- Baarn railway station
Infobox NS-station
station = Baarn
stationsnaam = Baarn
latdeg=52 |latmin=12 |latsec=29 |londeg=5 |lonmin=16 |lonsec=52
positiekaartnaam=Randstad NOBaarn is a
railway station on theGooilijn . It is located inBaarn , theNetherlands . The station is operated by theNederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).History
The station was opened on 10 June 1874. It is located on the Gooilijn and the
Stichtse lijn from Baarn to Utrecht.Baarn station is the station the
Dutch royal family use, when arriving/leavingSoestdijk Palace . For this use it has a royal waiting room. This is why the station, is important on the NS Network.The station has 3 platforms. Platform 1 is joined to the station building. This platform is for trains to/from Utrecht Centraal. Platforms 2 and 3 are island platforms. Platforms 2 and 3 are for trains to Amersfoort and Amsterdam.
In the early days of the station, the HSM had a railway station, for trains to Amsterdam and Amersfoort, this was on the Oosterspoorweg, and the nearby station Baarn Buurtstation, which was for the train to Utrecht. In 1938 the companies became part of the station NS and the Baarn Buurtstation closed.
The station is being rebuilt, with a platform 4 being built for the Utrecht train, to prevent delays of Intercitys passing through the station. Platform 1 will no longer be used for passenger services. It is planned this will be finished by 14 December 2008.
Train Services
The following train services call at Baarn:
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