De Vink railway station

Station De Vink
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°08′45″N 4°27′28″E / 52.14583°N 4.45778°E / 52.14583; 4.45778Coordinates: 52°08′45″N 4°27′28″E / 52.14583°N 4.45778°E / 52.14583; 4.45778
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	Dvnk
History
Opened	1906, reopened 1985
Closed	1928
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Voorschoten toward Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5700 2x/hour Leiden Centraal toward Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 6300 2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends Leiden Centraal toward Haarlem
Location

De Vink is a railway station in the Netherlands. It is located near the former hamlet of De Vink, currently a part of Leiden.

The station re-opened in 1985. It is wedged in between the city of Leiden and the neighbouring town of Voorschoten. The tracks in the direction of The Hague are on Leiden ground. The tracks in the direction of Leiden are on Voorschoten ground. Because of this, it is currently the only railway station in the Netherlands not to feature the name of the city it is located in.

Train services

The following services call at De Vink:

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Utrecht
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem

Gallery

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  Station De Vink
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  Monument near Station De Vink (by Cune van Groeningen)
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  Goddess Sibyl near Station De Vink

External links

• NS website (Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (Dutch)