Houten railway station


Houten is a railway station located in Houten, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 November 1868 and is located on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway and the Houten - Houten Castellum tram line which closed on 14 December 2008. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station was closed between 1935 and 1982.
A 2005 ProRail survey estimated there were about 9,224 passengers using this station per day.

Original Station

The original station was the one opened in 1868, which closed in 1935.

Moving the Station

In August 2007, the station building was moved north of its previous location, which was south of the current station.
The building had to be moved to allow for the line to be quad-tracked from Utrecht to 's-Hertogenbosch, but the station building was part of Houten's past and it is the last building of its type on this line.

Train services

RouteService typeOperatorNotes
Woerden - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - TielLocal NS2x per hour
The Hague - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - 's-HertogenboschLocal NS2x per hour
Utrecht Centraal - Houten - Houten CastellumLocal NS2x per hour. Runs non-stop from Utrecht to Houten, but local from Houten to Utrecht during morning rush hour and vice versa during afternoon rush hour.

Bus services

LineRouteOperatorNotes
43Houten - Odijk - Driebergen-Zeist Station - ZeistU-OV, CTS and Pouw VervoerThe route between Houten and Odijk is only served during weekdays. Pouw Vervoer operates most of the runs, U-OV only a few; CTS operates the evening and Sunday runs and also the Saturday runs during Summer Break.
44Houten Station - Houten Oude Dorp/De Meerpaal - Hagestein Hoefslag - Vianen Hoef en Haag - Vianen De Hagen/De Biezen - Vianen CentrumU-OV and Pouw VervoerWeekdays only.
45Houten - 't Goy - Schalkwijk - HoutenCTSMonday-Saturday during daytime hours only.
47Utrecht Centraal - Utrecht Tolsteeg - Utrecht Hoograven-Noord - HoutenU-OVNo service after 21:30. During Saturday and Sunday evenings, this bus only operates within Utrecht.
48Houten - Nieuwegein - Utrecht Papendorp - Utrecht Leidsche Rijn - De Wetering - Utrecht Lage Weide - Maarssenbroek - MaarssenU-OVDuring evenings, this bus only operates between Houten and Nieuwegein. On weekends during daytime hours, this bus only operates between Houten and Utrecht Leidsche Rijn.
49Houten Station - Houten ZuidU-OVNo service on evenings and Saturdays; only Mon-Fri and Sundays during daytime hours.
149Houten - Schalkwijk - HoutenU-OVOnly operates on weekday and Saturday evenings.
247Houten - Nieuwegein De Liesbosch - Utrecht Kanaleneiland-Zuid - Utrecht Hoograven-Noord - Utrecht CentraalU-OVRush hours only. Runs from Houten to Utrecht during morning rush hours and vice versa during afternoon rush hours.
281Houten - Utrecht Rijnsweerd - Utrecht Science ParkU-OVWeekdays during daytime hours only. Operates from Houten to Utrecht until 14:00 and vice versa from 13:00-18:00.
447Utrecht → HoutenU-OVFriday and Saturday late nights only.
530 Houten - Utrecht GalgenwaardU-OV1 run in both directions during evenings, but only if there's a soccer match in Utrecht's Galgenwaard stadium.
682Houten - Nieuwegein - Amersfoort Hoornbeeck/Van LodensteinPouw Vervoer1 run during morning rush hours from Houten to Amersfoort and 2 runs vice versa during afternoon rush hours.

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