Schiphol railway station

Schiphol
Entrance to the railway station and airport
Station statistics
Coordinates	52°18′32″N 4°45′42″E
Lines	Weesp–Leiden railway Amsterdam–Schiphol railway
Platforms	6
Other information
Opened	21 December 1978, reopened 1995
Code	Shl
Owned by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Location

Schiphol railway station 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 others cities in the Netherlands, as well as to Belgium, Germany 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.

In 1978, it was only possible to travel to Amsterdam's Zuid WTC and RAI stations, as well as southwards toward Leiden, The Hague, and Rotterdam. To get to Amsterdam Centraal station, it was necessary to travel to RAI and change onto tram 4. This situation changed in 1986 when the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway opened, linking these two stations.

In 1995 a new underground railway station was opened. The former building was demolished. As Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, surrounding the railway station, is the largest airport in the Netherlands and the primary international gateway, the station has become an important part of the railway network.

Destinations

The escalators at Schiphol Plaza go down to the platforms of the railway 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, Eindhoven, Enschede, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Berlin, Hanover, Antwerp and Brussels.

A new flyover also provides direct connections to Utrecht and the south of the country. This so-called Utrechtboog opened on 12 March 2006. It connects two existing lines (Utrecht-Amsterdam Central Station and Schiphol-Weesp) and is located more or less between the stations Amsterdam RAI and Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA. It replaces the necessary interchange at Duivendrecht station.

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

The high-speed trains Thalys and Fyra connect the Netherlands to Belgium and France. The Thalys operates a service between Amsterdam Centraal, Schiphol, Rotterdam Centraal, Antwerpen-Centraal, Brussels-South and Paris Gare du Nord. Fyra connects to Rotterdam Centraal and Breda and will continue towards Antwerpen-Centraal, and Brussels-South in the future. Both trains run at high speeds over the HSL-Zuid, but reservations are needed.

Train services

There are several types of train series in the Netherlands:

• InterCity These are express trains calling only at a few stations. The fastest type of train in the Netherlands.
• Stoptrein These are trains that stop at all or most of the stations. Often more local than long distance.
• Sprinter These are trains that stop at all stations and mostly are operated by SGMm or SLT 'Sprinter' train sets.

The following services currently call at Schiphol:

• 5x per day intercity service Schiphol - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Hanover - Berlin
• 2x per hour high speed service (Fyra) Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Breda
• 1x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Roosendaal - Brussels
• 11x per day high speed service (Thalys) Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Brussels - Paris
• 1x per hour intercity service Schiphol - Hilversum - Amersfoort - Zwolle - Groningen/Leeuwarden
• 1x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Schiphol - Den Haag - Rotterdam
• 1x per hour night train (nachtnet) service Rotterdam - The Hague - Amsterdam - Utrecht
• 11x per day intercity service Schiphol - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Enschede
• 2x per hour intercity service Schiphol - Utrecht - Nijmegen
• 2x per hour intercity service Schiphol - Utrecht - Eindhoven
• 2x per hour intercity service The Hague - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Lelystad
• 2x per hour intercity service Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Hoofddorp - Duivendrecht - Almere Oostvaarders
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Amsterdam
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Utrecht - Hilversum - Schiphol - Hoofddorp

Preceding station		Nederlandse Spoorwegen		Following station
Terminus		Intercity (DB) 140		Amsterdam Zuid toward Berlin Ostbahnhof
Amsterdam Centraal Terminus		Fyra 900		Rotterdam Centraal toward Breda
Den Haag HS toward Brussels-South		Intercity 9200		Amsterdam Centraal Terminus
Rotterdam Centraal toward Paris Nord		Thalys Intercity 9300		Amsterdam Centraal Terminus
Den Haag HS toward Rotterdam Centraal		NS Intercity 600		Amsterdam Centraal Terminus
Terminus		NS Intercity 700		Amsterdam Zuid toward Groningen/Leeuwarden
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 2600		Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Amsterdam Centraal
Terminus		NS Intercity 3100		Amsterdam Zuid toward Nijmegen
Hoofddorp Terminus		NS Sprinter 3200		Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Amsterdam Centraal
Terminus		NS Intercity 3500		Amsterdam Zuid toward Eindhoven
Leiden Centraal toward Den Haag Centraal		NS Intercity 3700		Amsterdam Zuid toward Lelystad Centrum
Hoofddorp Terminus		NS Sprinter 3300		Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Hoorn Kersenboogerd
Hoofddorp toward Den Haag Centraal		NS Sprinter 4300		Amsterdam Zuid toward Almere Oostvaarders
Hoofddorp Terminus		NS Sprinter 5700		Amsterdam Zuid toward Utrecht Centraal

Bus services

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

Service	Operator	Route	Frequency	Notes
58	Connexxion	Schiphol Plaza/NS - Keukenhof	Every 15 minutes	Only operates when Keukenhof is open (March - May)
61 - Interliner	Connexxion	Schiphol Plaza/NS - Lisse - Sassenheim	Every 30 minutes
186 - Schiphol Sternet	Connexxion	Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Oost - Amstelveen Busstation	Every 30 minutes	Not after 1830, Not weekends
187 - Schiphol Sternet	Connexxion	Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Rijk - Schiphol Oost - Amstelveen Busstation	Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Oost every 15 minutes, Amstelveen every 30 minutes
188 - Schiphol Sternet	Connexxion	Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Rijk - Aalsmeer - Uithoorn Busstation	Every 30 minutes	Not after 1830
190 - Schiphol Sternet	Connexxion	Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P30	?
191 - Schiphol Sternet	Connexxion	Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Zuidoost (Anchoragelaan)	Every 30 minutes
192 - Schiphol Sternet	GVB	Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P40 - Badhoevedorp - Osdorp - Geuzenveld - Amsterdam Sloterdijk	Every 30 minutes, 15 minutes at peaks
193 - Schiphol Sternet	Connexxion	Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Oost - Zuideinde (Security passes needed between Repa and Zuideinde)	Every 15 minutes
195 - Schiphol Sternet	GVB	Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P40 - Sloten - IBM - Amsterdam Lelylaan	Every 30 minutes, 15 minutes at peaks
196 - Schiphol Sternet	Connexxion	Zuideinde - Schiphol Oost - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P30 - Hoofddorp - Hoofddorp Spaarne Ziekenhuis (Security passes needed between Repa and Zuideinde)	Every 30 minutes, 15 minutes at peaks
197 - Schiphol Sternet	Connexxion	Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P40 - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg (Metro Station) - Amsterdam City Centre (Leidseplein) - Amsterdam Marnixstraat Busstation	Every 15 minutes
198 - Schiphol Sternet	Connexxion	Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P30 - Aalsmeer	Every 30 minutes
199 - Schiphol Sternet	Connexxion	Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Oost - Amstelveen Westwijk - Amstelveen Middenhoven - Amstelveen Busstation - Amstelveen Noord - Amsterdam Buitenvelderd - Amsterdam Zuid	Every 30 minutes, 15 minutes at peaks
256	Connexxion	Schiphol Plaza/NS - Leiden Centraal railway station	Every 30 minutes
287 - Schiphol Sternet	Connexxion	Schiphol Plaza/NS - Schiphol Rijk	Every 4 minutes (0600 - 0940)
300 - Zuidtangent	Connexxion	Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA - Ouderkerk aan de Amstel - Amstelveen Busstation - Schiphol Noord - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Hoofddorp - Hoofddorp Spaarne Ziekenhuis - Haarlem	Up to every 6 minutes
310 - Zuidtangent	Connexxion	Amsterdam Zuid - Vu Medisch Centrum - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg (Metro Station) - Schiphol Noord - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Hoofddorp - Nieuw-Vennep	Every 7/8 minutes (Schiphol Plaza - Nieuw Vennep), Every 15 minutes (Amsterdam Zuid - Nieuw-Vennep)
370 - Interliner	Connexxion	Alphen aan den Rijn - Schiphol Plaza/NS - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg (Metro Station) - Amsterdam City Centre (Leidseplein) - Amsterdam Marnixstraat Busstation	Every 15 minutes (Schiphol - Alphen), Every 30 minutes (Amsterdam - Alphen)

www.connexxion.nl (Noord Holland). http://www.92920v.nl is often used to plan a journey.

Other facilities

Schiphol Plaza is the shopping centre before customs, hence not only for air travellers, but also for people who just change train here, etcetera. There is a medium-sized supermarket, Food Village, that is open until midnight seven days a week. Soft-drink and snack machines are available on the platforms, as in most Dutch train stations.

External links

• Public transport at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
• (Dutch) Voorzieningen op station Schiphol
• NS Website (Dutch)