Classic route
West Friesland line
Hoofddorp → Hoorn Kersenboogerd · Netherlands
Schiphol and Amsterdam at one end, then the Hollandsche IJzeren’s branch of 1884 north through Purmerend into West Friesland, extended past Hoorn in 1885.
- Distance
- 59 km
- Fastest time
- 59 min
- Average speed
- 60 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmHoofddorp
- 5 kmSchiphol Airport +2
- 13 kmAmsterdam Lelylaan
- 16 kmAmsterdam Sloterdijk +2
- 24 kmZaandam +1
- 26 kmZaandam Kogerveld
- 36 kmPurmerend Weidevenne
- 37 kmPurmerend
- 39 kmPurmerend Overwhere
- 57 kmHoorn +1
- 59 kmHoorn Kersenboogerd
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 325184: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RE 4112
Questions and answers
How long is the West Friesland line?
The West Friesland line runs 59 km from Hoofddorp to Hoorn Kersenboogerd.
How long does the West Friesland line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 59 min for the 59 km. That is an average of 60 km/h end to end.
Who runs the West Friesland line?
Nederlandse Spoorwegen, with Sprinter 4100.
How old is the West Friesland line?
The line has been in service since 1885. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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