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Leiden Centraal railway station |
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| Location | Leiden, South Holland,
Netherlands |
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| Coordinates | 52°09′59″N 4°28′56″E / 52.16639°N 4.48222°E / 52.16639; 4.48222 |
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| Owned by | Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
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| Lines | Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
Weesp–Leiden railway
Woerden–Leiden railway |
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| Platforms | 6 |
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| Tracks | 10 |
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| Connections | Qbuzz: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30, 31, 37, 38, 50, 55, 56, 169, 182, 183, 187, 250, 365, 366, 400, 401, 410, 854
EBS: 43, 45 |
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| Opened | 17 August 1842 (1842-08-17) |
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Location within Southwest Randstad Show map of Southwest RandstadLeiden Centraal (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands |
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Leiden Centraal is the main railway station in Leiden, a university city in the Netherlands. In 2019, it was the nation's sixth-busiest station in terms of passenger numbers, with 82,689 daily passengers. The station is an important transit hub for approximately 35,000 non-resident higher education students, studying in the city, and for Leiden's surrounding area, including the seaside town of Katwijk.