Houten railway station

Houten
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°02′04″N 5°10′04″E / 52.03444°N 5.16778°ECoordinates: 52°02′04″N 5°10′04″E / 52.03444°N 5.16778°E
Line(s)	Utrecht–Boxtel railway
Other information
Station code	Htn
History
Opened	1 November 1868
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Utrecht Lunetten toward Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 6000 Houten Castellum toward Tiel NS Sprinter 16000 Continues at/arrives at 's-Hertogenbosch as Sprinter 13600 to/from Breda Houten Castellum toward 's-Hertogenbosch
Location
Houten Location within Randstad

Houten is a railway station located in Houten, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 November 1868 and is located on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway and the Houten - Houten Castellum tram line which closed on 14 December 2008. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station was closed between 1935 and 1982.

A 2005 ProRail survey estimated there were about 9,224 passengers using this station per day.

Original Station

The original station was the one opened in 1868. This closed in 1935.

Moving the Station

In August 2007, the station building was moved 150 m (492 ft) north of its previous location, which was 600 m (1,969 ft) south of the current station.

The building had to be moved to allow for the line to be quad-tracked from Utrecht to 's-Hertogenbosch, but the station building was part of Houten's past and it is the last building of its type on this line.

Train service

The following services currently call at Houten:

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Utrecht - Geldermalsen - Tiel
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Utrecht - Geldermalsen - 's-Hertogenbosch

Gallery

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  Old railway station building in February 2006

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  Building arriving at its new location, August 24, 2007

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  Platforms in 2006

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  Tram station at Houten

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  East side of station in 2006

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  New railway station, opened in 2011

External links

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