Halfweg-Zwanenburg
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°23′05″N 4°45′06″E / 52.38472°N 4.75167°E / 52.38472; 4.75167
History
Opened9 December 2012
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Haarlem Spaarnwoude
towards Hoorn
NS Sprinter 4800 Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Haarlem Spaarnwoude
towards Zandvoort
NS Sprinter 5400
Location
Halfweg-Zwanenburg is located in Northern Randstad
Halfweg-Zwanenburg
Halfweg-Zwanenburg
Location within Northern Randstad
Halfweg-Zwanenburg is located in Netherlands
Halfweg-Zwanenburg
Halfweg-Zwanenburg
Halfweg-Zwanenburg (Netherlands)

Halfweg-Zwanenburg (Dutch: Station Halfweg-Zwanenburg, pronounced [staːˈʃɔn ˌɦɑl(ə)fʋɛxˈsʋaːnə(m)bʏr(ə)x]) is a railway station in west Halfweg and near Zwanenburg, Netherlands. It was opened on 9 December 2012 on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway

History

There was a station in Halfweg between 20 September 1839 and 2 October 1927; the new station lies roughly where the original station did. The station was opened in December 2012.[1] The station lies on the Oude Lijn (Amsterdam - Rotterdam), between Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Haarlem Spaarnwoude. The station primarily services Halfweg and Zwanenburg, but also Haarlemmerliede and other surrounding small settlements.

There was a tree planted beside the platform on 30 April 2013 in honour of King Willem-Alexander.

Train services

As of 9 December 2018, the following train services call at this station:

National rail

Train Operator(s) From Via To Freq. Service
Sprinter

4800

NS Amsterdam Centraal Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Halfweg-Zwanenburg - Haarlem Spaanwoude - Haarlem - Bloemendaal - Santpoort Zuid - Santpoort Noord - Driehuis - Beverwijk - Heemskerk - Uitgeest - Castricum - Heiloo - Alkmaar - Alkmaar Noord - Heerhugowaard - Obdam Hoorn 2/hour Runs only 1x per hour between Alkmaar and Hoorn after 8.00 pm
Sprinter

5400

NS Amsterdam Centraal Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Halweg-Zwanenburg - Haarlem Spaarnwoude - Haarlem - Overveen Zandvoort aan Zee 2/hour

Bus services

Operator Line Route Service
Connexxion 80 Amsterdam Centrum - Halfweg-Zwanenburg NS - Haarlem - Heemstede - Aerdenhout
161 Hoofddorp - Lijnden - Boesingheliede - Halfweg-Zwanenburg NS - Zwanenburg
680 Zwanenburg - Halfweg-Zwanenburg NS - Haarlem - Heemstede - Aerdenhout
  • 4/day (weekdays only) toward Aerdenhout, of which the first ride terminates at Heemstede-Aerdenhout NS
  • 2/day (weekdays only) toward Zwanenburg
N80 Amsterdam Centrum → Halfweg-Zwanenburg NS → Haarlem Spaarnwoude → Haarlem Station → Velserbroek → Driehuis → IJmuiden Nightbus under the brand R-Net

References

  1. ^ "Feestelijke opening station Halfweg-Zwanenburg". ProRail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.