Hollandsche Rading railway station

Hollandsche Rading
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°10′41″N 5°10′45″E / 52.17806°N 5.17917°E / 52.17806; 5.17917Coordinates: 52°10′41″N 5°10′45″E / 52.17806°N 5.17917°E / 52.17806; 5.17917
Line(s)	Hilversum–Lunetten railway
History
Opened	1 June 1885
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Hilversum Sportpark toward Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 5700 2x/hour; Not on evenings Utrecht Overvecht toward Utrecht Centraal Utrecht Overvecht toward Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 14900 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour Hilversum-Almere Centrum; Evenings only Hilversum Sportpark toward Almere Centrum
Location
Hollandsche Rading Location within Northeastern Randstad

Hollandsche Rading is a Dutch railway station located along the railway line Hilversum - Utrecht, near the town of Hollandsche Rading and immediately west of the A27 motorway. The station was opened on 1 June 1885.^[1][2]

The railway station is located exactly on the border of two provinces. Platform 1, for the southbound trains (Utrecht-bound), lies in the province of Utrecht, while platform 2, for the northbound (Hilversum-bound) trains, is located in North Holland.

Hollandsche Rading can be translated in Dutch to Holland Border as in North Holland going into Utrecht.

Train services

Route	Service type	Operator	Notes
The Hague - Leiden - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Utrecht	Local ("Sprinter")	NS	2x per hour
Utrecht - Hilversum - Almere	Local ("Sprinter")	NS	2x per hour (1x per hour on evenings (Almere - Hilversum), 2x per hour on evenings (Utrecht - Hilversum) and 1x per hour Sundays (entire route)

Bus services

Line	Route	Operator	Notes
58	Hilversum - Hollandsche Rading - Maartensdijk - Bilthoven - De Bilt - Zeist	U-OV and Pouw Vervoer	No service on evenings and Sundays. U-OV operates this bus during weekdays, Pouw Vervoer on Saturdays.

Note: The bus stop is located close to the station, but is called Vuurse Dreef.

Gallery

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  The intersection in the 'middle' of the station, the exact province border.

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  Platform 1, for the southbound trains.

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  Replacement of wooden ties by concrete ones, in March 2005.

References

1. http://stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=hollandscherading&vraag=hollandsche%20rading
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

External links

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