Leeuwarden Achter de Hoven railway station information

Leeuwarden Achter de Hoven
The western station platform for the train towards Leeuwarden
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	53°11′56″N 5°48′59″E / 53.19889°N 5.81639°E / 53.19889; 5.81639
Line(s)	Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	1
Train operators	NS (1952-1999) NoordNed (1999-2004) Arriva (2005-2014)
Construction
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	None
Other information
Station code	AdH
History
Opened	5 July 1915; 3 October 1954 (reopened)
Closed	19 May 1940; 3 September 2018
Passengers
10 (2014) 20 (1997)
Location Leeuwarden Achter de Hoven Location within Netherlands

Leeuwarden Achter de Hoven was a railway station serving eastern Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The station was first opened on 5 July 1915 but was closed between 19 May 1940 and 3 October 1954. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Leeuwarden and Groningen. Train services were operated by Arriva. As of 2015, most trains between Groningen and Leeuwarden do not stop at the station, and it is not shown on the standard NS map. There was one departure per day in the direction of Leeuwarden and two departures per day in the direction of Groningen.^[1]

The station was on an industrial park, and was used almost exclusively by commuters: no buses stopped around the station, and there are hardly any houses in the area that could benefit from the station Although there is only one track, there were two platforms, one in bayonet position, where the train stopped as usual after the level crossing The platforms of Achter de Hoven were relatively far apart, namely a few hundred meters, with the level crossing with Julianastraat and a second level crossing that is located on the FrieslandCampina site.

Leeuwarden Station Achter de Hoven was the least used station in the Netherlands until its closure, with only 10 people boarding or departing per day. On August 31, 2018, the last train stopped at this station.