Leiden Centraal railway station

Leiden Centraal
Leiden Centraal railway station
General information
LocationLeiden, South Holland,
 Netherlands
Coordinates52°09′59″N 4°28′56″E / 52.16639°N 4.48222°E / 52.16639; 4.48222
Owned byNederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
Weesp–Leiden railway
Woerden–Leiden railway
Platforms6
Tracks10
Connections Qbuzz: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30, 31, 37, 38, 50, 55, 56, 169, 182, 183, 187, 250, 365, 366, 400, 401, 410, 854
EBS: 43, 45
History
Opened17 August 1842 (1842-08-17)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Den Haag Hollands Spoor NS Nachtnet 1400
Night train Not on Tues, Wed
Schiphol Airport
NS Nachtnet 1400
Night train Tuesday only
Amsterdam Centraal
Den Haag Centraal
Terminus
NS Intercity 2100 Heemstede-Aerdenhout
Den Haag Laan van NOI
towards Vlissingen
NS Intercity 2200
NS Intercity 2300
Mon-Fri until 20:00
Den Haag Centraal
Terminus
NS Intercity 3100 Schiphol Airport
towards Nijmegen
Den Haag Laan van NOI NS Intercity 3200
Mon-Thurs before 19:00
Schiphol Airport
Den Haag Laan van NOI
towards Dordrecht
NS Intercity 3500 Schiphol Airport
towards Venlo
Den Haag HS NS Nachtnet 11400
Wednesday Night only
Schiphol Airport
Terminus NS Nachtnet 11450
Tuesday Night only
Schiphol Airport
De Vink NS Sprinter 4300 Sassenheim
Terminus NS Sprinter 5700
Weekdays before 20:30
Sassenheim
De Vink NS Sprinter 6300 Voorhout
towards Haarlem
Leiden Lammenschans
towards Tiel
NS Sprinter 6700
After 18:00 and Fri-Sun
Terminus
Leiden Lammenschans NS Sprinter 8800
Mon-Thur until 18:00
Leiden Lammenschans NS Sprinter 8900
Peak only
Location
Leiden Centraal
Location within Southwest Randstad
Leiden Centraal
Leiden Centraal (Netherlands)

Leiden Centraal is the main railway station in Leiden, a university city in the Netherlands. In 2019, it was the nation's sixth-busiest station in terms of passenger numbers, with 82,689 daily passengers. The station is an important transit hub for approximately 35,000 non-resident higher education students, studying in the city, and for Leiden's surrounding area, including the seaside town of Katwijk.