Den Helder is a

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railway station in the naval town of Den Helder, The

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. The station opened on 20 December 1865, and is the most northerly station in North Holland. The station is the start of the

Den Helder–Amsterdam railway The Den Helder–Amsterdam railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Den Helder to Amsterdam, passing through Alkmaar and Zaandam. It is also called the '' Staatslijn K'' ("state line K") in Dutch. The line is 81 km long. T ...

. The original station building was demolished in 1958 and a new building was built, a bit further south than the previous one. The railway line was

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in 1958. The station now has three platforms. The services are operated by

Nederlandse Spoorwegen Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; ; en, "Dutch Railways") is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The Dutch rail network is one of the busiest in the European Union, and t ...

. In 1980 another station in the town, Den Helder Zuid, opened.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s): *2x per hour Intercity services Den Helder - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Nijmegen

Bus services

The station is served by the following bus services:

External links

NS website

Dutch public transport travel planner
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