De Vink railway station

Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Voorschoten NS Sprinter 4600
2x/hour
 Leiden Centraal
NS Sprinter 6300
2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends
 Leiden Centraal
towards Haarlem
Location
Station De Vink is located in Southwest Randstad
Station De Vink
Station De Vink
Location within Southwest Randstad
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Station De Vink is located in Netherlands
Station De Vink
Station De Vink
Station De Vink (Netherlands)
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De Vink is a railway station in the Netherlands. It is located near the former hamlet of De Vink, currently a part of Leiden.

The station re-opened in 1985. It is wedged in between the city of Leiden and the neighbouring town of Voorschoten. The tracks in the direction of The Hague are on Leiden ground. The tracks in the direction of Leiden are on Voorschoten ground. Because of this, it is currently the only railway station in the Netherlands not to feature the name of the city it is located in.[1]

Train services

The following services call at De Vink:

  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Sassenheim - Nieuw-Vennep - Hoofdorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Lelylaan - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal
  • 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem

Gallery

  • Station De Vink
    Station De Vink
  • Monument near Station De Vink (by Cune van Groeningen)
    Monument near Station De Vink (by Cune van Groeningen)
  • Goddess Sibyl near Station De Vink
    Goddess Sibyl near Station De Vink
  • Building near the station
    Building near the station
  • The platforms
    The platforms
  • SLT to Haarlem on rail 4
    SLT to Haarlem on rail 4
  • Stairs to one of the platform
    Stairs to one of the platform

External links

  • NS website (in Dutch)
  • Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)

References

  1. ^ "De Vink". Treinstationinfo.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-05.