Amsterdam Sloterdijk Station
Amsterdam Sloterdijk is a major railway junction 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.
Amsterdam Metro network
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 are two lines of the Amsterdam Metro that stop here.
History
The original Amsterdam Sloterdijk station was opened in 1956 just south of the current station. Sloterdijk was then just a small village. From there, one could travel to Haarlem; the line to Zaandam took a more northeasterly route via the Hembrug.
In 1983, the line to Zaandam was rerouted via the Hemtunnel, and the current station was opened, initially with the name Sloterdijk Noord. The old station was renamed to Sloterdijk Zuid and closed in 1985, when the line to Haarlem was rerouted via the current station, which was renamed to Sloterdijk at the same time. The platforms for both lines are at the lower level.
In 1986, the Amsterdam-Schiphol line was opened, with platforms at the upper level. The Hemboog, connecting Schiphol to Zaandam, was opened in 2003 but had no platforms at Sloterdijk until they were opened on 14 December 2008, with a separate entrance.
Accidents and incidents
- 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 was the driver of one of the trains passing a signal at danger.
- On 14 December 2016, a Sprinter train was evacuated at the station due to a fire in a toilet. Arson is suspected to be the cause.
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
As of 9 December 2018, the following train services call at this station:
National Rail
Amsterdam Metro
Amsterdam Sloterdijk is also a station on the Amsterdam Metro lines 50 and 51. This metro service was opened in 1997. It runs next to the railway line for Sloterdijk to Holendrecht.
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| Metro Route | Operator | Form | To | Via | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | GVB | Gein | Isolatorweg | Reigersbos, Station Holendrecht, Bullewijk, Station Bijlmer ArenA, Strandvliet, Station Duivendrecht, Van der Madeweg, Overamstel, Station RAI, Station Zuid, Amstelveenseweg, Henk Sneevlietweg, Heemstedestraat, Station Lelylaan, Postjesweg, Jan van Galenstraat, De Vlugtlaan, Station Sloterdijk | 7.5/hour (peak hours), 5-6/hour (evenings, Sat-Sun) |
| 51 | GVB | Centraal Station | Isolatorweg | Nieuwmarkt, Waterlooplein, Weesperplein, Wibautstraat, Amstelstation, Spaklerweg, Overamstel, Station RAI, Station Zuid, Amstelveenseweg, Henk Sneevlietweg, Heemstedestraat, Station Lelylaan, Postjesweg, Jan van Galenstraat, De Vlugtlaan, Station Sloterdijk | 8/hour (peak hours), 6/hour (Mon-Sun until 8.00 pm), 5/hour (from 8.00 pm, Sat-Sun until 10.00 am) |
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.
| Operator | Line | Route | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVB | 19 | Station Sloterdijk - Bos en Lommer - Elandsgracht - Leidseplein - Vijzelgracht - Weesperplein - Watergraafsmeer - Diemen Sniep |
Bus services
Bus services operated by GVB, EBS and Connexxion depart from the ground floor bus station which opened in December 2010, known as the Carrascoplein.
Short-distance services
| Operator | Line | Route | Service | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GVB | 15 | Station Sloterdijk - Bos en Lommer - Surinameplein - Haarlemmermeerstation - Station Zuid | ||
| 22 | Station Sloterdijk - Spaarndammerbuurt - Centraal Station - Indische buurt - Muiderpoortstation | |||
| 36 | Station Sloterdijk - Molenwijk - Banne Buiksloot - Station Noord | |||
| 61 | Station Sloterdijk - Geuzenveld - Osdorpplein | |||
| EBS | 125 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Molenwijk - Landsmeer - Den Ilp - Purmerland - Purmerend Tramplein | ||
| GVB | 231 | Station Sloterdijk - Westpoort - Abberdaan | Peak hours only | |
| 232 | Station Sloterdijk- Durbanweg | Peak hours only | ||
| 233 | Station Sloterdijk - Siciliëweg | Peak hours only | ||
| EBS | 309 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Molenwijk - Landsmeer - Den Ilp - Purmerland - Purmerend Tramplein | Peak hours only | Bus service under the brand R-net |
| Connexxion | 382 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Westpoort - Haarlemmerliede - Velsen Zuid - IJmuiden (- IJmuiden aan Zee) | ||
| 395 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Zaandam De Vlinder - Zaandam ZMC | |||
| GVB | 369 | Station Sloterdijk - Osdorp - Nieuw-Sloten - Schiphol-Noord - Schiphol Airport/Plaza | ||
| GVB | N81 | Station Sloterdijk - Spaarndammerbuurt - Centraal Station | Nightservice every friday, saturday and sunday night |
Long-distance services
| Operator | Line | Route | Freq. | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arriva Touring | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Groningen - Oldenburg hbf - Hannover ZOB - Hannover ZOB am hbf | 2/day | ||
| Flixbus | 011 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Isselburg Autohoff* - Duisburg hbf - Düsseldorf ZOB am hbf - Köln Flughafen CGN (Terminal 2)* - Saarbrücken Fernbusbahnhof* - Strasbourg Place de l'Étroile* - Kehl Bahnhof - Freiburg hbf | 1/week | |
| 027 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Duisburg hbf - Düsseldorf ZOB am hbf - Köln Flughafen CGN (Terminal 2)* - Darmstadt hbf - Mannheim ZOB am hbf - Heidelberg hbf - Karlsruhe hbf - Stuttgart Airport Busterminal - Ausburg P+R Ausburg Nord* - Müchen Hackerbrücke/ZOB | 2/week | ||
| 056 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Utrecht Centraal - Arnhem Centraal - Bocholt bahnhof* - Oberhausen hbf - Moers Busbahnhof - Müllheim an der Ruhr hbf - Essen hbf - Dortmund ZOB am hbf - Neheim-Hüsten hbf* - Meschede Busbahnhof* - Bödefeld Sankt-Vitus-Schützenstraße - Siedlinghausen Hochsauerlandstraße - Winterberg Bahnhofstraße - Medebach Center Parcs* - Willingen (Upland) Waldecker Straße* | 14/week |
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| 068 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Utrecht Centraal - Isselburg Autohof* - Duisburg hbf - Düsseldorf ZOB am hbf - Köln Flughafen CGN (Terminal 2)* - Frankfurt (Main) hbf - Würzburg hbf - Scheinfurt hbf - Bamberg Bahnhof - Bayreuth Bahnhof - Bayreuth Universität (Mensa)* | 2/day | One service a day terminates at Frankfurt (Main) hbf | |
| 075 | Rotterdam Centraal - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Drachten Vallaat* - Groningen - Leer Bahnhof* - Uplengen Autohof Apen-Remels* - Westerstede ZOB* - Oldenburg hbf - Bremen hbf - Hamburg ZOB am hbf | 5/day |
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| 120 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Nijmegen Tunnelweg - Goch Bahnhof* - Krefeld ZOB am hbf - Mönchengladbach hbf - Düsseldorf ZOB am hbf - Leverkusen Mitte - Bergisch Gladbach Refrath - Siegen Kobelenzer Straße - Wetzlar Bahnhof - Gießen Mathematikum- Marburg (Lahn) hbf (Krummbogen) - Alsfeld Bahnhof* - Erfurt hbf - Jena Busbahnhof Paradies - Leipzig hbf | 7/week |
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| 175 | Rotterdam Centraal - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Groningen - Westerstede ZOB* - Oldenburg hbf/ZOB - Bremen hbf - Hannover ZOB | 11/week |
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| 800 | Alkmaar/Schiphol Airport plaza - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Utrecht Centraal - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal - Rotterdam Centraal - Breda Centraal - Antwerp Koningin Astridplein - Gent Dampoort - Lille Europe/Paris Charles de Gaulle (Terminal 3) - Paris Bercy Seine - Crétiel Centre Université - Aéroport Orly Sud (P6) | 4-9/day |
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| 802 | Schiphol Airport Plaza - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Antwerp Koningin Astridplein - Gent Dampoort - Brugge Bargeplein - Lille Europe - Paris Charles de Gaulle (Terminal 3) - Paris Bercy Seine |
2-4/day |
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| 805 | Leeuwarden Busstation - Harlingen - Den Oever Busstation* - Wieringerwerf Motel* - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Schiphol Airport Plaza - Rotterdam Centraal - Gent Dampoort - Kortrijk Kinepolis XPO - Lille Europe - Lens Gare | 4/week | ||
| 810 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Brussels Noord | 8-17/day | ||
| 813 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal/Delft - Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Zuidplein - Breda Prinsenbeek - Antwerp Koningin Astridplein - Brussels Airport Zaventem - Brussels Noord | 10/week | Some services are not calling at Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam Zuidplein, Breda Prinsenbeek and Brussels Airport Zaventem | |
| 814 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Rotterdam Centraal - Antwerp Koningin Astridplein - Gent Dampoort - Lille Europe - London Victoria Coach Station | 1-2/day | Some services are not calling at Rotterdam Centraal, Antwerp Koningin Astridplein and Gent Dampoort | |
| 818 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Schiphol Airport Plaza - Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Zuidplein - Brussels Airport Zaventem - Brussels Noord - Charleroi Sud | 2/day | ||
| 819 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Schiphol Airport Plaza - Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Zuidplein - Brussels Airport Zaventem - Brussels Noord - Brugge Bargeplein | 1-2/day | Some services terminate at Brussels Noord | |
| 831 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Eindhoven John F. Kennedylaan - Maastricht - Liège Gare de Guillemins - Luxembourg Gare | 5/week | ||
| 833 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Eindhoven John F. Kennedylaan - Roermond Shopping Centre - Maastricht - Aachen Westbahnhof | 11/week | ||
| 1924 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal - Rotterdam Centraal - Breda Centraal - Eindhoven John F. Kennedylaan - Mönchengladbach hbf - Düsseldorf ZOB am hbf - Köln Flughafen CGN (Terminal 2) - Frankfurt (Main) hbf - Aschaffenburg hbf - Würzburg hbf - Erlangen Bahnhof - Regensburg hbf - Passau hbf - Arad Autogara Pletl - Lipova Pension Mara - Deva Centrală - Orastie Zona Micro 2 - Sebeş, Sibiu Stada Europa Unita - Făgăraş - Braşoc Bartolomeu- Sinaia - Ploieştia - Bucharest Autogara Militari | 2/week | ||
| N20 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Duisburg hbf - Düsseldorf ZOB am hbf - Leverkussen Mitte - Bergisch Gladbach Refrath - Siegen Koblenzer Straße - Gießen Mathematikum - Chemnitz hbf - Dresden hbf - Wroclaw Busbahnhof - Kotowice hbf - Kraków hbf | 1/day | Night bus | |
| N31 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal - Delft - Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal - Amersfoort - Apeldoorn - Deventer Carpoolplaats A1* - Hannover ZOB - Berlin Wannsee - Berlin ZOB | 4/week | ||
| N44 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Groningen - Leer ZOB* - Uplengen Autohof Apen-Remels* - Oldenburg hbf/ZOB - Bremen ZOB - Hamburg ZOB am hbf - Berlin Alt-Tegel - Berlin ZOB - Berlin Zoo - Berlin Alexanderplatz | 1/day | ||
| N61 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Isselburg Autohof* - Duisburg hbf - Düsseldorf ZOB am hbf - Köln Flughafen CGN (Terminal 2) - Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Terminal 2 - Frankfurt (Main) hbf - Würzburg hbf - Erlangen Bahnhof - Nürnberg ZOB - Regensburg hbf - Deggendorf Bahnhof - Passau hbf - Vienna International Busterminal | 2-5/day |
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| N67 | Schiphol Airport Plaza - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Osnabrüch hbf - Bad Oeynhausen ZOB - Hannover ZOB - Hildesheim ZOB - Salzgitter Rathaus Lebenstadt - Braunschweig hbf - Magdeburg ZOB - Halle (Saale) hbf - Leipzig hbf - Dresden hbf - Prague Busbahnhof ÚAN Florenc | 2/day |
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| N75 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Groningen - Bremen hbf - Hamburg ZOB am hbf - Berlin ZOB | 1/day | Night bus | |
| N93 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Schiphol Airport Plaza - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal - Rotterdam Centraal - Eindhoven John F. Kennedylaan - Heerlen Spoorsingel - Aachen Westbahnhof - Köln Flughafen CGN (Terminal 2) - Bonn Museumsmeile - Koblenz hbf - Karlsruhe hbf - Stuttgart Flughafen/Messe - Ulm Eberhard-Finckh Straße - Ausburg P+R Ausburg Nord - München Hacherbrücke/ZOB | 0-1/day | ||
| N94 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Utrecht Centraal - Nijmegen Tunnelweg - Mönchengladbach hbf - Mannheim ZOB am hbf - Heidelberg hbf - Karlsruhe hbf - Stuttgart Flughafen/Messe - München Hackerbrücke/ZOB | 1/day | ||
| N116 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Schiphol Airport Plaza - Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Zuidplein - Eindhoven John F. Kennedylaan - Venlo - Duisburg hbf - Essen hbf - Bochum hbf - Dortmund ZOB am hbf - Siegen Koblenzer Straße - Frankfurt (Main) hbf - Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Terminal 2 - Mainz hbf - Wiesbaden hbf | 5/week | ||
| N760 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Rotterdam Centraal - Antwerp Koningin Astridplein - Louvain-la-Neuve Porte Lemaître - Namur Gare - Langres Parking Péage A31 - Dijon-Ville - Beaunne Avenua Charles de Gaulle - Chalon-sur-Saône Routière - Lyon Perrache - Lyon Aéroport Saint Exupéry | 6/week |
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| N800 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Schiphol Airport Plaza - Amsterdam Hoogoorddreef/Atlas - Utrecht Centraal - Breda Centraal - Antwerp Koningin Astridplein - Brussels Airport Zaventem - Brussels Noord - Lille Europe - Paris Charles de Gaulle (Terminal 3) - Peris Bercy Seine - Créteil Centre Université - Aéroport Orly Sud (P6) | 1-2/day |
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| N802 | (Alkmaar - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Schiphol Airport Plaza - Amsterdam Hoogoorddreef/Atlas - Utrecht Centraal - Antwerp Koningin Astridplein - Gent Dampoort) / (Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal - Delft - Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Zuidplein - Brussels Noord - Paris Charles de Gaulle) - Paris Bercy Seine | 1-2/day | Night bus | |
| N803 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Schiphol Airport Plaza - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal - Rotterdam Centraal - Brussels Airport Zaventem - Brussels Noord - Brussels Zuid - Lille Europe - Paris Charles de Gaulle (Terminal 3) - Paris Bercy Seine | 1/dag | ||
| N814 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal - Rotterdam Centraal - Gent Dampoort - Lille Europe - London Victoria Coach Station | 1/day | ||
| N818 | Charleroi Sud - Brussels Noord - Brussels Airport Zaventem - Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport Plaza - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Groningen - Bremen hbf - Hamburg ZOB am hbf | 1/day | ||
| N819 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Schiphol Airport Plaza - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal - Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Zuidplein - Antwerp Koningin Astridplein - Brussels Airport Zaventem - Brussels Zuid - Bruggge Bargeplein | 1/day | ||
| N831 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Eindhoven John F. Kennedylaan - Maastricht - Liège Gare de Guillemins - Bastogne Gare du Sud* - Arlon Parc des Expositions* - Luxembourg Gare - Cormar Gare SNCF - Saint-Louis Euro/Airport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg - Basel SBB - Zürich Bus-Parkplatz Sihlquai | 4/week | ||
| N836 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Brussels Noord - Luxembourg P+R Bouillion - Metz Gare Routiere - Nancy Quai Sainte-Catherine - Basel SBB - Luzem Bahnhof - Milan Lampugnano | 1/day | ||
| N844 | Rotterdam Centraal - Den Haag (The Hague) Centraal - Schiphol Airport Plaza - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Hamburg ZOB am hbf - Kolding Rutebilsation - Odense Dannebrogsgabe - Kopenhagen Ingerslevsgade | 4/week | ||
| X31 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Berlin ZOB | 1-2/day | ||
| X68 | Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Frankfurt (Main) hbf - (Darmstadt hbf - Mannheim ZOB am hbf - Heidelberg hbf) / (Nürnberg ZOB - Prague Busbahnhof ÚAN Frolenc) | 1-2/day |
* = Requested stop
Gallery
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Railways on two levels -
Amsterdam Sloterdijk from the Hemboog -
Tram at the former tram stop -
A mix of regional and city buses in the Evening Peak at the former Bus Station -
A Metro on line 50 at Sloterdijk -
Construction of the platform on the Hemboog chord, December 2008 -
Platform 9 and 10
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References
- ^ "Trein vat vlam in Amsterdam: mogelijk sprake van opzet" [Train catches fire in Amsterdam: cause possibly intentional]. Amsterdam: De Telegraaf. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Station Amsterdam Sloterdijk.
- Connexxion bus at the new bus station (from flickr)
- Tram at the new tram stop (from flickr)
- Lockerpoint Luggage Storage Sloterdijk
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