Leiden Centraal railway station

Leiden Centraal
Leiden Centraal railway station
General information
Location	Leiden, South Holland,  Netherlands
Coordinates	52°09′59″N 4°28′56″E / 52.16639°N 4.48222°E / 52.16639; 4.48222
Owned by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway Weesp–Leiden railway Woerden–Leiden railway
Platforms	6
Tracks	10
Connections	Arriva: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20, 21, 30, 31, 37, 38, 45 (shared with EBS), 50, 56, 57, 169, 182, 183, 186, 187, 221, 250, 269, 365, 400, 510, 854 EBS: 43, 45 (shared with Arriva)
History
Opened	17 August 1842; 182 years ago (1842-08-17)
Services Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Den Haag Centraal Terminus NS Intercity 700 Schiphol Airport towards Groningen Den Haag Hollands Spoor towards Rotterdam Centraal NS Nachtnet 1400 Night train Schiphol Airport towards Utrecht Centraal Den Haag Centraal Terminus NS Intercity 1800 Schiphol Airport towards Leeuwarden NS Intercity 2100 Heemstede-Aerdenhout towards Amsterdam Centraal Den Haag Laan van NOI towards Vlissingen NS Intercity 2200 NS Intercity 2300 Den Haag Laan van NOI towards Dordrecht NS Intercity 2400 Schiphol Airport towards Lelystad Centrum Den Haag Laan van NOI towards Rotterdam Centraal NS Intercity 3200 Schiphol Airport towards Arnhem Centraal Den Haag Laan van NOI towards Dordrecht NS Intercity 3700 Schiphol Airport towards Venlo Terminus NS Nachtnet 24400 Night train Schiphol Airport towards Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA NS Sprinter 3300 Sassenheim towards Hoorn Kersenboogerd De Vink towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 4600 Sassenheim towards Almere Oostvaarders NS Sprinter 6300 Voorhout towards Haarlem Leiden Lammenschans towards Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 8800 Terminus NS Sprinter 8900 De Vink towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 13300
Location Leiden Centraal Location within Southwest Randstad Show map of Southwest Randstad Leiden Centraal Leiden Centraal (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands

Leiden Centraal is the main railway station in Leiden, a university city in the Netherlands. In 2019, it was the nation's sixth-most important station in terms of travel numbers, with 82.689 daily passengers.^[1] The station is an important transit hub for the c. 35,000 non-resident higher education students studying in the city,^[2] as well as for Leiden's surrounding area, including the seaside town of Katwijk.