Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway

Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway
Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway map
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Netherlands
Termini	Zaandam railway station Enkhuizen railway station
Service
Operator(s)	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
History
Opened	1884-1885
Technical
Line length	50 km (31 mi)
Number of tracks	Zaandam–Hoorn: double track Hoorn–Enkhuizen: single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1.5 kV DC
Route map Legend Line from Amsterdam 0.0 Zaandam Line to Alkmaar River Zaan 2.4 Zaandam Kogerveld 11.6 Purmerend Weidevenne 13.4 Purmerend 14.6 Purmerend Overwhere from Alkmaar 32.5 Hoorn museum line to Medemblik 34.8 Hoorn Kersenboogerd 42.9 Hoogkarspel 46.5 Bovenkarspel-Grootebroek 47.7 Bovenkarspel Flora 49.8 Enkhuizen Boat service to Stavoren

The Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from Zaandam to Enkhuizen, passing through Purmerend and Hoorn. The line was opened between 1884 and 1885 by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij.^[1]

On the Zaandam-Enkhuizen railway, the principal interchange stations are:

• Zaandam: to Amsterdam and Alkmaar
• Hoorn: to Alkmaar