s-Hertogenbosch () is a railway station located in 's-Hertogenbosch in North Brabant, Netherlands. The station and all services operating from it are operated by .
History 's-Hertogenbosch station opened on 1 November 1868 as the northern terminus of the southern part of the Utrecht–Boxtel railway (Staatslijn H), with service south to Boxtel. Only in 1870 were the two parts of Line H joined, allowing for direct service to Utrecht Centraal. As the town was a fortress at the time, the station was designed with attack in mind; its wood truss construction allowed it to be dismantled or damaged with minimal waste. 's-Hertogenbosch station was further expanded upon the opening of the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway, making it an important railway junction.
In 1896, the original station was replaced with a large brick structure designed by Eduard Cuypers. The station was relocated a few hundred metres south of the original, along with the realignment of the tracks to the west. The second 's-Hertogenbosch station was characterised by its neo-Renaissance style,Teletijd.nl: 's-Hertogenbosch Central Station in 1921 and 2012 with a second floor for railway employees. During World War II, at 16 September 1944, the station caught fire and burnt down; it was never rebuilt to its former glory.
A more modern, post-war building designed by Sybold van Ravesteyn was erected in 1951. The remaining parts of the second building were incorporated, while the third station's canopy remains to this day. 's-Hertogenbosch was again rebuilt in 1998, with an extension of the roof to the other island platform. Much of the renovation consisted of an aerial walkway, the Stationspasserelle, connecting the roadways on either side of the tracks, and the removal of a special ramp to the platforms.New Station for s-Hertogenbosch Today's Railways Europe issue 31 July 1998 page 13 Criticism of the fourth station was levied due to wind sensitivity; Nederlandse Spoorwegen retaliated by declaring: "You are indeed at the train station to go, not to hang out."
Train services The station is an important interchange station, with trains coming from several different directions. 's-Hertogenbosch was the only Dutch station which provided in Auto-Train services. Services ran into Avignon, Bologna and Livorno. Auto-Trains were operated by Euro-Express-Traincharter.
Railway lines Since 2023 the following services from the call every 30 minutes at 's-Hertogenbosch: SeriesRouteStockServiceIntercity 800(Den Helder –) Alkmaar – Amsterdam – Utrecht – 's-Hertogenbosch – Eindhoven – MaastrichtNS VIRMIntercity 2900Enkhuizen – Amsterdam – Utrecht – 's-Hertogenbosch – Eindhoven – MaastrichtEarly morning and evening hoursIntercity 3500Schiphol Airport – Utrecht – 's-Hertogenbosch – Eindhoven – VenloIntercity 3600Roosendaal – Breda – Tilburg – s-Hertogenbosch – Nijmegen – Arnhem – Deventer – ZwolleNS DDZ, NS VIRMIntercity 3700Dordrecht – Rotterdam – The Hague HS – Leiden – Schiphol – Utrecht – 's-Hertogenbosch – Eindhoven – VenloNS VIRMEvening and friday until sundayIntercity 3900Enkhuizen – Amsterdam – Utrecht – 's-Hertogenbosch – Eindhoven – HeerlenMonday–Thursday until 18:30Intercity 21400Tilburg – 's-HertogenboschNS VIRM, Stadler FLIRTOne train on Friday and Saturday nightUtrecht – 's-Hertogenbosch – EindhovenFriday and Saturday nightSprinter 4400(Oss –) 's-Hertogenbosch – Eindhoven – DeurneStadler FLIRTSprinter 6000Utrecht – Geldermalsen – 's-HertogenboschSprinter LighttrainSprinter 6600Dordrecht – Breda – Tilburg – 's-Hertogenbosch – Nijmegen (– Arnhem)Stadler FLIRT
Bus services The station is served by city bus services (stadsbussen) as well as several regional bus services (streekbussen)
Stadsbussen There are 13 city bus lines, which are all operated by Arriva. Hereby a rough schedule of the buses routes:
Line Route Frequency Notes 1 Kruiskampsingel - De Kruiskamp - De Schutskamp - Deuteren - Boschveld - Centraal Station - Het Zand - Centrum Zuid - Zuid - Provinciehuis - Gestelsebuurt - Bazeldonk - Grevelingen - De Aawijk Zuid - Oosterplas Regular service: 4x/hour, but only 2x/hour on evenings and Sundays Holidays: 2x/hour, but 4x/hour FROM Centraal Station TO Kruiskampsingel on weekdays until +/- 1:30pm and FROM Kruiskampsingel TO Centraal Station on weekdays between +/- 1:30 pm and +/- 6:00pm and 4x/hour on the whole route on Saturdays, except evenings On regular weekdays until +/- 1:45pm buses run only FROM Oosterplas TO Kruiskampsingel. At this moment the opposite direction is served by line 11 and buses arrive as line 11 at Oosterplas and continue as line 11 at Kruiskampsingel On regular weekdays holidays from +/- 1:00pm until +/- 6:00pm buses run only FROM Kruiskampsingel TO Oosterplas. At this moment the opposite direction is served by line 11 and buses arrive as line 11 at Kruiskampsingel and continues as line 11 at Oosterplas On weekdays during holidays from +/- 1:00pm until +/- 6:00pm buses run only FROM Kruiskampsingel TO Oosterplas and also 2x/hour FROM Centraal Station TO Kruiskampsingel. At these moments line 11 runs 2x/hour FROM Oosterplas TO Kruiskampsingel. Buses FROM Kruiskampsingel TO Oosterplas arrive as line 11 at Kruiskampsingel and continue as line 11 at Oosterplas 2 Centraal Station - Centrum Noord - De Muntel - De Vliert - Station Oost - De Buitenpepers Oost - De Slagen - De Haren - De Reit - De Donk Zuid - De Rompert Zuid - Rompertpassage 2x/hour Not on evenings after 9:45pm Arrives/Continues as line 12 at Rompertpassage 3 Centraal Station - Centrum Noord - De Hofstad - De Hinthamerpoort - Graafsebuurt - De Aawijk Noord - Hintham - Rosmalen, Molenhoek - Station Rosmalen - Rosmalen, Centrum - Rosmalen, Markt 2x/hour No departure after 9:45pm Arrives/Continues as line 13 at Rosmalen, Markt 4 Centraal Station - Het Zand - Centrum Zuid - Grevelingen - Station Oost - De Herven - Rosmalen, 't Ven 1x/hour Weekdays rush hours only 5 Centraal Station - Boschveld - Deuteren - De Rietvelden - De Vutter - Engelen, Centrum - Engelen, De Haverleij 2x/hour Only on weekdays rush hours and weekdays afternoons from +/- 3:15pm 6 Centraal Station -> Centrum Noord -> De Muntel -> Orthen Oost -> Rompertpassage -> De Rompert Zuid -> De Rompert Oost -> Abdijenbuurt Zuid -> Empel, Gewande -> Empel, Centrum -> Empel, Maasakker -> Abdijenbuurt Zuid -> De Rompert Oost -> De Rompert Zuid -> Rompertpassage -> Orthen Oost -> De Muntel -> Centrum Noord -> Centraal Station 2x/hour Not on evenings after 9:45pm 7 Centraal Station - Orthenpoort - Orthen West - Noord - Maasvallei - Het Zilverpark - Maasoever Outside holidays: 2x/hour, but 4x/hour during weekdays morning rush hours Holidays: 2x/hour Not on evenings and weekends 8 Maasoever - Het Zilverpark - Maasvallei - De Staatsliedenbuurt - Maasstroom - Lokeren - Maasdal - Abdijenbuurt West - De Rompert Oost - De Rompert Zuid - Rompertpassage - Orthen Oost - De Muntel - Centrum Noord - Centraal Station - Boschveld - Koning Willem I College - Paleiskwartier - Willemspoort - Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis - Vught, Taalstraat - Vught, Centrum Noord - Vught, Schoonveld - Vught, Vijverhof - Vught, Vijverbosweg regular weekdays: 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour on evenings and Sundays Holidays: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour on Saturdays, except evenings Arrives/Continues as line 9 at Maasoever and Vught, Vijverbosweg Combined quarter service with line 9 on section Maasoever-Vught, Taalstraat on weekdays outside holidays until +/- 6:45pm and Saturdays until +/- 5:45pm Combined half-hourly service with line 9 on section Maasoever-Vught, Taalstraat on weekdays outside holidays after +/- 6:45pm, weekdays during holidays, Saturdays after +/- 5:45pm and Sundays 9 Vught, Vijverbosweg - Vught, De Vughtse Hoeven - Vught, De Baarzen - Vught, Centrum Zuid - Vught, Taalstraat - Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis - Willemspoort - Paleiskwartier - Koning Willem I College - Boschveld - Centraal Station - Centrum Noord - De Muntel - Orthen Oost - Rompertpassage - De Rompert Zuid - De Rompert Oost - Abdijenbuurt West - Maasdal - Lokeren - Maasstroom - De Staatsliedenbuurt - Maasvallei - Het Zilverpark - Maasoever regular weekdays: 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour on evenings and Sundays Holidays: 1x/hour, but 2x/hour on Saturdays, except evenings Arrives/Continues as line 8 at Vught, Vijverbosweg and Maasoever Combined quarter service with line 8 on section Vught, Taalstraat-Maasoever on weekdays outside holidays until +/- 6:45pm and Saturdays until +/- 5:45pm Combined half-hourly service with line 8 on section Vught, Taalstraat-Maasoever on weekdays outside holidays after +/- 6:45pm, weekdays during holidays, Saturdays after +/- 5:45pm and Sundays 10 Centraal Station -> Centrum Noord -> Centrum Oost -> De Parade -> Centrum Zuid -> Centrum West -> Centraal Station 4x/hour Only from +/- 9:00am until +/- 6:45pm 11 Oosterplas - De Aawijk Zuid - Grevelingen - Bazeldonk - Gestelsebuurt - Pettelaarpark - Transferium Pettelaar - Provinciehuis - Zuid - Centrum Zuid - Het Zand - Centraal Station - Boschveld - Deuteren - De Schutskamp - De Kruiskamp - Kruiskampsingel Outside holidays: 4x/hour Holidays: 2x/hour Not on evenings, weekends and weekdays during holidays until +/- 1:30pm On regular weekdays until +/- 1:30pm buses run only FROM Kruiskampsingel TO Oosterplas. At this moment the opposite direction is served by line 1 (with the exception of Pettelaarpark and Transferium Pettelaar which are skipped by this line) and buses arrive as line 1 at Kruiskampsingel and continue as line 1 at Oosterplas On regular weekdays from +/- 1:30pm until +/- 6:50pm buses run only FROM Oosterplas TO Kruiskampsingel. At this moment the opposite direction is served by line 1 (with the exception of the Transferium Pettelaar and Pettelaarpark which are skipped by this line) and buses arrive as line 1 at Oosterplas and continues as line 1 at Kruiskampsingel On weekdays during holidays from +/- 1:30pm until +/- 6:50pm buses run only FROM Oosterplas TO Kruiskampsingel. At this moment the opposite direction is served by line 1 (with the exception of the Transferium Pettelaar and Pettelaarpark which are skipped by this line) and buses arrive as line 1 at Oosterplas and continues as line 1 at Kruiskampsingel 12 Rompertpassage - De Hambaken - De Sprookjesbuurt - De Muziekinstrumentenbuurt - De Edelstenenbuurt - Orthen West - Orthenpoort - Centraal Station 2x/hour Not on evenings after 9:45pm Arrives/Continues as line 2 at Rompertpassage 13 Rosmalen, Markt - Rosmalen, De Overlaet - De Groote Wielen - De Brabantse Poort - De Haren - De Slagen - De Buitenpepers Oost - Station Oost - De Vliert - De Muntel - Centrum Noord - Centraal Station 2x/hour Not on evenings after 9:45pm Arrives/Continues as line 3 at Rosmalen, Markt
Streekbussen Line Route Frequency Notes 90 's-Hertogenbosch, Centraal Station - 's-Hertogenbosch, Orthenpoort - 's-Hertogenbosch, De Vliert - 's-Hertogenbosch, Transferium De Vliert - 's-Hertogenbosch, Stadion De Vliert (FC Den Bosch soccer stadium) - 's-Hertogenbosch, Hintham - Rosmalen - Rosmalen, Maliskamp - Kruisstraat - Nuland - Geffen - Heesch - Heesch, Stationsplein - Zevenbergen - Schaijk - Reek - Velp - Grave Outside holidays: 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour Heesch, Stationsplein-Grave outside weekdays morning rush hours and 1x/hour on the whole route at evenings and weekends Holidays: 1x/hour Not on evenings after +/- 9:15pm On weekdays outside rush hours the route of this line is split up into two separate sections: 's-Hertogenbosch, Centraal Station-Heesch, Stationsplein and Heesch, Stationsplein-Grave. At these moments transfer between the two sections is provided at Heesch, Stationsplein