Den Haag Hollands Spoor
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Location | Stationsplein 41 2515 BV The Hague Netherlands |
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Coordinates | 52°4′11″N 4°19′18″E / 52.06972°N 4.32167°ECoordinates: 52°4′11″N 4°19′18″E / 52.06972°N 4.32167°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Nederlandse Spoorwegen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HTM Den Haag Tram: 1, 5, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 HTM: 18 |
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Station code | Gv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 6 December 1843 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Den Haag HS (The Hague HS), an abbreviation of the original name Den Haag Hollands Spoor (The Hague Holland's Rail), is the oldest railway station in The Hague, Netherlands. It was opened in 1843, when the Amsterdam–Haarlem railway, the oldest railway line in the country, was extended to The Hague. This line was further extended to Rotterdam in 1847. The railway station was named after the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij, the company which operated the railway station.
Rival company Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij opened a second main railway station in The Hague in 1870, Den Haag Rhijnspoor, for the railway line to Gouda and Utrecht. This railway station was demolished in 1973, to make way for the Den Haag Centraal railway station. As a result, The Hague has two main railway stations: Central Station and HS. Trains from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and beyond (Brussels) tend to stop at The Hague HS, whereas trains from Utrecht and, eventually, the German border usually stop at the Central Station.
The original railway building of 1843 was replaced by the current building designed by D.A.N. Margadant in 1891. A Royal Waiting Room was opened in 1893.
The station is served by the following service(s):
The Hague's public transit company, HTM Personenvervoer, operates a public transportation hub in front of the railway station's front entrance. Tram lines 1, 9, 11, 12, 16 and 17 stop here.
Den Haag Hollands Spoor also includes a bus station. Several HTM bus lines stop here.