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Haarlem-Zandvoort Spoorweg Maatschappij

Dutch local railway company

The Haarlem-Zandvoort Spoorweg Maatschappij (HZSM) was the first local railway company in the Netherlands, founded on November 29, 1880, in Amsterdam. This company built the Haarlem - Zandvoort railway, which was opened on June 3, 1881. In Haarlem, the HZSM had its own Haarlem Bolwerk station, just in front of the junction where the railway lines from Zandvoort, Uitgeest and Rotterdam converge.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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HZSM 1 Haarlem NS 7600
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The Haarlem-Zandvoort Spoorweg Maatschappij (HZSM) was the first local railway company in the Netherlands, founded on November 29, 1880, in Amsterdam. This company built the Haarlem - Zandvoort railway, which was opened on June 3, 1881.2

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