's-Hertogenbosch station opened on November 1868, part of Tilburg-Nijmegen railway.
This station have seen several transformations over the years.
As the town was a fortress at the time, the station born with attack in mind: a wood truss construction allowed to be dismantled or damaged with minimal waste.
1896, the original station was replaced with a large brick structure designed by Eduard Cuypers. Neo-Renaissance style, with a second floor for railway employees.
1944 than, during World War II caught fire and burnt down. Never rebuilt to its former glory.
1951, new life in a more modern way, designed by Sybold van Ravesteyn.
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