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Almere Oostvaarders railway station

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Commuter railway station in Almere, Netherlands, about 30km east of Amsterdam
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Almere Oostvaarders
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°24′10″N 5°18′0″E / 52.40278°N 5.30000°E / 52.40278; 5.30000
Line(s)Weesp–Lelystad railway
History
Opened12 December 2004; 20 years ago (2004-12-12)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Almere Buitentowards Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 4300 Terminus
Almere Buitentowards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 4600 Lelystad Centrumtowards Almere Oostvaarders
Almere Buitentowards Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 4900 Terminus
Location
Almere Oostvaarders is located in Northeastern RandstadAlmere OostvaardersAlmere OostvaardersLocation within Northeastern Randstad

Almere Oostvaarders is a railway station in Almere, Netherlands. It is located 29 km (18.0 mi) east of Amsterdam, on the Amsterdam - Almere - Lelystad main line. It is approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of the Almere city centre. Almere Oostvaarders railway station opened on 12 December 2004.

Before the station was built the commuter train Amsterdam-Almere Oostvaarders terminated at Almere Buiten. The four tracks at Almere Oostvaarders were used by the driver walking through the train to start a service again at Almere Buiten.

The station is in the centre of the 'Oostvaarders' development, on the edge of Almere-Buiten. It is situated near the Oostvaarders nature reserve, the Oostvaardersplassen. The station is located on a viaduct with 4 tracks and has 4 platforms, which are island platforms.

When Almere Oostvaarders opened, a new curve was built, so trains could go from Almere to Hilversum and Utrecht without the necessary change of trains at Weesp. The curve is between the stations Almere Poort and Naarden-Bussum.

Train services

As of 11 December 2016, the following train services call at this station:

  • Local Sprinter 4300 services Hoofddorp - Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid - Almere Oostvaarders
  • Local Sprinter 4600 services The Hague - Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam - Weesp - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle
  • Local Sprinter 4900 services Utrecht Centraal - Hilversum - Almere Oostvaarders

Bus services

References

External links

Railway stations in Flevoland
Future stations
Lelystad Zuid
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