Flevolijn
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Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Nederlandse Spoorwegen , or NS, is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands.Its trains operate over the tracks of the Dutch national railinfrastructure, operated by ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003...
. The line runs from Weesp, in the province
Provinces of the Netherlands
A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the local municipalities, having the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance. The government of each province consists of three major parts: the Provinciale Staten which is the...
of North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
, to Lelystad
Lelystad Centrum railway station
Lelystad Centrum is the current terminus railway station on the Flevolijn. It is the only station in Lelystad and is in the centre of the town. The station was opened on 28 May 1988 after the extension from Almere Buiten was completed. There are plans to build the station Lelystad Zuid by 2015. The...
, capital of the neighbouring province of Flevoland
Flevoland
Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country, at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on January 1, 1986; the twelfth province of the country, with Lelystad as its capital...
.
The line currently has six stations, these are:
- Almere MuziekwijkAlmere Muziekwijk railway stationAlmere Muziekwijk is a railway station which lies in Almere, in the Netherlands. It is located approximately 20km southeast of Amsterdam. It is on the Weesp–Lelystad railway. The station is on the newest polder in the Netherlands, the Flevopolder which is in the region Flevoland. The station was...
- Almere CentrumAlmere Centrum railway stationAlmere Centrum is a railway station in Almere, the Netherlands. It is located approximately 22 kilometers east of Amsterdam. The station lies on the Weesp–Lelystad railway. Almere Centrum is located in central Almere: a new town established in 1976 on land reclaimed from the sea...
- Almere ParkwijkAlmere Parkwijk railway stationAlmere Parkwijk is a railway station which lies in Almere, in the Netherlands. It is located approximately 24 km east of Amsterdam. It is on the Weesp–Lelystad railway. The station is on the newest polder in the Netherlands, the Flevopolder which is in the Flevoland province. The station was...
- Almere BuitenAlmere Buiten railway stationAlmere Buiten is a railway station which lies in Almere, in the Netherlands. It is located approximately 27 km east of Amsterdam. The station is located on the Weesp–Lelystad railway, which runs between Weesp and Lelystad Centrum. The station is on the newest polder in the Netherlands, the...
- Almere OostvaardersAlmere Oostvaarders railway stationAlmere Oostvaarders is a railway station in Almere, in the Netherlands. It is located approximately 29 km east of Amsterdam. It is on the Amsterdam - Almere - Lelystad main line. It is approximately 3 km north east of the Almere city centre. Almere Oostvaarders is the newest station in...
- Lelystad CentrumLelystad Centrum railway stationLelystad Centrum is the current terminus railway station on the Flevolijn. It is the only station in Lelystad and is in the centre of the town. The station was opened on 28 May 1988 after the extension from Almere Buiten was completed. There are plans to build the station Lelystad Zuid by 2015. The...
Timeline
- 1987 - Line opens between Weesp and Almere Buiten. The station Almere Parkwijk hadn't been built at the time.
- 1988 - Line was finished when it was extended to Lelystad Centrum
- 1996 - Almere Parkwijk station opens
- 2003 - Gooiboog curve opens, allowing direct trains to Hilversum and Utrecht.
- 2004 - Almere Oostvaarders station opens
- 2012 - HanzelijnHanzelijnThe Lelystad–Zwolle railway, also known as the Hanzelijn , is a new Dutch railway line presently under construction. When completed, it will connect Lelystad, capital of the province of Flevoland, with Zwolle, capital of the neighbouring province of Overijssel...
(Lelystad-Zwolle) opens
- 2015 - Planned opening of Lelystad Zuid station
History
Work began on the railway line in 1980. Originally, it was planned to run straight through the OostvaardersplassenOostvaardersplassen
The Oostvaardersplassen is a nature reserve in the Netherlands, covering about . Despite having developed recently it already has international importance as a European wetland....
. After protests from environmentalists, the transport minister decided that the line was to pass outside this nature area. As a consequence, this detour is, because of its form, now colloquially called the bath tub line.
Another station, to be named Almere Poort, is currently under construction between Weesp and Almere Muziekwijk.
In 2008, it was announced that the line's capacity will be extended to 12 trains per hour in either direction. To achieve this, it will be doubled to four tracks.
Hanzelijn
The Hanzelijn is a railway under construction. It will operate from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolle. On the line there will be two new stations, Dronten and Kampen ZuidIn 2007, work began on the Hanzelijn, this is planned to open in 2012. With the completion of the railway line, the current Zwolle - Kampen railway line will close.
Future
Some time in the near future there are plans for two new stations on the line, these are:- Almere PoortAlmere Poort railway stationAlmere Poort is a railway station which is currently under construction. It will be located on the Flevolijn in the city of Almere and will be the sixth railway station of Almere....
- Lelystad ZuidLelystad Zuid railway stationLelystad Zuid is a railway station in the south of Lelystad, the Netherlands. While constructed, the station is not planned to open before 2015.The station is located in a currently unbuilt area of Lelystad...
Train services
The current train services operating on the Flevolijn are:| Series: | Train Type: | Route: | Material: | Frequency: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3700 | Intercity | Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Almere Centrum - Almere Buiten - Lelystad Centrum | DD-AR | 2x per hour |
| 3900 | Intercity | Hoofddorp Hoofddorp railway station Hoofddorp is a railway station in Hoofddorp, Noord Holland, the Netherlands.The station is on the Amsterdam - Schiphol - Leiden Centraal - Den Haag - Rotterdam main line.-History:... - Schiphol - Amsterdam Lelylaan - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal Amsterdam Centraal ' is the central station of Amsterdam. It is one of the main railway hubs of the Netherlands and is used by 250,000 passengers a day, excluding transferring passengers. It is also the starting point of Amsterdam Metro lines 51, 53, and 54. The station building of Amsterdam Centraal was designed by... - Almere Centrum - Almere Buiten - Lelystad Centrum |
DD-AR | 2x per hour |
| 4300 | Stoptrain | Hoofddorp – Schiphol – Amsterdam Zuid – Amsterdam RAI Amsterdam RAI railway station The railway station Amsterdam RAI is situated in southern Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It lies between the two directions of the A10 Amsterdam ring road. It is also a metro station at which GVB operates two routes... - Duivendrecht Duivendrecht railway station The Duivendrecht railway station is a combined rail and metro station in Duivendrecht, Netherlands. The station opened in May 1993 as part of the extension of the Zuidtak of the Amsterdam Ringspoorbaan, between Amsterdam RAI and Weesp.... – Diemen Zuid Diemen Zuid railway station Diemen Zuid is a railway station is located in the southeastern Amsterdam suburb of Diemen. The railway station is served by Nederlandse Spoorwegen 'heavy rail' services as well as Line 53 of the Amsterdam Metro. The station was first used as only a metro station operated by GVB in 1977... - Weesp – Almere Muziekwijk - Almere Centrum – Almere Parkwijk - Almere Buiten - Almere Oostvaarders |
SLT | 2x per hour |
| 4600 | Stoptrain | Amsterdam Centraal - Amsterdam Muiderpoort - Diemen Diemen railway station Diemen railway station is located in Diemen, a suburb in Southeast Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The station was first opened in 1 August 1882 and closed on 1 October 1913. It reopened on 24 May 1974. The station remains in the same location as before. At the station there is a hexagonal NS ticket... - Weesp - Almere Muziekwijk - Almere Centrum - Almere Parkwijk - Almere Buiten - Almere Oostvaarders |
SLT | 2x per hour |
| 4900 | Intercity | Almere Centrum - Almere Muziekwijk – Naarden-Bussum Naarden-Bussum railway station Naarden-Bussum is a railway station in Bussum and Naarden, the Netherlands. The station has one standard platform and one island platform and it has a total of four tracks, of which one track is for passing trains only. The station was opened on 10 June 1874. The station is on the Amsterdam -... - Hilversum Hilversum railway station Hilversum is a railway station in Hilversum, the Netherlands. It is located approximately southeast of Amsterdam. It is on the Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort main line, with a branch to Utrecht. There are two other stations in Hilversum: Hilversum Noord to the north, and Hilversum Sportpark to... – Hilversum Sportpark Hilversum Sportpark railway station Hilversum Sportpark is a railway station in Hilversum, The Netherlands. It lies south of Hilversum town centre. The station was opened in 1874 and is on the Hilversum - Utrecht railway line... - Utrecht Overvecht Utrecht Overvecht railway station Utrecht Overvecht is a suburb railway station located in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The station opened in 1968 and is on the Utrecht–Kampen railway... - Utrecht Centraal Utrecht Centraal railway station Utrecht Centraal is the central railway station for the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It is the largest railway station in the Netherlands in terms of size, with fourteen platforms With Utrecht being located centrally in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal is also the largest station in terms... |
DD-AR | 2x per hour |