Almere Buiten railway station

Almere Buiten
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°23′39″N 5°16′40″E / 52.39417°N 5.27778°E / 52.39417; 5.27778Coordinates: 52°23′39″N 5°16′40″E / 52.39417°N 5.27778°E / 52.39417; 5.27778
Line(s)	Weesp–Lelystad railway
Other information
Station code	Almb
History
Opened	30 May 1987
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Almere Parkwijk toward Leiden Centraal NS Sprinter 4300 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only Almere Oostvaarders Terminus Almere Parkwijk toward Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 4300 2x/hour; Not on weekdays rush hours Almere Parkwijk toward Amsterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 4600 2x/hour Almere Oostvaarders toward Zwolle Almere Parkwijk toward Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 4900 2x/hour, but only 1x/hour at evenings and Sundays Almere Oostvaarders Terminus
Location
Almere Buiten Location within Randstad

Almere 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 Flevopolder which is in the Flevoland province. The station was opened in 1987 when the line Weesp - Lelystad Centrum was built. In 1987 Almere Centrum and Almere Muziekwijk stations also opened before the Almere Buiten - Lelystad section was completed in 1988.

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 'Almere Buiten' which translates as Outside Almere.

Train services

The following train services call at Almere Buiten:

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Almere Oostvaarders
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Amsterdam - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Utrecht - Hilversum - Almere Oostvaarders

Bus services

• 1 Striphelden - Oostvaarders - Regenboogbuurt - Station Buiten - Bouwmeesterbuurt - Waterwijk - Almere Centrum - Stedenwijk - 't Oor Bus Station - Almere Haven
• 5 Muziekwijk - Kruidenwijk - Almere Centrum - Parkwijk - Landgoederenbuurt - Station Buiten - Oostvaarders
• 10 Station Poort - Gooisekant - Busstation 't Oor - Danswijk - Almere Buiten - Oostvaardersdiep
• 153 Holendrecht - Bijlmer ArenA - Bijlmermeer - Muiden P&R - Almere Poort - Almere Muziekwijk - Almere Buiten
• 216 Almere Buiten - Almere Stad - Muiden - Amstelveen - Schiphol-Oost
• N11: Station Centrum -> Molenbuurt -> Station Buiten -> Station Oostvaarders -> Station Parkwijk -> Danswijk -> Sallandsekant -> Danswijk -> Filmwijk -> Station Centrum
• N12: Station Centrum -> Filmwijk -> Danswijk -> Sallandsekant -> Danswijk -> Station Parkwijk -> Station Oostvaarders -> Station Buiten -> Molenbuurt -> Station Centrum

External links

• NS website (Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (Dutch)