Voorschoten railway station

Voorschoten is a railway station in Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands.

History
The first station opened on 1 May 1843 on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway. A new station building opened in 1886 and was closed on 17 September 1944. The station re-opened in 1969 and a hexagonal shaped station building opened. A new station was opened in 1995. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Accidents and incidents

 * On 9 September 1926, a passenger train was derailed near Voorschoten. Four people were killed.


 * On 4 April 2023, a passenger train collided with a crane that was obstructing the line at Voorschoten. One person was killed. A freight train was also reported to have collided with the crane.

Train services
The following services currently call at Voorschoten:
 * 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Utrecht
 * 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem