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Houten Castellum railway station

Preceding station	Nederlandse Spoorwegen			Following station
Houten towards Utrecht Centraal		NS Sprinter 6000		Culemborg towards 's-Hertogenbosch
Houten towards Utrecht Centraal		NS Sprinter 16000 Continues at/arrives at 's-Hertogenbosch as Sprinter 13600 to/from Breda		Culemborg towards 's-Hertogenbosch

Location
Houten Castellum Location within Northeastern Randstad

Houten Castellum is a railway station located in Houten, Netherlands, which opened at 8 January 2001 and it is located on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway . Originally it was the southernmost point of the Houten - Houten Castellum tram line. This temporary service closed at 14 December 2008. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. During this time the service was operated by a tram from Hannover on loan to Nederlandse Spoorwegen, operated by HTM. After closure of the tram line due to construction of a new station and expanding of the railway to 4 tracks, the tram service was replaced by a bus service. The new station opened at 12 December 2010 and bus service ceased. All local trains call at Houten Castellum at the center platform along the inner tracks, while Intercity services and cargo trains use the outer tracks.

Train services

Route	Service type	Operator	Notes
Utrecht - Geldermalsen - 's-Hertogenbosch	Local ("Sprinter")	NS	2x per hour
The Hague - Woerden - Utrecht - Geldermalsen - Tiel	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.