Houten railway station

Houten
Houten
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°02′04″N 5°10′04″E / 52.03444°N 5.16778°E
Line(s)	Utrecht–Boxtel railway
Other information
Station code	Htn
History
Opened	1 November 1868, 1982
Closed	1935
Services
Location
	Houten Location within Northeastern Randstad

Houten is a railway station located in Houten, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 November 1868 and is located on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway and the Houten - Houten Castellum tram line which closed on 14 December 2008. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station was closed between 1935 and 1982.

A 2005 ProRail survey estimated there were about 9,224 passengers using this station per day.

Original Station[edit]

The original station was the one opened in 1868, which closed in 1935.

Moving the Station[edit]

In August 2007, the station building was moved 150 m (492 ft) north of its previous location, which was 600 m (1,969 ft) south of the current station.

The building had to be moved to allow for the line to be quad-tracked from Utrecht to 's-Hertogenbosch, but the station building was part of Houten's past and it is the last building of its type on this line.

Train services[edit]

Route	Service type	Operator	Notes
Woerden - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - Tiel	Local ("Sprinter")	NS	2x per hour
The Hague - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - 's-Hertogenbosch	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.

Bus services[edit]

Line	Route	Operator	Notes
43	Houten - Odijk - Driebergen-Zeist Station - Zeist	U-OV, CTS and Pouw Vervoer	The route between Houten and Odijk is only served during weekdays. Pouw Vervoer operates most of the runs, U-OV only a few; CTS operates the evening and Sunday runs and also the Saturday runs during Summer Break.
44	Houten Station - Houten Oude Dorp/De Meerpaal - Hagestein Hoefslag - Vianen Hoef en Haag - Vianen De Hagen/De Biezen - Vianen Centrum	U-OV and Pouw Vervoer	Weekdays only.
45	Houten - 't Goy - Schalkwijk - Houten	CTS	Monday-Saturday during daytime hours only.
47	Utrecht Centraal - Utrecht Tolsteeg - Utrecht Hoograven-Noord - Houten	U-OV	No service after 21:30. During Saturday and Sunday evenings, this bus only operates within Utrecht.
48	Houten - Nieuwegein - Utrecht Papendorp - Utrecht Leidsche Rijn - De Wetering - Utrecht Lage Weide - Maarssenbroek - Maarssen	U-OV	During evenings, this bus only operates between Houten and Nieuwegein. On weekends during daytime hours, this bus only operates between Houten and Utrecht Leidsche Rijn.
49	Houten Station - Houten Zuid	U-OV	No service on evenings and Saturdays; only Mon-Fri and Sundays during daytime hours.
149	Houten - Schalkwijk - Houten	U-OV	Only operates on weekday and Saturday evenings.
247	Houten - Nieuwegein De Liesbosch - Utrecht Kanaleneiland-Zuid - Utrecht Hoograven-Noord - Utrecht Centraal	U-OV	Rush hours only. Runs from Houten to Utrecht during morning rush hours and vice versa during afternoon rush hours.
281	Houten - Utrecht Rijnsweerd - Utrecht Science Park	U-OV	Weekdays during daytime hours only. Operates from Houten to Utrecht until 14:00 and vice versa from 13:00-18:00.
447	Utrecht → Houten	U-OV	Friday and Saturday late nights only (between midnight and 5:00).
530 ("FC-Utrecht Express")	Houten - Utrecht Galgenwaard	U-OV	1 run in both directions during evenings, but only if there's a soccer match in Utrecht's Galgenwaard stadium.
682	Houten - Nieuwegein - Amersfoort Hoornbeeck/Van Lodenstein	Pouw Vervoer	1 run during morning rush hours from Houten to Amersfoort and 2 runs vice versa during afternoon rush hours.