Houten Castellum railway station

Houten Castellum
Houten Castellum
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°01′05″N 5°10′44″E / 52.01806°N 5.17889°E
Line(s)	Utrecht–Boxtel railway
History
Opened	8 January 2001 (old), 12 December 2010 (new)
Closed	2008 (old)
Services
Location
	Houten Castellum Location within Northeastern Randstad

Houten Castellum is a railway station located in Houten, Netherlands, which opened at 8 January 2001 and it is located on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway . Originally it was the southernmost point of the Houten - Houten Castellum tram line. This temporary service closed at 14 December 2008. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. During this time the service was operated by a tram from Hannover on loan to Nederlandse Spoorwegen, operated by HTM. After closure of the tram line due to construction of a new station and expanding of the railway to 4 tracks, the tram service was replaced by a bus service. The new station opened at 12 December 2010 and bus service ceased. All local trains call at Houten Castellum at the center platform along the inner tracks, while Intercity services and cargo trains use the outer tracks.

Train services[edit]

Route	Service type	Operator	Notes
Utrecht - Geldermalsen - 's-Hertogenbosch	Local ("Sprinter")	NS	2x per hour
The Hague - Woerden - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - Tiel	Local ("Sprinter")	NS	2x per hour
Utrecht Centraal - Houten - Houten Castellum	Local ("Sprinter")	NS	2x per hour (rush hours only). Runs non-stop from Utrecht to Houten, but local from Houten to Utrecht during morning rush hour and vice versa during afternoon rush hour.