Almere Parkwijk railway station
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| Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°22′36″N 5°14′40″E / 52.37667°N 5.24444°E | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Weesp–Lelystad railway | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 February 1996 | |||||||||||||||
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  Almere Parkwijk Location within Northeastern Randstad | ||||||||||||||||
Almere Parkwijk is a railway station which lies in Almere, in the Netherlands. It is located approximately 24 km (15 mi) 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 opened on 1 February 1996. Although the station was built 9 years after the other Almere stations it is styled in the same way as Almere Muziekwijk and Almere Buiten.
Almere has become a commuter city for Amsterdam. The first house was built in 1976 and on 7 July 2008, it was recorded that there were 184 405 citizens living in Almere. The station lies in the centre of the 'Parkwijk' the Park Estate and the 'Verzetswijk'.
Train services[edit]
As of 11 December 2016[update], 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
Bus services[edit]
- 5: Muziekwijk - Kruidenwijk - Almere Centrum - Parkwijk - Landgoederenbuurt - Station Buiten - Oostvaarders
- 6: Noorderplassen - Kruidenwijk - Almere Centrum - Danswijk - Parkwijk
- 7: Almere Centrum - Parkwijk - Tussen de Vaarten - Sallandsekant
- 155: Holendrecht - Bijlmer ArenA - Bijlmermeer - Muiden P&R - Almere Gooisekant - Almere Parkwijk
- 216: Almere Buiten - Almere Stad - Muiden - Amstelveen - Schiphol Oost
- 322: Amsterdam Amstel - Muiden P&R - Almere Poort - Gooisekant - Almere Parkwijk
- 323: Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA - Muiden P&R - Almere Poort - Gooisekant - Almere Parkwijk
Night Buses[edit]
| Bus Service | Operator | From | To | Via | Notes |
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| N11 | Connexxion | Station Almere Centrum | Station Almere Centrum | Waterwijk, Molenbuurt, Station Almere Buiten, Station Almere Oostvaarders, Tussen De Vaarten, Station Almere Parkwijk, Danswijk, Filmwijk | Loop line |
| N12 | Connexxion | Station Almere Centrum | Station Almere Centrum | Filmwijk, Danswijk, Station Almere Parkwijk, Tussen De Vaarten, Station Almere Oostvaarders, Station Almere Buiten, Molenbuurt, Waterwijk | Loop line |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- NS website (in Dutch)
- Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)