- 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 ZWThe
railway station ofGouda in theNetherlands was opened onMay 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 theRoyal 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:
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