Castricum railway station

Castricum
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°32′44″N 4°39′32″E
Line(s)	Den Helder–Amsterdam railway
History
Opened	1 May 1867; 157 years ago (1867-05-01)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Alkmaar towards Schiphol Airport NS Intercity 800 rush Zaandam towards Leeuwarden Heiloo towards Den Helder NS Intercity 3000 Zaandam towards Nijmegen Heiloo towards Hoorn NS Sprinter 4800 Uitgeest towards Amsterdam Centraal
Location Castricum Location within Northern Randstad Show map of Northern Randstad Castricum Castricum (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands

Castricum railway station is located in Castricum, the Netherlands.

History

The station opened on 1 May 1867 as part of the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway. It was designed by Karel Hendrik van Brederode.[1] The station was renovated in 1912, 1969 and in 2021.[2] In the 2021 renovation the design focused on the relation with nearby Huis van Hilde and the tourism to the dune area.[3]

Train services

As of 1 January 2024^[update], the following services call at Castricum:

• 2× per hour intercity service (Den Helder -) Alkmaar - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Maastricht
• 2× per hour intercity service Den Helder - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Nijmegen
• 2× per hour local service (sprinter) Hoorn - Alkmaar - Uitgeest - Haarlem - Amsterdam

Bus services

These services stop outside the station.

Operator	Line	Route
Connexxion	79	Castricum - Heemskerk - Beverwijk
	164	Castricum - Bakkum - Egmond-Binnen - Egmond aan den Hoef - Egmond aan Zee
	167	Alkmaar - Heiloo - Limmen - Castricum

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch public transport travel planner (in Dutch)

References

1. "station Castricum - foto's en omschrijving op stationsweb". www.stationsweb.nl. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
2. "Vernieuwing station Castricum". www.prorail.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
3. "Station Castricum - Movares Magazine editie 3 2022". magazine.movares.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 February 2024.