Gouda is a railway station in Gouda

Gouda

Gouda is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Gouda, which was granted city rights in 1272, is famous for its Gouda cheese, smoking pipes, and 15th-century city hall....

, The Netherlands. The station opened on 21 May 1855 when the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch Rijn Railway Company) opened the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway

Utrecht–Rotterdam railway

The Utrecht–Rotterdam railway is a heavily used railway line in the Netherlands, running from Utrecht to Rotterdam, passing through Gouda. The line was opened between 1855 and 1858. The western terminus was originally the Rotterdam Maas station. In 1899, a connection with the Rotterdam Delftse...

. The Gouda–Den Haag railway

Gouda–Den Haag railway

The Gouda–Den Haag railway is a heavily used railway line in the Netherlands, running from Gouda to Den Haag , passing through Zoetermeer...

 to The Hague was opened in 1870, and the connection to Alphen a/d Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn railway station

Alphen a/d Rijn railway station is a railway station in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.-History:The railway station was opened in 1878, as part of a railway connection between Leiden and Woerden...

 in 1934.

Trains running between Den Haag Centraal / Rotterdam Centraal

Rotterdam Centraal railway station

Rotterdam Centraal is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam in the Netherlands.-History:The station opened June 3, 1847 as the Delftsche Poort railway station. The station building designed by Sybold van Ravesteyn opened in 1957 and closed on September 2, 2007...

 and Utrecht Centraal

Utrecht Centraal railway station

Utrecht Centraal is the central railway station for the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It is the largest railway station in the Netherlands in terms of size, with fourteen platforms With Utrecht being located centrally in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal is also the largest station in terms...

 call at the station, as well as the RijnGouweLijn

RijnGouweLijn

The RijnGouweLijn or RGL is originally a plan for a light rail project in South Holland, Netherlands, with partly new rail tracks and partly using existing rail tracks of the Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway and the Woerden–Leiden railway....

 connection to Alphen a/d Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn railway station

Alphen a/d Rijn railway station is a railway station in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.-History:The railway station was opened in 1878, as part of a railway connection between Leiden and Woerden...

.

In November 1944, during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, the strategically located railway station was bombed by the Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

. The main building of the railway station was severely damaged; traces of the bombing are visible to this day on platforms 3 and 5. In 1948 a new building was constructed out of the remaining first floor of the old building. This was replaced by the current building in 1984.

Train services

The following train services call at Gouda:

• 1x per hour intercity service The Hague - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Groningen
• 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
• 1x per hour intercity service The Hague - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Enschede
• 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Enschede
• 1x per hour intercity service The Hague - Utrecht
• 2x per hour intercity service Rotterdam - Utrecht - Amersfoort - Deventer
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest - Amsterdam - Woerden - Rotterdam
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam - Gouda Goverwelle
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Alphen aan den Rijn - Gouda
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Gouda - Utrecht
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Leiden - Alphen aan den Rijn - Gouda
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Gouda Goverwelle

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