Schagen railway station

Schagen
Schagen railway station
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°47′10″N 4°48′19″E / 52.78611°N 4.80528°E / 52.78611; 4.80528
Line(s)	Den Helder–Amsterdam railway
Platforms	3
History
Opened	20 December 1865; 158 years ago (1865-12-20)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Anna Paulowna towards Den Helder NS Intercity 800 rush Heerhugowaard towards Maastricht NS Intercity 3000 Heerhugowaard towards Nijmegen
Location Schagen Location within Netherlands

Schagen railway station serves the town of Schagen, Netherlands. The station, built by Karel Hendrik van Brederode, opened on 20 December 1865 and is located on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway.^[1] The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

The train station has 3 platforms. The line between Schagen and Den Helder is single track and between Schagen and Alkmaar double track. The track between Schagen and Heerhugowaard was also single track until 1995. In 2009 the station was modernised; some roofs were replaced and two new lifts were built.^[2]