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Delft
Building giving access to the underground platform
General information
Location	Delft, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°00′24″N 4°21′24″E / 52.00667°N 4.35667°E / 52.00667; 4.35667
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
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 HStowards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 1100 Rotterdam Centraaltowards Eindhoven Centraal Den Haag HStowards Utrecht Centraal NS Nachtnet 1400Night train Rotterdam CentraalTerminus Den Haag HStowards Amsterdam Centraal NS Intercity 2200 Schiedam Centrumtowards Vlissingen NS Intercity 2300 Den Haag HStowards Lelystad Centrum NS Intercity 2400 Schiedam Centrumtowards Dordrecht Den Haag HStowards Arnhem Centraal NS Intercity 3200 Schiedam Centrumtowards Rotterdam Centraal Den Haag HStowards Venlo NS Intercity 3700 Schiedam Centrumtowards Dordrecht Rijswijktowards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5000 Delft Campustowards Dordrecht NS Sprinter 5100
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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. 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.

1885 building

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.

Railway zone project

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

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

References

1. Train Tunnel News - Delft.nl
2. "Nieuw station Delft open". SpoorzoneDelft. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
3. "We kunnen straks pizza en pasta eten in het oude station". indebuurt Delft (in Dutch). 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
4. "Grootste restaurant van Delft geopend in Oude Station". Pavarotti (in Dutch). 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2022-02-15.

External links

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

• Railway stations in South Holland
• Railway stations on the Oude Lijn
• Railway stations located underground in the Netherlands
• Buildings and structures in Delft
• 1847 establishments in the Netherlands
• Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 1847
• Renaissance Revival architecture in the Netherlands