Weesp–Lelystad railway

The Weesp–Lelystad railway, also known as the Flevolijn, is a Dutch railway line. It is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The line runs from Weesp, in the province of North Holland, to Lelystad, capital of the neighbouring province of Flevoland.

The line currently has seven stations, these are:

The former Almere Strand station was closed in 2012 and replaced by Almere Poort.

Timeline

History

Work began on the railway line in 1980. Originally, it was planned to run straight through the Oostvaardersplassen. 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.

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

Work on the Hanzelijn from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolle began in 2007 and the line opened in 2012. Two new stations were opened, Dronten and Kampen Zuid.

The Lelystad Zuid station is expected to open in 2025.

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 - Schiphol - Amsterdam Lelylaan - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal - Almere Centrum - Almere Buiten - Lelystad Centrum DD-AR 2x per hour
4300 Stoptrain Hoofddorp – Schiphol – Amsterdam ZuidAmsterdam RAI - DuivendrechtDiemen Zuid - Weesp – Almere Muziekwijk - Almere Centrum – Almere Parkwijk - Almere Buiten - Almere Oostvaarders SLT 2x per hour
4600 Stoptrain Amsterdam Centraal - Amsterdam Muiderpoort - Diemen - Weesp - Almere Muziekwijk - Almere Centrum - Almere Parkwijk - Almere Buiten - Almere Oostvaarders SLT 2x per hour
4900 Intercity Almere Centrum - Almere Muziekwijk – Naarden-Bussum - HilversumHilversum Sportpark - Utrecht Overvecht - Utrecht Centraal DD-AR 2x per hour
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