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.
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| Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°02′04″N 5°10′04″E | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Utrecht–Boxtel railway | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Htn | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1868, 1982 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1935 | |||||||||||||||
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  Houten Location within Northeastern Randstad | ||||||||||||||||
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 150 m (492 ft) north of its previous location, which was 600 m (1,969 ft) 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
| Route | Service type | Operator | Notes |
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| Woerden - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - Tiel | Local ("Sprinter") | NS | 2x per hour |
| The Hague - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - 's-Hertogenbosch | Local ("Sprinter") | NS | 2x per hour |
| Utrecht Centraal - Houten - Houten Castellum | Local ("Sprinter") | NS | 2x per hour (rush hours only). 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
| Line | Route | Operator | Notes |
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| 43 | Houten - Odijk - Driebergen-Zeist Station - Zeist | U-OV, CTS and Pouw Vervoer | The 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. |
| 44 | Houten Station - Houten Oude Dorp/De Meerpaal - Hagestein Hoefslag - Vianen Hoef en Haag - Vianen De Hagen/De Biezen - Vianen Centrum | U-OV and Pouw Vervoer | Weekdays only. |
| 45 | Houten - 't Goy - Schalkwijk - Houten | CTS | Monday-Saturday during daytime hours only. |
| 47 | Utrecht Centraal - Utrecht Tolsteeg - Utrecht Hoograven-Noord - Houten | U-OV | No service after 21:30. During Saturday and Sunday evenings, this bus only operates within Utrecht. |
| 48 | Houten - Nieuwegein - Utrecht Papendorp - Utrecht Leidsche Rijn - De Wetering - Utrecht Lage Weide - Maarssenbroek - Maarssen | U-OV | During evenings, this bus only operates between Houten and Nieuwegein. On weekends during daytime hours, this bus only operates between Houten and Utrecht Leidsche Rijn. |
| 49 | Houten Station - Houten Zuid | U-OV | No service on evenings and Saturdays; only Mon-Fri and Sundays during daytime hours. |
| 149 | Houten - Schalkwijk - Houten | U-OV | Only operates on weekday and Saturday evenings. |
| 247 | Houten - Nieuwegein De Liesbosch - Utrecht Kanaleneiland-Zuid - Utrecht Hoograven-Noord - Utrecht Centraal | U-OV | Rush hours only. Runs from Houten to Utrecht during morning rush hours and vice versa during afternoon rush hours. |
| 281 | Houten - Utrecht Rijnsweerd - Utrecht Science Park | U-OV | Weekdays during daytime hours only. Operates from Houten to Utrecht until 14:00 and vice versa from 13:00-18:00. |
| 447 | Utrecht → Houten | U-OV | Friday and Saturday late nights only (between midnight and 5:00). |
| 530 ("FC-Utrecht Express") | Houten - Utrecht Galgenwaard | U-OV | 1 run in both directions during evenings, but only if there's a soccer match in Utrecht's Galgenwaard stadium. |
| 682 | Houten - Nieuwegein - Amersfoort Hoornbeeck/Van Lodenstein | Pouw Vervoer | 1 run during morning rush hours from Houten to Amersfoort and 2 runs vice versa during afternoon rush hours. |
Gallery
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Old railway station building in February 2006
Building arriving at its new location, August 24, 2007
Platforms in 2006
Tram station at Houten
East side of station in 2006- New railway station, opened in 2011
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