Amsterdam Sloterdijk railway station

Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Station statistics
Address	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°23′21″N 4°50′17″E
Line(s)	Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway Den Helder–Amsterdam railway Amsterdam–Schiphol railway, Metro line 50
Platforms	8 (train) 2 (metro)
Other information
Opened	29 May 1983
Station code	Ass
Operator	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Zaandam toward Schagen NS Intercity 800 Weekdays rush hours only Amsterdam Centraal toward Maastricht Zaandam toward Alkmaar NS Intercity 800 Not at weekdays rush hours, evenings and Sundays Hoorn toward Enkhuizen NS Intercity 1500 Not on evenings and weekends Amsterdam Centraal toward Deventer NS Intercity 1500 Evenings and weekends only Amsterdam Centraal toward Amersfoort Haarlem toward Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 2100 Amsterdam Centraal Terminus Haarlem toward Dordrecht NS Intercity 2200 Not on late evenings and early Sunday mornings Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Vlissingen NS Intercity 2600 Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings Amsterdam Centraal toward Lelystad Centrum Zaandam toward Den Helder NS Intercity 3000 Amsterdam Centraal toward Nijmegen Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Vlissingen NS Intercity 12600 Late evenings and early weekend mornings only Amsterdam Centraal toward Groningen or Leeuwarden Hoorn toward Enkhuizen NS Intercity 14500 Weekdays rush hours only Amsterdam Centraal Terminus Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 3300 Zaandam toward Hoorn Kersenboogerd Zaandam toward Uitgeest NS Sprinter 4000 Amsterdam Centraal toward Rotterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 4700 Not on evenings and weekends Amsterdam Centraal Terminus Halfweg-Zwanenburg toward Uitgeest NS Sprinter 4800 Not on evenings Halfweg-Zwanenburg toward Zandvoort NS Sprinter 5400 Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 5800 Not on evenings and weekends Amsterdam Centraal toward Amersfoort Vathorst NS Sprinter 5800 Evenings and weekends only Amsterdam Centraal toward Amersfoort Amsterdam Centraal Terminus NS Sprinter 14800 Evenings only Halfweg-Zwanenburg toward Hoorn Amsterdam Metro Isolatorweg Terminus Line 50 De Vlugtlaan toward Gein
Location

Amsterdam Sloterdijk is a major railway junction situated to the west of Amsterdam Centraal station. It is at a rail-rail crossing with an additional chord (Hemboog). It is on the railway line from Amsterdam Centraal to Haarlem and the last station before the junction where the line Amsterdam Centraal-Zaandam diverges from it, and on the crossing west branch of the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway line between Schiphol and Amsterdam Centraal. The Hemboog chord connects the crossing lines, providing a direct connection between Schiphol and Zaandam. There are platforms at both crossing lines and at the Hemboog; for the latter there is a separate entrance on another side of the station square.

There is also a metro line.

History

Construction of the platform on the Hemboog chord, December 2008

The original Amsterdam Sloterdijk station was opened in 1956, this was located just south of the current station. This station was for when Sloterdijk was just a small village. From here you could travel to Haarlem. In 1983 when the current station was opened, although it was only the line to Zaandam at the time, the station was called Sloterdijk Zuid and Sloterdijk Noord. This station closed in 1985 and the line was re-routed via Sloterdijk Noord. In 1986 the Amsterdam - Schiphol line was opened. The Hemboog was opened in 2003; its platforms were opened on 14 December 2008.

2012 rail accident

Main article: 2012 Sloterdijk train collision

On 21 April 2012, two passenger trains collided head-on between Amsterdam Centraal railway station and Sloterdijk railway station, injuring 117 people. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Station layout

At the ground level is the railway from Amsterdam to Haarlem and Zaandam, with branches to Alkmaar, Purmerend, and Hoorn; at elevated level is the railway from Amsterdam to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (and thence to Leiden and The Hague). The booking hall is at an intermediate raised level (as too, is the station square). On the south-west side of the crossing and beside the station square runs the Hemboog chord, connecting Schiphol and Amsterdam Lelylaan to Zaandam. The platforms on the Hemboog are numbered platforms 9 and 10.

Train services

The following services currently serve Amsterdam Sloterdijk:

• 2x per hour intercity service (Schagen -) Alkmaar - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Eindhoven - Maastricht
• 2x per hour intercity service Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Vlissingen
• 2x per hour intercity service Den Helder - Alkmaar - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Nijmegen
• 2x per hour intercity service Enkhuizen - Hoorn - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort
• 2x per hour intercity service Enkhuizen - Hoorn - Amsterdam (peak hours)
• 2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague
• 2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Haarlem - Leiden - The Hague - Rotterdam
• 2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest - Amsterdam - Woerden - Rotterdam
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest - Zaandam - Amsterdam
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Zandvoort - Haarlem - Amsterdam
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest - Haarlem - Amsterdam
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort Vathorst

Amsterdam Metro

Amsterdam Sloterdijk is also a station on the Amsterdam Metro line 50. This metro service was opened in 1997. It runs next to the railway line for Sloterdijk to Holendrecht.

Tram service

The tram service departs from the ground floor bus station which opened in December 2010, known as the Carrascoplein.

GVB operates 1 tram service to Sloterdijk.

• 12 Station Sloterdijk - Bos en Lommer - Museumplein - De Pijp - Station Amstel

Bus services

These bus service depart from the ground floor bus station which opened in December 2010, known as the Carrascoplein.

Amsterdam services

These services are operated by GVB.

• 15 Station Sloterdijk - Bos en Lommer - Mercatorplein - Surinameplein - Haarlmemmermeer - Station Zuid
• 36 Station Sloterdijk - Westhaven - Molenwijk - Oostzanerwerf - Buiksloot - Buikslotermeerplein
• 48 Station Sloterdijk - Spaarndammerbuurt - Wester Dok - Centraal Station
• 61 Station Sloterdijk - Geuzeveld - Osdorp - Sloten
• 64 Station Sloterdijk - Bos en Lommer - Slotermeer - Johan Huizingalaan - De Kinderenstraat - Station Lelylaan
• 69 Station Sloterdijk - Slotermeer - Osdorp - Sloten - Schiphol
• 231 Station Sloterdijk - Westpoort (peak hours only, Monday to Friday)

Regional services

These services are operated by Connexxion.

• 82 Amsterdam Marnixstraat - Bos en Lommer - Station Sloterdijk - Spaarnwoude - Velsen Zuid - IJmuiden
• 395 Station Sloterdijk - Zaandam, East - Zaans Hospital - Zaandam Kogerveld Station - Wormerland P&R

iDBus

Since 22 October 2013, SNCF's international coach network, iDBus, serves Amsterdam Sloterdijk. These depart from the Orlyplein, the upper level of the station.

• Amsterdam - Lille - Paris
• Amsterdam - Brussels (from 28 April 2014)
• Amsterdam - Brussels - London (from 28 April 2014)

Gallery

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  Station Sloterdijk

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  Amsterdam Sloterdijk from the Hemboog

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  Tram at the former tram stop

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  A Mat '64 at the lower level platforms

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  Line 239 to Deccaweg in the Evening Peak at the former Bus Station

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  A mix of regional and city buses in the Evening Peak at the former Bus Station

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  A line-up of buses at the former bus station. Green buses are the Regional services, White with Blue the city and peak services and the red bus is operating route 192 to Schiphol Airport (Schiphol Sternet service)

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  A Metro on line 50 at Sloterdijk

External links

• Connexxion bus at the new bus station (from flickr)
• Tram at the new tram stop (from flickr)