Gouda railway station

Infobox NS-station
station=Gouda


stationscode=Gd
opened=1855
closed=
reopened=
platforms=7
company=Nederlandse Spoorwegen
latdeg=52 |latmin=01 |latsec=03 |londeg=4 |lonmin=42 |lonsec=20
positiekaartnaam=Randstad ZW

The railway station of Gouda in the Netherlands was opened on May 21, 1855, when the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch Rijn Railway Company) railway line from Utrecht to Rotterdam Maas was taken into use in 1855. The connection to The Hague was opened in 1870, and the connection to Alphen a/d Rijn in 1934.

Trains running between Den Haag Centraal / Rotterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal call at the station, as well as the RijnGouweLijn connection to Alphen a/d Rijn.

In November 1944, during World War II, the strategically located railway station was bombed by the Royal Air Force. 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: