Almere Buiten railway station

Almere Buiten is a railway station in Almere, Netherlands. It is located approximately 27 km east of Amsterdam. The station is located on the Weesp–Lelystad railway, connecting Weesp and Lelystad Centrum. 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 Buiten
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°23′39″N 5°16′40″E
Line(s)Weesp–Lelystad railway
Other information
Station codeAlmb
History
Opened30 May 1987
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
toward Dordrecht
NS Intercity 2400
Terminus
toward Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 4300
Terminus
NS Sprinter 4600
toward Zwolle
Location
Almere Buiten
Location within Northeastern Randstad

Almere has become a commuter city for Amsterdam. On 7 July 2008, there were 184,405 people living in Almere. The station is located in the centre of 'Almere Buiten' which translates as Outside Almere.

Train services

As of 11 December 2016, the following train services call at this station:

  • Intercity services Dordrecht - Rotterdam - The Hague - Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid - Almere - Lelystad
  • Local Sprinter services Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Almere Oostvaarders
  • Local Sprinter services The Hague - Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Centraal - Weesp - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle

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
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