Almere Oostvaarders railway station

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

Almere Oostvaarders
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°24′10″N 5°18′0″E
Line(s)Weesp–Lelystad railway
History
Opened12 December 2004
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
toward Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 4300Terminus
NS Sprinter 4600
toward Zwolle
Location
Almere Oostvaarders
Location within Northeastern Randstad

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 services Hoofddorp - Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid - Almere Oostvaarders
  • Local Sprinter services The Hague - Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam - Weesp - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle

Bus services
  • 1. Striphelden - Oostvaarders - Regenboogbuurt - Station Buiten - Bouwmeesterbuurt - Waterwijk - Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - 't Oor Bus Station - Almere Haven
  • 5. Almere Centrum - Parkwijk - Landgoederenbuurt - Faunabuurt - Bloemenbuurt - Station Buiten - Seizoenenbuurt - Oostvaarders
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