Station Haarlem is the main trainstation of Haarlem, the Netherlands.

The building of the station is a protected monument. The square in front of the station is not considered to be very beautiful, and the municipality of Haarlem is working on a plan to upgrade the square (Masterplan Spoorzone).

History

Wooden railway station

The first station was built in 1839 to accommodate the passengers of the first railway in the Netherlands between Haarlem and Amsterdam. The station was build outside the city, on the current location of the Centrale Werkplaats from the Dutch railways . This building was made of wood.

Conrad

A few years later the new railway turned out to be a great success, and in 1842 a real station was build on the current location. It was designed by F.W. Conrad in a semi-Greek neo-classicistic style. The front of the building was open to the street.

Mouthaan

In 1867 the station was re-designed by P.J. Mouthaan; an extra floor was put on the building and the front of the building was now closed as well.

Current station

The current building was built between 1905 and 1908. The design is by D.A.N. Margadant. It was elevated, to make way for the traffic in the city. It is the only trainstation in the Netherlands that is built in Art Nouveau style.

Connections

There are trains towards Amsterdam, Leiden, Zandvoort and Alkmaar.