's-Hertogenbosch is a
railway station located in 's-Hertogenbosch
in the Netherlands. The station and all
services operating from it are run by the national Dutch train operating
company. 's-Hertogenbosch station opened on 1 November 1868 as the northern
terminus of the southern portion of the Utrecht – Boxtel railway with service
south to Boxtel. Only in 1870 were the two parts of Line joined together,
allowing for direct service to Utrecht Central. As the town was a fortress at
the time, the station was designed with attack in mind; its wood truss
construction allowed it to be dismantled or damaged with minimal waste.
's-Hertogenbosch station was further expanded upon the opening of the Tilburg –
Nijmegen railway, making it an important railway junction. In 1896, the
original station was replaced with a large brick structure. The station was relocated a few hundred metres
south of the original, along with the realignment of the tracks to the west.
The second 's-Hertogenbosch station was characterised by its neo-Renaissance
style, with a second floor for railway employees. During WW II on 16 September 1944, the station caught fire
and burnt down; it was never rebuilt to its former glory. A more modern,
post-war building designed was erected in 1951. The remaining parts of the
second building were incorporated, while the third station's canopy remains to
this day. 's-Hertogenbosch was again rebuilt in 1998, with an extension of the
roof to the other island platform. Much of the renovation consisted of an
aerial walkway, the Stationspasserelle, connecting the roadways on either side
of the tracks, and the removal of a special ramp to the platforms.
