Amsterdam Centraal

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Amsterdam Centraal (Asd) is the Centraal Station (Central Station) of Amsterdam. It is one of the main railway nodes of the Netherlands. Maps: [1] [2] [3]; photos [4], [5]

It is also the starting point of Amsterdam metro lines 51, 53, and 54.

The station is being reconstructed with the construction of the North/South Line (metro line).

Amsterdam Centraal was designed by P. J. H. Cuypers and Al Van Gendt, and opened in 1889. The building sits on 8,687 wooden piles which are driven deep into the mud and sand.

The Tokyo Station building is patterned after the Amsterdam Centraal.

Contents 1 Railway station layout 2 Amsterdam Metro 3 See also 4 External links

Previous		Line		Next
Terminus		Thalys Amsterdam-Paris		Schiphol
Terminus		CityNightLine Pegasus		Utrecht Centraal
Terminus		CityNightLine Pollux		Utrecht Centraal
Terminus		InterCityExpress Amsterdam-Frankfurt		Duivendrecht
Terminus		GoLondon Amsterdam-London/Norwich		Schiphol
Terminus		Nederlandse Spoorwegen Amsterdam-Brussels Intercity		Schiphol
Terminus		Nederlandse Spoorwegen Amsterdam-Zandvoort/Uitgeest		Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Terminus		Nederlandse Spoorwegen Amsterdam-Breda		Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Terminus		Nederlandse Spoorwegen Amsterdam Centraal-Den Haag Central		Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Terminus		Nederlandse Spoorwegen Amsterdam-Vlissingen		Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Terminus		Nederlandse Spoorwegen Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport		Schiphol
Terminus		Nederlandse Spoorwegen Amsterdam-Leeuwarden/Enschede/ Groningen Intercity		Amersfoort
Terminus		Nederlandse Spoorwegen Amsterdam-Rotterdam Stoptrein		Amsterdam Muiderpoort
Terminus		Nederlandse Spoorwegen Amsterdam-Utrecht/Nijmegen/ Maastricht/Heerlen Intercity		Amsterdam Amstel
Amsterdam Amstel		Nederlandse Spoorwegen Utrecht-Den Helder Intercity		Amsterdam Sloterdijk
Terminus		Nederlandse Spoorwegen Amsterdam-Enkhuizen		Amsterdam Sloterdijk

[edit] Railway station layout

There are 15 tracks, of which 11 along a platform:

• 4 island platforms with on both sides tracks along the full length (tracks 4/5, 7/8, 10/11, 13/14)
• 1 side platform with 1 track along the full length (15)
• 1 bay platform / side platform with 2 tracks (1/2)

10 of the 11 tracks along a platform have an a- and a b-side (all except track 1), hence there are 21 places where a train can be positioned for getting on and off.

One with on one side track along the full length (track 2), on the other side there is track only at the west end (track 1; bay platform), along the rest of the platform is the station building.

Tracks 3, 6, 9, and 12 have no platform.

Diagram (platforms are yellow, tunnels are grey, north is up):

15a	==========		==========		==========		==========	15b
14a	==========		==========		==========		==========	14b
13a	==========		==========		==========		==========	13b
12a	==========		==========		==========		==========	12b
11a	==========		==========		==========		==========	11b
10a	==========		==========		==========		==========	10b
9a	==========		==========		==========		==========	9b
8a	==========		==========		==========		==========	8b
7a	==========		==========		==========		==========	7b
6a	==========		==========		==========		==========	6b
5a	==========		==========		==========		==========	5b
4a	==========		==========		==========		==========	4b
3a	==========		==========		==========		==========	3b
2a	==========		==========		==========		==========	2b
1	====

Railway Schiphol to Amsterdam Centraal (part of line 10), with stations (municipalities in bold) and official station abbreviations: Schiphol (shl) (mun. Haarlemmermeer) Amsterdam Lelylaan (asdl) (mun. Amsterdam) Amsterdam Sloterdijk (ass) (ditto) Amsterdam Centraal (asd) (ditto) edit

Railway Haarlem to Amsterdam Centraal (part of line 10), with stations (municipalities in bold) and official station abbreviations: Haarlem (hlm) Haarlem Spaarnwoude (hlms) (nl) (mun. Haarlem) Amsterdam Sloterdijk (ass) (nl) (mun. Amsterdam) Amsterdam Centraal (asd) edit

[edit] Amsterdam Metro

Amsterdam Centraal is also a major station on the Amsterdam Metro, with three of the four lines terminating there.

Previous		Line		Next
Terminus		Amsterdam metro Line 51		Amsterdam Nieuwmarkt
Terminus		Amsterdam metro Line 53		Amsterdam Nieuwmarkt
Terminus		Amsterdam metro Line 54		Amsterdam Nieuwmarkt
Amsterdam Rokin		Amsterdam metro Line 52 (under construction)		Amsterdam Van Hasseltweg

[edit] See also

• Railway stations in the Netherlands
• nl:Stationsplein (Amsterdam) - Station square (in Dutch)

[edit] External links

• Amsterdam Tourist Attractions

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 52.379083° 4.899258°
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Local
  • Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide
  • Aerial image from TerraServer
• Schematic maps of all tracks, switches and platforms:
  • west side
  • east side