Den Haag Centraal
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Den Haag Centraal, second floor
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Location | Koningin Julianaplein 10 2595 AA The Hague Netherlands |
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Coordinates | 52°4′54″N 4°19′45″E / 52.08167°N 4.32917°ECoordinates: 52°4′54″N 4°19′45″E / 52.08167°N 4.32917°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Nederlandse Spoorwegen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Gouda–Den Haag railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Gvc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Den Haag Centraal (Dutch pronunciation: [dɛn ˌɦaːx sɛnˈtraːl]; English: The Hague Central) is the largest railway station in the city of The Hague, and with twelve tracks, the largest terminal station in the Netherlands. The station was completed in 1973, adjacent to its predecessor: station Den Haag Staatsspoor, which was subsequently demolished. It is the western terminus of the Gouda–Den Haag railway.
The oldest station in The Hague is Den Haag Hollands Spoor (The Hague Holland's Rail) on the main line from Amsterdam to Rotterdam, opened in 1843 by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (Holland's Iron Railroad Company). This station was built at some distance from the city centre.
In 1870, the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch Rhine-railroad Company) opened a second station in The Hague, Den Haag Rijnspoor (The Hague Rhine Rail) for trains to Gouda and Utrecht. This station was built much closer to the city centre. From 1888 this railroad was the property of the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (State Railway Operation Company); the station was renamed Den Haag Staatsspoor ("The Hague State Rail").
In the 1970s, Nederlandse Spoorwegen decided to build a new Central Station in The Hague and it was decided to build the new station next to Staatsspoor station. The old station was demolished after the new station was completed. A chord was also built to connect the station to the line to Amsterdam. Although Centraal station is the largest station in The Hague, it is served by onlyterminating trains; Intercity and international trains travelling between Amsterdam and Rotterdam stop only at Hollands Spoor station. Now, The Hague is the only city in the Netherlands which still has two major railway stations.