Almere Centrum railway station

Almere Centrum
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°22′30″N 5°13′4″E / 52.37500°N 5.21778°E / 52.37500; 5.21778Coordinates: 52°22′30″N 5°13′4″E / 52.37500°N 5.21778°E / 52.37500; 5.21778
Line(s)	Weesp–Lelystad railway
Connections	Connexxion: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 150, 156, N11, N12, N13 OV Regio IJsselmond: 159, 160
Other information
Station code	Alm
History
Opened	30 May 1987
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Duivendrecht toward Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 700 1x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings. Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 12700 on section Den Haag Centraal-Zwolle. Transfer to Intercity 12500 to/from Leeuwarden at Zwolle Lelystad Centrum toward Groningen Amsterdam Centraal toward Vlissingen NS Intercity 2600 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings Lelystad Centrum Terminus NS Intercity 12600 2x/hour; Late evenings and early weekend mornings only. Transfer to Intercity 12500 to/from Leeuwarden and Intercity 500 to/from Groningen at Zwolle Lelystad Centrum toward Groningen or Leeuwarden Duivendrecht toward Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 12700 1x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings. Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 700 on section Den Haag Centraal-Zwolle. Transfer to Intercity 500 to/from Groningen at Zwolle Lelystad Centrum toward Leeuwarden Almere Muziekwijk toward Leiden Centraal NS Sprinter 4300 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only Almere Parkwijk toward Almere Oostvaarders Almere Muziekwijk toward Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 4300 2x/hour; Not on weekdays rush hours Almere Muziekwijk toward Amsterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 4600 2x/hour Almere Parkwijk toward Zwolle Almere Muziekwijk toward Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 4900 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at evenings and Sundays Almere Parkwijk toward Almere Oostvaarders
Location
Almere Centrum Location within Randstad

Almere Centrum is a railway station in Almere, Netherlands. It is located approximately 22 kilometres east of Amsterdam. The station lies on the Weesp–Lelystad railway. Almere Centrum is located in central Almere: a new town established in 1976 on land reclaimed from the sea (cf. Flevoland). Almere Centrum has two platforms and four tracks, and was opened in 1987^[1] following the completion of the Flevolijn between Weesp railway station and Lelystad Centrum. The station's original name was Almere Central Station (CS), but it was renamed in 1999 to Almere Centrum.

The station building has a glass roof, and the tracks and platforms are elevated above street level. Almere Centrum bus station is located beneath the railway station.

Train services

The following train services call at Almere Centrum:

• 1x per hour intercity service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Lelystad - Zwolle - Groningen
• 1x per hour intercity service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Lelystad - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
• 2x per hour intercity service Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Almere Oostvaarders
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Amsterdam - Weesp - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Utrecht - Hilversum - Almere Oostvaarders

Bus services

These services are operated by Connexxion.

• 1 Striphelden - Oostvaarders - Regenboogbuurt - Station Buiten - Bouwmeesterbuurt - Waterwijk - Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - 't Oor Bus Station - Almere Haven
• 2 Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - Gooisekant - Almere Poort
• 3 Molenbuurt - Bouwmeesterbuurt - Waterwijk - Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - 't Oor Bus Station - Almere Haven
• 4 Almere Centrum - Muziekwijk - Literatuurwijk - Homeruskwartier - Almere Poort
• 5 Muziekwijk - Kruidenwijk - Almere Centrum - Parkwijk - Landgoederenbuurt - Station Buiten - Oostvaarders
• 6 Noorderplassen - Kruidenwijk - Almere Centrum - Danswijk - Parkwijk
• 7 Almere Centrum - Parkwijk - Tussen de Vaarten - Sallandsekant
• 14 Almere Centrum - Muziekwijk - Literatuurwijk - Almere Poort
• 150 Almere Molenbuurt - Waterwijk - Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - 't Oor Bus Station - Utrecht, Rijnsweerd - Utrecht, Uithof
• 156 Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - 't Oor Bus Station - Almere Hout - Hilversum
• 159 Almere Centrum - Filmwijk - Zeewolde - Harderwijk
• 160 Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - 't Oor Bus Station - Nijkerk

Night buses

Gallery

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  An SLT on the service to Utrecht

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  Bus leaving the bus station

References

External links

• NS website (Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (Dutch)

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