Hillegom railway station
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The railway station of Hillegom
in the Netherlands
is located on the railway line between Haarlem and Leiden
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The first railway station in the town was opened in 1891, closed in 1898 and torn down in 1900. A second railway station was opened on a different location in 1898, when the first was closed. It was designed by the architect D.A.N. Margadant. The freight tracks on the railway station were used to transport flowers from the nearby fields to i.a. the flower auction in Aalsmeer
. During World War II
, these tracks were used by the Germans, making it a prominent target for allied bombings. The passenger railway station was closed as a result of this on September 17, 1944. The freight tracks remained in use until the 1980s.
The railway station was reopened on May 28, 2000, on the same location as the second railway station.
Hillegom
Hillegom is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 13.48 km² of which 0.61 km² is water....
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
is located on the railway line between Haarlem and Leiden
Leiden Centraal railway station
Leiden Centraal is the main railway station in Leiden, a city in the Netherlands.-History:Leiden Centraal station opened on 17 August 1842 as the southern terminal of the first expansion of the Old Line from Haarlem. The original building was replaced by a new one, designed by D.A.N. Margadant, in...
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The first railway station in the town was opened in 1891, closed in 1898 and torn down in 1900. A second railway station was opened on a different location in 1898, when the first was closed. It was designed by the architect D.A.N. Margadant. The freight tracks on the railway station were used to transport flowers from the nearby fields to i.a. the flower auction in Aalsmeer
Aalsmeer
Aalsmeer is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its name is derived from the Dutch for eel and lake . Aalsmeer is bordered by the Westeinderplassen lake, the largest open water of the Randstad, and the Ringvaart Canal...
. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, these tracks were used by the Germans, making it a prominent target for allied bombings. The passenger railway station was closed as a result of this on September 17, 1944. The freight tracks remained in use until the 1980s.
The railway station was reopened on May 28, 2000, on the same location as the second railway station.
Train services
The following services currently call at Hillegom:- 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem