Two in Every Three People in the Netherlands Live Within 5 Kilometers From a Railway Station

On average, people in the Netherlands lived 5.1 kilometers (km) away from the nearest railway station in 2008. For two in every three residents, the nearest railway station is within a distance of 5 km.
 
Longest distances in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

The Dutch railway network ranks among the densest in the world. Distances to the nearest railway station obviously still vary considerably within the Netherlands. With 3.5 km, residents of the province of North Holland (where Amsterdam, Haarlem and Alkmaar are located) on average live nearest to a railway station. With 17.3 km, people living in the province of Zeeland (in the SW of the country) on average have to travel the largest distance to reach the nearest railway station.
 
In some neighborhoods, people have to cover no more than a few hundred meters to reach the station, while in other neighborhoods; residents have to travel dozens of kilometers. On average, residents of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen live furthest away from a railway station. Many neighborhoods in the municipality of Sluis are on average nearly 60 km away from the nearest Dutch railway station. Residents of Sluis have to travel through the Westerschelde tunnel to reach the station in the municipality of Goes, but they live only about 10 km away from the railway station of Knokke in Belgium.