Almere Buiten railway station

Almere Buiten is a railway station in Almere, Netherlands. It is located approximately 27 km (17 mi) 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
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°23′39″N 5°16′40″E
Line(s)	Weesp–Lelystad railway
Other information
Station code	Almb
History
Opened	30 May 1987 (1987-05-30)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Almere Centrum towards Dordrecht NS Intercity 2400 Lelystad Centrum Terminus Almere Parkwijk towards Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 4300 Almere Oostvaarders towards Lelystad Centrum Almere Parkwijk towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 4600 Almere Oostvaarders Terminus
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

External links

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