De Vink railway station

Station De Vink
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°08′45″N 4°27′28″E / 52.14583°N 4.45778°E / 52.14583; 4.45778
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	Dvnk
History
Opened	1906, reopened 1985
Closed	1928
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Voorschoten towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 4600 2x/hour Leiden Centraal towards Almere Oostvaarders NS Sprinter 6300 2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends Leiden Centraal towards Haarlem
Location
Station De Vink Location within Southwest Randstad Show map of Southwest Randstad Station De Vink Station De Vink (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands

De Vink is a railway station in the Netherlands. It is located near the former hamlet of De Vink, currently a part of Leiden.

The station re-opened in 1985. It is wedged in between the city of Leiden and the neighbouring town of Voorschoten. The tracks in the direction of The Hague are on Leiden ground. The tracks in the direction of Leiden are on Voorschoten ground. Because of this, it is currently the only railway station in the Netherlands not to feature the name of the city it is located in.^[1]

Train services

The following services call at De Vink:

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Sassenheim - Nieuw-Vennep - Hoofdorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Lelylaan - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem

Gallery

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  Station De Vink
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  Monument near Station De Vink (by Cune van Groeningen)
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  Goddess Sibyl near Station De Vink
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  Building near the station
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  The platforms
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  SLT to Haarlem on rail 4
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  Stairs to one of the platform

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)

References