Schiphol Airport railway station

Schiphol Airport railway station (previously Schiphol until 12 December 2015) is a major passenger railway station in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. It is located directly beneath the terminal complex of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and is operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station's six platforms are accessible via twelve escalators and three elevators located in the main concourse of the airport (Schiphol Plaza). The original station was opened in 1978, and the current station was opened in 1995. It connects the airport to Amsterdam and to various other cities in the Netherlands, as well as to Belgium and France.

Schiphol Airport
Entrance to the railway station and airport
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°18′32″N 4°45′42″E
Operated byNederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)Weesp–Leiden railway
Amsterdam–Schiphol railway
Platforms6
Connections Arriva: 361, 365, 370
Connexxion: 185, 186, 187, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 287, 300, 310, N30, N97
GVB: 69, 245, 246, 247, 369
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeShl
History
Opened21 December 1978, reopened 1995
Services
Preceding station   Thalys   Following station
toward Paris Nord
Thalys 9300
Terminus
toward Lille Europe
Thalys
Thalys Neige (winter)
Thalys Soleil (summer)
NS International
toward Breda
Intercity Direct 900
Terminus
Terminus
Intercity Direct 1000
Intercity Direct 9200
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
NS Intercity 700
toward Groningen
NS Nachtnet 1400
TerminusNS Intercity 1600
toward Enschede
NS Intercity 1800
toward Leeuwarden
toward Dordrecht
NS Intercity 2400
TerminusNS Intercity 3100
toward Nijmegen
NS Intercity 3500
toward Venlo
NS Intercity 11600
NS Sprinter 3300
Terminus
NS Sprinter 4300
NS Sprinter 4600
toward Zwolle
Terminus
NS Sprinter 5700
NS Sprinter 5800
Location
Schiphol Airport
Location within Northern Randstad
Schiphol Airport
Schiphol Airport (Netherlands)

History
Former entrance of the railway station in 1989, demolished in 1995
Rail tunnel and underground platforms of the station under construction in 1992

The original railway station at Schiphol was partly at street level and opened on 21 December 1978.

By 1978, one could only travel to Amsterdam's Zuid WTC and RAI stations, as well as south bound towards Leiden, The Hague and Rotterdam. To get to Amsterdam Centraal station one had to travel to RAI and change onto tram 4 over there. A direct link was created with the construction of the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway in 1986.

A newly built underground station opened in 1995. The former building was demolished. As Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which surrounds the railway station, is the largest airport within the Netherlands and the primary international gateway, Schiphol railway station changed into a major hub in the Dutch railway network.

The station was renamed Schiphol Airport from 13 December 2015 to make the station more recognisable to international travelers.[1]

Destinations
Main hall of the station

Schiphol stations offers several trains per hour to Amsterdam Centraal, and frequent services to the rest of the country as well. These include intercity services to Leiden, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Amersfoort, Almere, Lelystad, Apeldoorn, Deventer, Enschede, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Nijmegen and Zwolle.

During nighttime, an hourly service connects Schiphol with Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Delft, Leiden and The Hague between 1am and 5am.

The Thalys, Intercity Direct and Intercity Brussels call at Schiphol railway station. These trains connect the airport to Rotterdam, Breda, Antwerp,Brussels Airport, Brussels and Paris.

Reservations are obligatory to board Thalys. For Intercity direct to Breda a supplement is required for the High Speed stretch to Rotterdam.

Train services

There are several types of train series in the Netherlands:

  • Intercity direct These are Intercity Services using the high speed network.
  • Intercity These are express trains calling at major stations. The fastest type of regular train in the Netherlands.
  • Sprinters These are trains calling at all stations and mostly are operated by SGMm, SNG or SLT 'Sprinter' train sets.

The station is served by the following service(s):

National trains: ( timetable 2018 )

  • 2× per hour High speed services (Intercity Direct) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam
  • 2× per hour High speed services (Intercity Direct) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Breda


  • 1× per hour Intercity service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Lelystad - Zwolle - Groningen
  • 1× per hour Intercity service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Lelystad - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
  • 1× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Amersfoort - Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede
  • 2× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena - Utrecht - Arnhem - Nijmegen
  • 2× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena - Utrecht - 's-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven - Venlo
  • 1× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Amersfoort Schothorst
  • 2× per hour Intercity service Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam Zuid - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
  • 1× per hour Intercity Night train (nachtnet) service Rotterdam - Delft - The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Amsterdam Centraal - (Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena) - Utrecht


  • 2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal - Hilversum - Amersfoort Vathorst
  • 2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Weesp - Almere Oostvaarders
  • 2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Weesp - Hilversum - Utrecht
  • 2× per hour local Sprinter service The Hague - Leiden - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd
  • 2× per hour local Sprinter service The Hague - Leiden - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal - (Zwolle)

International trains:

  • 13× per day High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Paris
  • 2× per day High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - CDG Charles de Gaulle - Marne-la-Vallée (Disneyland)
  • 1x per week High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Chambery - Albertville - Moutiers Salins - Aime la Plagne - Landry - Bourg St. Maurice (21 dec - 21 mar only)
  • 1x per week High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Valence TGV - Avignon TGV - Aix-en-Provence TGV - Marseille St. Charles (29 jun - 31 aug only)
  • 13x per day High speed services (Intercity Brussel) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Breda - Antwerp - Brussels

Bus services
See also: Schiphol Sternet

The following bus services depart from the bus platform outside the airport building. Italics indicates stops within the Schiphol area. All services are daily unless otherwise stated.


Timetable of 2019:

  • 69 Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Sloten - Osdorp - Geuzenveld - Amsterdam Sloterdijk
  • 180 Circular line P30 - Schiphol - P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol Oost - Schiphol Rijk - P30
  • 181 Circular line Knooppunt Noord - P40 - Schiphol - P30 - Schiphol Rijk - Schiphol Oost - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord
  • 185 Schiphol plaza - Justice Complex
  • 186 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - KLM Headoffice - Amstelveen Busstation
  • 190 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord (also night service as N90)
  • 191 Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol - Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Zuidoost (Anchoragelaan)
  • 194 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Badhoevedorp - Osdorp De Aker
  • 195 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Badhoevedorp - Slotervaart - Amsterdam Lelylaan (also night service as N95)
  • 199 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Oost - Amstelveen Westwijk - Amstelveen Middenhoven
  • 287 Schiphol - Schiphol Rijk (Peak hours only)
  • 300 Haarlem - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk a/d Amstel - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA (also night service as line N30)
  • 341 Hoofddorp - De Hoek - Schiphol - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg - VU Hospital - Amsterdam Zuid
  • 342 Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol - Schiphol Rijk - Aalsmeer - Uithoorn (also night service as N42)
  • 361 Schiphol - De Hoek - Nieuw Vennep - Lisse - Sassenheim
  • 365 Schiphol - Roelofarendsveen - Leiderdorp - Leiden
  • 397 Nieuw-Vennep - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg - Amsterdam Leidseplein (City Centre) - Amsterdam Elandsgracht (also night service as line N97)
  • 470 Schiphol - De Hoek - Leimuiden - Alphen a/d Rijn (also night service as line 870)
  • 870 Schiphol - De Hoek - Leimuiden - Alphen a/d Rijn (Nightbus)
  • 858 Schiphol - Keukenhof (March–May, only when Keukenhof is open)
  • N30 (Ijmuiden) - Haarlem - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk a/d Amstel - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA
  • N42 Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol - Schiphol Rijk - Aalsmeer - Uithoorn
  • N90 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord
  • N95 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Badhoevedorp - Amsterdam Sloten
  • N97 Nieuw-Vennep - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg - Amsterdam Leidseplein (City Centre) - Amsterdam Elandsgracht - Amsterdam Centraal (Central station)


"Schiphol" is the main busstop in front of the terminal building.

Lines 180-199, 300,341,342,397 and nightlines N30,N42,N90,N95,N97 are operated by "Connexxion"

Lines 361,365,470,858 and nightline 870 are operated by "Arriva"

Line 69 is operated by the "GVB" (public transport operator of the city Amsterdam)

Other facilities
Airplane exhibit at the Plaza

Schiphol Plaza is the shopping centre after customs, in the meet-and-greet hall, hence it is accessible to both air travellers and Dutch customers who just change trains here, etcetera. Plaza consist of two medium-sized supermarkets, Food Village and Albert Heijn. These supermarkets open their doors until midnight 7 days a week. Soft-drink and snack machines are available on the platforms, as in most Dutch train stations.

References
  1. 2016 timetable changes
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