity 2000 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings Utrecht Centraal Terminus Rotterdam Alexander towards Rotterdam Centraal NS Intercity 2800 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings Den Haag Centraal 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 Utrecht Centraal towards Amersfoort Schothorst Gouda Goverwelle towards Uitgeest NS Sprinter 4000 2x/hour Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel towards Rotterdam Centraal Zoetermeer Oost towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 6800 2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends Gouda Goverwelle Terminus Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel towards Rotterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 7700 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only Zoetermeer Oost towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 7800 2x/hour; Continues/arrives as Sprinter 6900 to/from 's-Hertogenbosch at Utrecht Centraal Gouda Goverwelle towards Utrecht Centraal Waddinxveen Triangel towards Alphen aan den Rijn NS Sprinter 8600 2x/hour; Not on weekdays rush hours Terminus
Location
Gouda Location within Southwest Randstad Show map of Southwest Randstad Gouda Gouda (Netherlands) Show map of 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

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

External links

• NS website
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner

На других языках

[de] Bahnhof Gouda