page_title: Alkmaar
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Alkmaar / Transport
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Luttik Oudorp Alkmaar gezien vanaf de Rotorenbrug This is an image of rijksmonument number 335641
context_page_description: Alkmaar is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.
context_section_description: The A9 motorway runs from Amsterdam to Alkmaar, then continues on to Den Helder as the N9.
  There are direct trains to Den Helder, Hoorn, Zaandam, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Ede, Arnhem, Nijmegen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Eindhoven, Maastricht and Haarlem. For exact details see Alkmaar railway station.
  Alkmaar has two railway stations:
  Alkmaar
  Alkmaar Noord
  The waterway Noordhollandsch Kanaal, which opened in 1824, runs through Alkmaar. As of 2017. it can be crossed (among other ways) using two of the five operating vlotbruggen, Koedijkervlotbrug and Rekervlotbrug.
caption: City centre
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