Schiphol Airport railway station

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Schiphol Airport
Entrance to the railway station and airport
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°18′32″N 4°45′42″E / 52.30889°N 4.76167°E / 52.30889; 4.76167Coordinates: 52°18′32″N 4°45′42″E / 52.30889°N 4.76167°E / 52.30889; 4.76167
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Weesp–Leiden railway Amsterdam–Schiphol railway
Platforms	6
Connections	Arriva: 361, 365, 470, 870 Connexxion: 180, 181, 185, 186, 190, 191, 194, 195, 198, 199, 200, 300, 341, 397, N30, N90, N97 GVB: 245, 246, 247, 369
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Shl
History
Opened	21 December 1978, reopened 1995
Services Preceding station   Thalys   Following station Rotterdam Centraal toward Paris Nord Thalys 9300 Amsterdam Centraal Terminus Rotterdam Centraal toward Lille Europe Thalys Rotterdam Centraal toward Bourg-Saint-Maurice Thalys Neige (winter) Rotterdam Centraal toward Marseille-Saint-Charles Thalys Soleil (summer) NS International Rotterdam Centraal toward Breda Intercity Direct 900 Amsterdam Centraal Terminus Rotterdam Centraal Terminus Intercity Direct 1000 Rotterdam Centraal toward Brussels-South Intercity Direct 9200 Nederlandse Spoorwegen Leiden Centraal toward Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 700 Amsterdam Zuid toward Groningen Leiden Centraal toward Rotterdam Centraal NS Nachtnet 1400 Amsterdam Centraal toward Utrecht Centraal Terminus NS Intercity 1600 Amsterdam Zuid toward Enschede Leiden Centraal toward Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 1800 Amsterdam Zuid toward Leeuwarden Leiden Centraal toward Dordrecht NS Intercity 2400 Amsterdam Zuid toward Lelystad Centrum Terminus NS Intercity 3100 Amsterdam Zuid toward Nijmegen NS Intercity 3500 Amsterdam Zuid toward Venlo NS Intercity 11600 Amsterdam Zuid toward Amersfoort Schothorst Hoofddorp toward Leiden Centraal NS Sprinter 3300 Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Hoorn Kersenboogerd Hoofddorp Terminus NS Sprinter 4300 Amsterdam Zuid toward Almere Oostvaarders Hoofddorp toward Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 4600 Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Zwolle Hoofddorp Terminus NS Sprinter 5700 Amsterdam Zuid toward Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 5800 Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Amersfoort Vathorst
Location
Schiphol Airport Location within Northern Randstad Schiphol Airport Schiphol Airport (Netherlands) Show map of Northern RandstadShow map of NetherlandsShow all

Schiphol Airport railway station (previously Schiphol until 12 December 2015) is a major passenger railway station in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. It is located directly beneath the terminal complex of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and is operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station's six platforms are accessible via twelve escalators and three elevators located in the main concourse of the airport (Schiphol Plaza). The original station was opened in 1978, and the current station was opened in 1995. It connects the airport to Amsterdam and to various other cities in the Netherlands, as well as to Belgium and France.

History[]

Former entrance of the railway station in 1989, demolished in 1995

Rail tunnel and underground platforms of the station under construction in 1992

The original railway station at Schiphol was partly at street level and opened on 21 December 1978.

By 1978, one could only travel to Amsterdam's Zuid WTC and RAI stations, as well as south bound towards Leiden, The Hague and Rotterdam. To get to Amsterdam Centraal station one had to travel to RAI and change onto tram 4 over there. A direct link was created with the construction of the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway in 1986.

A newly built underground station opened in 1995. The former building was demolished. As Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which surrounds the railway station, is the largest airport within the Netherlands and the primary international gateway, Schiphol railway station changed into a major hub in the Dutch railway network.

The station was renamed Schiphol Airport from 13 December 2015 to make the station more recognisable to international travelers.^[1]

Destinations[]

Main hall of the station

Schiphol stations offers several trains per hour to Amsterdam Centraal, and frequent services to the rest of the country as well. These include intercity services to Leiden, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Amersfoort, Almere, Lelystad, Apeldoorn, Deventer, Enschede, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Nijmegen and Zwolle.

During nighttime, an hourly service connects Schiphol with Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Delft, Leiden and The Hague between 1am and 5am.

The Thalys, Intercity Direct and Intercity Brussels call at Schiphol railway station. These trains connect the airport to Rotterdam, Breda, Antwerp, Brussels Airport, Brussels and Paris.

Reservations are obligatory to board Thalys. For Intercity direct to Breda a supplement is required for the High Speed stretch to Rotterdam.

Train services[]

There are several types of train series in the Netherlands:

• Intercity direct These are Intercity Services using the high speed network.
• Intercity These are express trains calling at major stations. The fastest type of regular train in the Netherlands.
• Sprinters These are trains calling at all stations and mostly are operated by SGMm, SNG or SLT 'Sprinter' train sets.

The station is served by the following service(s):

National trains: ( timetable 2018 )

• 2× per hour High speed services (Intercity Direct) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam
• 2× per hour High speed services (Intercity Direct) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Breda
• 1× per hour Intercity service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Lelystad - Zwolle - Groningen
• 1× per hour Intercity service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Lelystad - Zwolle - Leeuwarden
• 1× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Amersfoort - Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede
• 2× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena - Utrecht - Arnhem - Nijmegen
• 2× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena - Utrecht - 's-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven - Venlo
• 1× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Amersfoort Schothorst
• 2× per hour Intercity service Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam Zuid - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht
• 1× per hour Intercity Night train (nachtnet) service Rotterdam - Delft - The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Amsterdam Centraal - (Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena) - Utrecht
• 2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal - Hilversum - Amersfoort Vathorst
• 2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Weesp - Almere Oostvaarders
• 2× per hour local Sprinter service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Weesp - Hilversum - Utrecht
• 2× per hour local Sprinter service The Hague - Leiden - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd
• 2× per hour local Sprinter service The Hague - Leiden - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal - (Zwolle)

International trains:

• 13× per day High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Paris
• 2× per day High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - CDG Charles de Gaulle - Marne-la-Vallée (Disneyland)
• 1x per week High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Chambéry - Albertville - Moutiers Salins - Aime la Plagne - Landry - Bourg St. Maurice (21 dec - 21 mar only)
• 1x per week High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Valence TGV - Avignon TGV - Aix-en-Provence TGV - Marseille St. Charles (29 jun - 31 aug only)
• 13x per day High speed services (Intercity Brussel) Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Breda - Antwerp - Brussels

Bus services[]

The following bus services depart from the bus platform outside the airport building. Italics indicates stops within the Schiphol area. All services are daily unless otherwise stated.

Timetable of 2019:

• 69 Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Sloten - Osdorp - Geuzenveld - Amsterdam Sloterdijk
• 180 Circular line P30 - Schiphol - P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol Oost - Schiphol Rijk - P30
• 181 Circular line Knooppunt Noord - P40 - Schiphol - P30 - Schiphol Rijk - Schiphol Oost - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord
• 185 Schiphol plaza - Justice Complex
• 186 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - KLM Headoffice - Amstelveen Busstation
• 190 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord (also night service as N90)
• 191 Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol - Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Zuidoost (Anchoragelaan)
• 194 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Badhoevedorp - Osdorp De Aker
• 195 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Badhoevedorp - Slotervaart - Amsterdam Lelylaan (also night service as N95)
• 199 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Oost - Amstelveen Westwijk - Amstelveen Middenhoven
• 287 Schiphol - Schiphol Rijk (Peak hours only)
• 300 Haarlem - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk a/d Amstel - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA (also night service as line N30)
• 341 Hoofddorp - De Hoek - Schiphol - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg - VU Hospital - Amsterdam Zuid
• 342 Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol - Schiphol Rijk - Aalsmeer - Uithoorn (also night service as N42)
• 361 Schiphol - De Hoek - Nieuw Vennep - Lisse - Sassenheim
• 365 Schiphol - Roelofarendsveen - Leiderdorp - Leiden
• 397 Nieuw-Vennep - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg - Amsterdam Leidseplein (City Centre) - Amsterdam Elandsgracht (also night service as line N97)
• 470 Schiphol - De Hoek - Leimuiden - Alphen a/d Rijn (also night service as line 870)
• 870 Schiphol - De Hoek - Leimuiden - Alphen a/d Rijn (Nightbus)
• 858 Schiphol - Keukenhof (March–May, only when Keukenhof is open)
• N30 (Ijmuiden) - Haarlem - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk a/d Amstel - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA
• N42 Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol - Schiphol Rijk - Aalsmeer - Uithoorn
• N90 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord
• N95 Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Badhoevedorp - Amsterdam Sloten
• N97 Nieuw-Vennep - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg - Amsterdam Leidseplein (City Centre) - Amsterdam Elandsgracht - Amsterdam Centraal (Central station)

"Schiphol" is the main bus stop in front of the terminal building.

Lines 180–199, 300,341,342,397 and nightlines N30,N42,N90,N95,N97 are operated by "Connexxion"

Lines 361,365,470,858 and nightline 870 are operated by "Arriva"

Line 69 is operated by the "GVB" (public transport operator of the city Amsterdam)

Other facilities[]

Airplane exhibit at the Plaza

Schiphol Plaza is the shopping centre after customs, in the meet-and-greet hall, hence it is accessible to both air travellers and Dutch customers who just change trains here, etcetera. Plaza consist of two medium-sized supermarkets, Food Village and Albert Heijn. These supermarkets open their doors until midnight 7 days a week. Soft-drink and snack machines are available on the platforms, as in most Dutch train stations.

References[]

• NS website
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner
• Connexxion website
• Connexxion Schiphol Area Network Map (in Dutch)
• GVB Amsterdam website
• Arriva website

External links[]

• Media related to Schiphol Airport train station at Wikimedia Commons
• Public transport at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
• (in Dutch) Schiphol Station services in Dutch