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
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°20′34″N 5°9′7″E / 52.34278°N 5.15194°E / 52.34278; 5.15194
Line(s)Weesp–Lelystad railway
Other information
Station codeAmpo
History
Opened9 December 2012
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Weesp
towards Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 4300 Almere Muziekwijk
Weesp NS Sprinter 4600 Almere Muziekwijk
Naarden-Bussum NS Sprinter 4900 Almere Muziekwijk
NS Sprinter 14900
Location
Almere Poort is located in Northeastern Randstad
Almere Poort
Almere Poort
Location within Northeastern Randstad

The opening of the station was initially planned to occur on 2007 but was delayed until 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.[citation needed]

Train services

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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

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  • 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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