Almere Poort railway station

Almere Poort is a railway station in Almere, Netherlands. It is located on the Flevolijn. It replaced Almere Strand railway station as the city's sixth railway station.

Almere Poort
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°20′34″N 5°9′7″E
Line(s)Weesp–Lelystad railway
Other information
Station codeAmpo
History
Opened9 December 2012
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
toward Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 4300
NS Sprinter 4600
toward Zwolle
NS Sprinter 4900
NS Sprinter 14900
Location
Almere Poort
Location within Northeastern Randstad

The opening of the station, initially planned for 2007, took place on 9 December 2012.[1] The station serves the new borough Almere Poort which is also under development since 2007 and will have 11,000 dwellings when it is finished.

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
  • Local Sprinter services Utrecht - Hilversum - Almere

Bus services

  • 2 (Station Poort - Gooisekant - Topsporthal - Stedenwijk - Almere Centrum)
  • 4 (Station Poort - Homeruskwartier - Literatuurwijk - Muziekwijk - Almere Centrum)
  • 10 (Station Poort - Gooisekant - Busstation 't Oor - Danswijk - Almere Buiten - Oostvaardersdiep)
  • 14 (Station Poort - Literatuurwijk - Muziekwijk - Almere Centrum)
  • 153 (Amsterdam Holendrecht/AMC - Bijlmer ArenA - Muiden P&R - Almere Poort - Literatuurwijk - Kruidenwijk - Waterwijk - Almere Buiten)
  • 322 (Amsterdam Amstel - Muiden P&R - Almere Poort - Gooisekant - Almere Parkwijk)

References

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