Alkmaar railway station serves the town of Alkmaar, Netherlands. It is located approximately northwest of Amsterdam. The station opened on 20 December 1865 and is located on the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and it is an Intercity station, where all trains stop.
History
Alkmaar Station opened on 20 December 1865 when the railway opened between Alkmaar and Den Helder. This was the second railway opened by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij after the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway. The line through Alkmaar was on the Staatslijn K railway, built by the Dutch state between 1865 and 1878.
The station building is a standard station building of the State Railways of the 1860s and was designed by Karel Hendrik van Brederode. The three other remaining station buildings of this style are in Harlingen, Leeuwarden and Winschoten. The station building of Alkmaar was expanded in 1879 and in 1908, by which time the entire building had two floors. A small extension was made on the south side of the station, making it asymmetrical. Following the middle part of the building was expanded forwards. In 1929, the north side of the station building was extended. In the 1960s, the station entrance was altered, the hall of the station gained a glass front.
The railway line from Amsterdam to Alkmaar was electrified in 1931. The line to Den Helder was electrified in 1958 and the line to Hoorn in 1974. Behind the platforms are 7 sidings, where trains are stabled between peak hours and at night.
Between 2014 and 2016, the north side of the station area was altered significantly. A new bridge has been built over the tracks which will connect the Bergerhof area and the station better. The tunnel under the platforms was closed as a result.
Train services The station is served by the following services:
2x per hour Intercity services (Schagen -) Alkmaar - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Maastricht (not after 20:00 or on Sundays, operates to Schagen during peak hours) 2x per hour Intercity services Den Helder - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Arnhem - Nijmegen 2x per hour Intercity services Alkmaar - Haarlem (only on weekdays peak hours in the peak direction) 2x per hour Local services (Sprinter) Hoorn - Alkmaar - Uitgeest - Haarlem - Amsterdam
A night Sprinter service operates on the route between Amsterdam – Uitgeest – Alkmaar – Den Helder.
Bus services There is a bus station at the front of the station where the following bus services regularly depart from. All bus services are operated by Connexxion, except 350 which is operated by Qbuzz.
An overview of all bus lines as of May 4th 2025: Line Route Via Notes Connexxion 2 Alkmaar Station - Vroonermeer-Noord Huiswaard, 't Rak, Daalmeer 4 Alkmaar Station - Daalmeer Rietschoot Zeswielen, Station Noord, Vroonermeer 5 Alkmaar Station - Daalmeer Ring in one direction, opposite of line 6 6 Alkmaar Station - Daalmeer Ring in one direction, opposite of line 5 8 Alkmaar Station - Overdie NWZG, Oud-Overdie 9 Alkmaar Station - Overdie NWZG 10 Alkmaar Station - Sint Pancras Kerkplein Oudorp 123 Alkmaar Station - Alkmaar Station Schermer, Stompetoren, Schermerhorn, Grootscherner, Graft, De Rijp, West-Graftdijk Ring running in both directions 129 Alkmaar Station - Purmerend Tramplein Schermer, Stompetoren, Schermerhorn, Noordbeemster, Middenbeemster, Zuidoostbeemster 151 Alkmaar Station - Sint Maartenszee Goudvis Schoorl, Groet, Camperduin, Petten 157 Alkmaar Station - Schagen Station Schoorldam, Warmenhuizen, Tuitjenhorn, Dirkshorn 160 Alkmaar Station - Heerhugowaard Centrumwaard 162 Alkmaar Station - Heerhugowaard Icaruslaan 163 Alkmaar Station - Uitgeest Station NWZG, Akersloot 165 Alkmaar Station - Egmond aan Zee Busstation Egmond aan den Hoef 166 Alkmaar Station - Bergen Plein 167 Alkmaar Station - Castricum Station NWZG, Heiloo, Limmen 169 Alkmaar Station - Oudkarspel Haagwinde Broek op Langedijk, Zuid- en Noord-Scharwoude 251 Alkmaar Station - Petten EHC Sint Maartensvlotbrug, Sint Maartenszee Express service 260 Alkmaar Station - Heerhugowaard Stadshart Express service 269 Alkmaar Station - Oudkarspel Haagwinde Express service 606 Alkmaar Station - Bergen Europese School School line N50 Alkmaar Station → Den Oever Busstation Broek op Langedijk, Zuid- en Noord-Scharwoude, Heerhugowaard, Nieuwe Niedorp, Middenmeer, Wieringerwerf Night bus, only runs on saturday night N60 Alkmaar Station - Heerhugowaard Centrumwaard Night bus, only runs on saturday night Qbuzz 350 Alkmaar Station - Leeuwarden Station Heerhugowaard, Den Oever, Afsluitdijk Qliner
External links NS website Dutch public transport travel planner
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