Purmerend Overwhere railway station

Purmerend Overwhere
Purmerend Overwhere in 2024
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°30′41″N 4°58′0″E
Line	Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	September 1971
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Purmerend towards Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 4100 Hoorn towards Hoorn Kersenboogerd
Location Purmerend Overwhere Location within Northern Randstad Purmerend Overwhere Location within Netherlands

Purmerend Overwhere is a suburb railway station in Purmerend, Netherlands. The station opened in 1971, and lies 2 km north of Purmerend. The station is on the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway.

Train services

The following train services call at Purmerend Overwhere:

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd

From December 2008, the direct connection with Amsterdam Centraal was lost, due to the Stoptrain 4500 becoming an Intercity, not stopping between Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Hoorn. Therefore, it is recommended to travel to Zaandam/Amsterdam Sloterdijk and change for central Amsterdam.

Bus services

The bus station adjacent to the station services 2 lines.

Bus company	Bus Service	Route
R-Net	306	Station Noord - Ilpendam - Jan Blankenbrug - Station Overwhere - M.L.Kingweg
MeerPlus	413	Beets - Oosthuizen - Durkweg, Kwadijk - Station Overwhere - Tramplein, Purmerend

Gallery

• 
  Ticket machine at the train station
• 
  Tracks servicing the train station
• 
  A stopped NS Sprinter bound for Den Haag Centraal
• 
  Then mayor of Purmerend giving a speech at the opening of the station
• 
  The train station on the day it opened
• 
  The station building on the day of the opening

External links

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