Delft railway station

Delft
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°00′24″N 4°21′24″E / 52.00667°N 4.35667°ECoordinates: 52°00′24″N 4°21′24″E / 52.00667°N 4.35667°E
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	8
Connections	HTM Den Haag Tram: 1 HTM: N5 RET: 40, 174 Veolia Transport: 32, 37, 38, 51, 55, 60, 61, 62, 64, 69
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Free parking for 8,700 bicycles, of which 5,000 underground[1]
Architect	Francine Houben (Mecanoo archit.)
Other information
Station code	Dt
History
Opened	31 May 1847
Rebuilt	1885, 2015
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Rotterdam Centraal Terminus NS Nachtnet 1400 1x/hour; Nighttrain Intercity service Den Haag HS toward Utrecht Centraal Den Haag HS toward Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 1900 2x/hour Rotterdam Centraal toward Venlo Schiedam Centrum toward Dordrecht NS Intercity 2200 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings Den Haag HS toward Amsterdam Centraal Schiedam Centrum toward Vlissingen NS Intercity 2600 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings Den Haag HS toward Lelystad Centrum NS Intercity 12600 2x/hour; Late evenings and early weekend mornings only Den Haag HS toward Groningen or Leeuwarden Rijswijk toward Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5000 2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends Delft Zuid toward Breda NS Sprinter 5100 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at evenings and weekends; Combined half-hourly service on evenings and weekends with Sprinter 15100 on section Den Haag Centraal-Lage Zwaluwe Delft Zuid toward Roosendaal NS Sprinter 15100 1x/hour; Evenings and weekends only. Combined half-hourly service on evenings and weekends with Sprinter 5100 on section Den Haag Centraal-Lage Zwaluwe Delft Zuid toward Breda
Location

Delft is the main railway station of Delft, the Netherlands, located on a section of the oldest railway line in the country, between the cities of The Hague and Rotterdam. Along with a new 2.3 km rail tunnel under the city centre, the current station opened on 28 February 2015.^[2] The new building, which integrates the station hall with the city's municipal offices, was designed by Mecanoo, an international architecture firm that originated in Delft. The project also included a rebuilt bus station, tram stops and improved bicycle parking.

Previous stations

Old Delft station building, in use from 1885 to 2015

The initial Delft railway station was located on the Houttuinen, close to the current building. The first train passed through it on 31 May 1847, and just days later, on 3 June, the station opened its doors to the public. Because of increasing numbers of passengers and goods transported, a new, larger railway station had to be opened in 1885, just to the south of the original station. The latter building was designed by Christiaan Posthumus Meyjes sr..
The old station building has gained monumental status, and will be repurposed with a commercial hospitality function.

Railway zone project in Delft

Elevated rail track cutting through the centre of Delft (2007)

From 1964, the railway through Delft ran on a double track viaduct, created to eliminate level crossings, intending to improve the safety and fluidity of traffic through the city. However, the rail viaduct became unpopular for being visually unattractive, and because the line through Delft is very busy, meaning between 300 and 350 trains passing daily caused major noise pollution. Therefore, a large urban design project was formulated in 1999, designed by Spanish urban planner Joan Busquets, which will see the rail viaduct replaced by two tunnels.
The first phase of this has been completed in February 2015, and sees a first tunnel tube with two rail tracks in operation. By 2020 the decommissioned viaduct will be torn down, and a second tunnel tube with two more rail tracks will be constructed underneath the path previously occupied by it. Redevelopment of the freed up space above ground, has not yet been fully planned.

Train services

The following services call at Delft:

• 1x per hour night service (nachtnet) Rotterdam - The Hague - Amsterdam - Utrecht
• 2x per hour Intercity service The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda - Eindhoven - Venlo
• 2x per hour Intercity service Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
• 2x per hour Intercity service Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Breda
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal

Connections

• Tram 1: Delft Tanthof - Delft - Rijswijk - The Hague - Scheveningen
• Bus 32: Delft - Den Hoorn - De Lier - Naaldwijk
• Bus 37: Delfgauw Ruyven - Delft - Den Hoorn - The Hague Leyenburg
• Bus 38: Delft - Den Hoorn - Maasland
• Bus 40: Delft - Overschie - Rotterdam
• Bus 55: Delft - TU Delft - Pijnacker Centrum - Zoetermeer
• Bus 60: Delft Tanthof - Delft - Nootdorp
• Bus 69: Delft - TNO - TU Delft
• Bus 80: Delft Tanthof - Delft - IKEA - Olof Palmestraat
• Bus 81: IKEA - Delft - Kuyperwijk
• Bus 82: Delft - Delft Tanthof - Delft Zuid - Voorhof
• Bus 130: Delft - Rijswijk - The Hague
• Bus 174: Delft - TU Delft - Pijnacker Zuid - Berkel Westpolder - Berkel - Rotterdam Noord

Gallery

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References

1. Train Tunnel News - Delft.nl
2. "Nieuw station Delft open". SpoorzoneDelft. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

External links

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

Dutch Rijksmonument 525335