Almere Centrum railway station explained

Almere Centrum
Style:	NS
Country:	Netherlands
Coordinates:	52.375°N 5.2178°W
Line:	Weesp–Lelystad railway
Code:	Alm
Connections:	Keolis Nederland: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, 326, N21, N22, N23 OV Regio IJsselmond: 159, 160
Services Collapsible:	yes
Map Type:	Netherlands Randstad NO

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

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

InterCity700	NS	Den Haag Centraal	Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid -Almere Centrum - Lelystad Centrum- Zwolle	Groningen	2/hour
InterCity1800	NS	Den Haag Centraal	Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid -Almere Centrum - Lelystad Centrum - Zwolle - Meppel	Leeuwarden	2/hour
InterCity2400	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
InterCity2600	NS	Amsterdam Centraal	N/A	Almere Centrum	2/hour
Sprinter4300	NS	Hoofdorp	Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid- Weesp - Almere Centrum	Almere Oostvarders	2/hour
Sprinter4900	NS	Utrecht Centraal	Hilversum	Almere Centrum	2/hour	1/hour on Sundays 1(4900) service in the evenings does not stop at Bussum Zuid and Hilversum Media Park

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

External links

• Information about the station.
• NS website
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner

Notes and References

1. Web site: Almere Centrum. Stationsweb. Dutch.