Almere Centrum railway station

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.

Almere Centrum
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°22′30″N 5°13′4″E
Line(s)Weesp–Lelystad railway
ConnectionsBus transport Keolis Nederland: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, 326, N21, N22, N23
Bus transport OV Regio IJsselmond: 159, 160
Other information
Station codeAlm
History
Opened30 May 1987
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Amsterdam Zuid
towards Den Haag Centraal
 NS Intercity 700 Lelystad Centrum
towards Groningen
NS Intercity 1800 Lelystad Centrum
towards Leeuwarden
Duivendrecht
towards Dordrecht
 NS Intercity 2400 Almere Buiten
towards Lelystad Centrum
Amsterdam Centraal
Terminus
 NS Intercity 2600 Terminus
Almere Muziekwijk
towards Hoofddorp
 NS Sprinter 4300 Almere Parkwijk
towards Almere Oostvaarders
Almere Muziekwijk
towards Den Haag Centraal
 NS Sprinter 4600 Almere Parkwijk
towards Zwolle
Almere Muziekwijk
towards Utrecht Centraal
 NS Sprinter 4900 Terminus
NS Sprinter 14900
Location
Almere Centrum is located in Northeastern Randstad
Almere Centrum
Almere Centrum
Location within Northeastern Randstad

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
Train Operator(s) From Via To Freq. Service
InterCity

700

 NS Den Haag Centraal Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid -

Almere Centrum - Lelystad Centrum- Zwolle

 Groningen 2/hour
InterCity

1800

 NS Den Haag Centraal Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid -

Almere Centrum - Lelystad Centrum - Zwolle - Meppel

 Leeuwarden 2/hour
InterCity

2400

 NS Lelystad Centrum Almere Centrum - Amsterdam Zuid - Schiphol Airport - Leiden Centraal - Den Haag HS - Delft - Schiedam Centrum - Rotterdam Centraal Doordrecht 2/hour
  • No service after 10:00pm
  • Train 2421 does not stop at Amsterdam Zuid
InterCity

2600

 NS Amsterdam Centraal N/A Almere Centrum 2/hour
Sprinter

4300

 NS Hoofdorp Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid- Weesp - Almere Centrum Almere Oostvarders 2/hour
Sprinter

4900

 NS Utrecht Centraal Hilversum Almere Centrum 2/hour

Bus services

These services are operated by Keolis Nederland.

  • M1 Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - 't Oor Bus Station - Almere Haven
  • M2 Almere Centrum - Waterwijk - Bouwmeesterbuurt - Molenbuurt - Station Buiten- Seizoenenbuurt - Oostvaarders - Striphelden
  • M3 Almere Centrum - Kruidenwijk - Muziekwijk
  • M4 Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - Muziekwijk - Literatuurwijk - Homeruskwartier - Almere Poort
  • M5 Almere Centrum - Filmwijk - Danswijk - Parkwijk - Verzetswijk - Tussen de Vaarten
  • M6 Almere Centrum - Kruidenwijk - Noorderplassen
  • 326 Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - 't Oor Bus Station - Almere Hout - Blaricum

These services are operated by OV Regio IJsselmond.

  • 159 Almere Centrum - Filmwijk - Zeewolde - Harderwijk
  • 160 Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - 't Oor Bus Station - Zeewolde

This service is operated by Flixbus.

  • Almere Centrum - Vianen - Kaatsheuvel (Efteling) - Tilburg - Brussels

Night buses
Bus Service Operator From To Via Notes
N21 Keolis Leidseplein Amsterdam Station Almere Buiten Amsterdam, Amstelstation, Middenweg, Kruislaan, Brinkstraat, Muiden, P en R terrein, Almere Stad, Busstation 't Oor, Kasteel, Veluwsekant, Filmwijk, Station Centrum, Staatsliedenwijk, Markerkant, Waterwijk, Almere Buiten, Bouwmeesterbuurt, Molenbuurt Loop line
N22 Keolis Leidseplein Amsterdam Sieradenbuurt Almere Buiten Amsterdam, Amstelstation, Middenweg, Kruislaan, Brinkstraat, Muiden, P en R terrein, Almere Poort, Homeruskwartier, Literatuurwijk, Muziekwijk, Kruidenwijk, Station Centrum, Parkwijk Zuid, Danswijk, Tussen de Vaarten, Faunabuurt, Station Almere Buiten, Regenboogbuurt, Station Almere Oostvaarders Loop line
N23 Keolis Leidseplein Amsterdam Station Almere Centrum Amsterdam, Amstelstation, Middenweg, Kruislaan, Brinkstraat, Muiden, P en R terrein, Busstation 't Oor, Almere Haven, Busstation t' Oor, Almere Stad, Stedenwijk Loop line
  • A Sprinter Light Train bound for Utrecht
    A Sprinter Light Train bound for Utrecht
  • Bus leaving the bus station.
    Bus leaving the bus station.
  • Inside of the station with tracks.
    Inside of the station with tracks.
  • Inside, ticket concourse.
    Inside, ticket concourse.

References
  1. "Almere Centrum". Stationsweb (in Dutch).
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