Gouda railway station

Gouda is a railway station in Gouda, Netherlands. The station opened on 21 May 1855 when the Nederlandsche Rhijnspoorweg-Maatschappij (Dutch Rijn Railway Company) opened the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. The Gouda–Den Haag railway to The Hague was opened in 1870, and the connection to Alphen a/d Rijn in 1934.

Trains running between Den Haag Centraal / Rotterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal call at the station, as well as the RijnGouweLijn connection to Alphen a/d Rijn.

In November 1944, during World War II, the strategically located railway station was bombed by the Royal Air Force. The main building of the railway station was severely damaged; traces of the bombing are visible to this day on platforms 3 and 5. In 1948 a new building was constructed out of the remaining first floor of the old building. This was replaced by the current building in 1984.

Train services
The following train services call at Gouda:
 * 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Groningen
 * 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Leeuwarden
 * 2x rush hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht
 * 1x per hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Hengelo – Enschede
 * 1x per hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Amersfoort Schothorst
 * 2x per hour rush hour intercity service The Hague – Utrecht
 * 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle – Woerden – Amsterdam – Uitgeest
 * 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle (Peak hours only)
 * 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle – Utrecht
 * 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle (Weekdays only)
 * 4x per hour local service (sprinter) Gouda – Alphen aan den Rijn

Bus services

 * 1
 * 2
 * 3
 * 4
 * 106
 * 107
 * 175
 * 178
 * 190
 * 196
 * 278 (rush hour 178)
 * 386
 * 497
 * 726