Delft railway station

Delft
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°00′24″N 4°21′24″E / 52.00667°N 4.35667°E / 52.00667; 4.35667Coordinates: 52°00′24″N 4°21′24″E / 52.00667°N 4.35667°E / 52.00667; 4.35667
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
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 Den Haag HS toward Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 1100 2x/hour; Until April 2017. Transfer to Intercity 11100 to/from Eindhoven at Breda Rotterdam Centraal toward Breda NS Intercity 1100 2x/hour; From April 2017 Rotterdam Centraal toward Eindhoven Rotterdam Centraal Terminus NS Nachtnet 1400 1x/hour; Nighttrain Intercity service Den Haag HS toward Utrecht Centraal Schiedam Centrum toward Vlissingen NS Intercity 2200 2x/hour Den Haag HS toward Amsterdam Centraal Schiedam Centrum toward Dordrecht NS Intercity 2400 2x/hour; Not on evenings and Sundays Den Haag HS toward Lelystad Centrum NS Intercity 2400 2x/hour; Evenings until +/- 10:00pm and Sundays from +/- 10:30am until +/- 10:00pm Den Haag HS toward Duivendrecht Rijswijk toward Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5000 2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends Delft Zuid toward Dordrecht NS Sprinter 5100 2x/hour
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. 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.

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.

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.