Delft railway station

Delft is the main railway station of the city of Delft, South Holland, Netherlands. It is located on the oldest railway line in the country, between the stations of The Hague Central and Rotterdam Central. Along with a new 2.3 km rail tunnel under the city centre, the current station opened on 28 February 2015.^[3] The new building, which integrates the station hall with the city's municipal offices, was designed by Mecanoo, an international architecture firm that originated in Delft. The project also included a rebuilt bus station, tram stops and improved bicycle parking.

Delft
Building giving access to the underground platform
General information
Location	Delft, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°00′24″N 4°21′24″E
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Bus stands	8
Connections	HTM Den Haag Tram: 1, 19 HTM: N5 RET: 40, 174 EBS: 33, 37, 53, 60, 61, 62, 63 64, 69, 455
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Free parking for 8,700 bicycles, of which 5,000 underground[1]
Architect	Francine Houben (Mecanoo)
Other information
Station code	Dt
History
Opened	31 May 1847
Rebuilt	1885, 2015
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Den Haag HS towards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 1100 Rotterdam Centraal towards Eindhoven Centraal Den Haag HS towards Utrecht Centraal NS Nachtnet 1400 Night train Rotterdam Centraal Terminus Den Haag HS towards Amsterdam Centraal NS Intercity 2200 Schiedam Centrum towards Vlissingen NS Intercity 2300 Mon-Fri until 20:00 Den Haag HS towards Rotterdam Centraal NS Intercity 3200 Mon-Thurs before 19:00 Rotterdam Centraal towards Arnhem Centraal Den Haag HS towards Venlo NS Intercity 3500 Schiedam Centrum towards Dordrecht Rijswijk towards Dordrecht NS Sprinter 5000 Mon-Fri until 20:00 Delft Campus towards Den Haag Centraal Rijswijk towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5100 Delft Campus towards Dordrecht NS Sprinter 5200 Mon-Thu until 19:00 [2]
Location Delft Location within Southwest Randstad Show map of Southwest Randstad Delft Delft (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands

1885 building

The 1885 Delft station building (2023)

The initial Delft railway station was located on the Houttuinen, close to the current building. The first train passed through it on 31 May 1847, and three days later the station opened to the public. Because of increasing numbers of passengers and goods transported, a new, larger railway station opened in 1885, just to the south of the original station. Christiaan Posthumus Meyjes, Sr. designed the latter building. This building was used until 2015 when the current building opened. The old station building is historically significant, and since 2018 has been occupied by an Italian restaurant.^[4][5]

Railway zone project

New station opened in 2015

From 1964, the railway through Delft ran on a double track viaduct, created to eliminate level crossings, intending to improve the safety and fluidity of traffic through the city. However, the rail viaduct became unpopular for being visually unattractive, and because the line through Delft is busy—with between 300 and 350 trains passing daily—causing major noise pollution. A large urban design project was formulated in 1999, designed by Spanish urban planner Joan Busquets, which saw the rail viaduct replaced by two tunnels.

The first phase was completed in February 2015, and brought the first tunnel tube with two rail tracks in operation. In 2015 the decommissioned viaduct was torn down, and a second tunnel tube with two more rail tracks was constructed underneath the path it previously occupied.

Currently the tube with the third and fourth tracks is complete and the above-ground railway lines have been altered to join the extra underground rails.

Gallery

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  Old station's platforms
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  New station hall
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  New building interior
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  New platform
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  Delft station with map of Delft on the ceiling