Leiden Centraal railway station
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The station Leiden Central Railway Station is the largest Dutch city of Leiden. The station is used by approximately 75,000 people a day and is one of the most frequented in the Netherlands. He is a central hub in urban public transport. At the station, at national regional and long-distance trains. There is also a large bus station on the front of the station.
History
The first station was opened on August 17, 1842 the railway line Amsterdam -Rotterdam. 1879 received a new main building by architect DAN Margadant the train station. 1878 was followed by the opening track to Woerden. In 1955 a new station for suffering was designed by HGJ Schelling. This post-war station was characterized by gray concrete, as well as in Arnhem, Hengelo and Zutphen. The main output led by a staircase. The station was too small for the number of travelers. In addition, the traffic in front of the station drove past. In 1981, then the railway line was opened to Schiphol. Until the mid- 1990s, the international Thalys and Beneluxtrein stopped at the station. The station was named " Leiden Central " until 1997, when the inhabitants of the title " Centraal " demanded. In the Netherlands, there is to date, including suffering, only five stations with the status " Centraal ".
Today's Train Station
The station building by architect Harry Reijnders is the fourth and opened in 1996. It is composed of a white truss structure. A characteristic feature of the entrance is a white shell. At the opening of a large space for the sale of tickets has been established. With the advent of ticket machines in the station hall and the attitude of the international ticket selling the hall was largely unused. There is a large bus station where many lines meet at the front of the train station. In addition to the bus station there is a taxi bridge with a bicycle parking underneath. All this was realized, because the station Plein tunnel was opened for traffic in 1997. Thus, there was much more space at the front of the train station and there is now also a train station. On the seaward side there is a monitored bicycle parking for 2,000 bicycles.