Houten railway station
# Houten railway station

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

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

### Moving the Station

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

| 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

| 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. |

## Gallery

* Old railway station building in February 2006
* Building arriving at its new location, August 24, 2007
* Platforms in 2006
* Tram station at Houten
* East side of station in 2006
* New railway station, opened in 2011
