Hollandsche Rading railway station

Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Hilversum Sportpark
towards Hoofddorp
 NS Sprinter 5700
2x/hour; Not on evenings
 Utrecht Overvecht
Utrecht Overvecht NS Sprinter 14900
2x/hour, but only 1x/hour Hilversum-Almere Centrum; Evenings only
 Hilversum Sportpark
Location
Hollandsche Rading is located in Northeastern Randstad
Hollandsche Rading
Hollandsche Rading
Location within Northeastern Randstad

Hollandsche Rading is a Dutch railway station located along the railway line Hilversum - Utrecht, near the town of Hollandsche Rading and immediately west of the A27 motorway. The station was opened on 1 June 1885.[1][2]

The railway station is located exactly on the border of two provinces. Platform 1, for the southbound trains (Utrecht-bound), lies in the province of Utrecht, while platform 2, for the northbound (Hilversum-bound) trains, is located in North Holland.

Hollandsche Rading can be translated in Dutch to Holland Border as in North Holland going into Utrecht.

Train services

Series Route Service type Operator Notes
5700 Utrecht - Hollandsche Rading - Hilversum - Weesp - Amsterdam Zuid - Schiphol Local ("Sprinter") NS Two runs per hour from Monday to Friday until 8:00pm.[3]
14900 Almere - Hilversum - Hollandsche Rading - Utrecht Local ("Sprinter") NS Two runs per hour after 8:00pm on weekdays and all weekend.[3]

Bus services

Line Route Operator Notes
58 Hilversum - Hollandsche Rading - Maartensdijk - Bilthoven - De Bilt - Zeist U-OV and Pouw Vervoer No service on evenings and Sundays. U-OV operates this bus during weekdays, Pouw Vervoer on Saturdays.

Note: The bus stop is located close to the station, but is called Vuurse Dreef.

Gallery

  • The intersection in the 'middle' of the station, the exact province border.
    The intersection in the 'middle' of the station, the exact province border.
  • Platform 1, for the southbound trains.
    Platform 1, for the southbound trains.
  • Replacement of wooden ties by concrete ones, in March 2005.
    Replacement of wooden ties by concrete ones, in March 2005.

References

  1. ^ "Station Hollandsche Rading - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb".
  2. ^ "Station Hollandsche Rading". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ a b "Spoorkaart 2023: hier te downloaden" (in Dutch). 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-05-18.

External links

  • NS website (in Dutch)
  • Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)