Heemstede-Aerdenhout railway station

Heemstede-Aerdenhout
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°21′35″N 4°36′25″E / 52.35972°N 4.60694°E / 52.35972; 4.60694
Line(s)Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
History
Opened1 October 1891, 1958 (current)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Leiden Centraal NS Intercity 2100 Haarlem
Leiden Centraal
towards Vlissingen
NS Intercity 2200
Hillegom NS Sprinter 6300 Haarlem
Terminus
Location
Heemstede-Aerdenhout is located in Northern Randstad
Heemstede-Aerdenhout
Heemstede-Aerdenhout
Location within Northern Randstad
Heemstede-Aerdenhout is located in Netherlands
Heemstede-Aerdenhout
Heemstede-Aerdenhout
Heemstede-Aerdenhout (Netherlands)

Heemstede-Aerdenhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦeːmsteːdə ˌʔaːrdə(n)ˈɦʌut]) is a railway station in Heemstede and Aerdenhout, Netherlands. The station opened on 1 October 1891 and is located on the site of the old Toll house for the Leidsevaart canal, which still flows next to the station from Haarlem to Leiden. This canal still follows the Oude Lijn (Amsterdam - Rotterdam) closely. The train soon became the favored method of travel after the station opened, and the canal has gone out of use since the end of the second world war. The current station building was opened in 1958 and was one of the first Dutch viaduct stations.