Schiphol Airport railway station (previously Schiphol Schiphol aircraft silhouette

until 12 December 2015) is a major passenger

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. It is located directly beneath the terminal complex of

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and is operated by the

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. 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

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and to various other cities in the Netherlands, as well as to

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History

The original railway station at Schiphol was partly at street level and opened on 21 December 1978. Initially passengers could only travel as far as Amsterdam's Zuid WTC and

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stations, as well as south bound towards Leiden, The Hague and Rotterdam. For travel to

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passenger had to travel to RAI and transfer to a local tram. A direct link was created with the construction of the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway in 1986. A newly built underground station opened in 1995, the former building was demolished. As

, which surrounds the railway station, is the largest airport within the

and the primary international gateway, Schiphol railway station changed into a major hub in the Dutch railway network. The station was renamed ''Schiphol Airport'' on 13 December 2015 to make the station more recognizable to international travelers.2016 timetable changes
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Destinations

Schiphol stations offers several trains per hour to

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, and frequent services to the rest of the country as well. These include intercity services to

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and

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. During nighttime, an hourly service connects Schiphol with Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam,

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, Leiden and The Hague between 1am and 5am. The

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and Intercity Brussels call at Schiphol railway station. These trains connect the airport to

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. Reservations are obligatory to board Thalys. For Intercity direct to Breda a supplement is required for the High Speed stretch to Rotterdam.

Train services

There are several types of train series in the

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Intercity direct Intercity Direct is a Dutch higher-speed train service operating on the HSL-Zuid, connecting Amsterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport, Rotterdam Centraal and Breda. Intercity Direct replaced the Fyra brand as of December 2013; it is part of NS I ...

These are Intercity Services using the high speed network. *

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These are express trains calling at major stations. The fastest type of regular train in the Netherlands. * Sprinters These are trains calling at all stations and mostly are operated by SGMm, SNG or SLT 'Sprinter' train sets. The station is served by the following service(s): ''National trains:'' ( timetable 2018 ) *2× per hour High speed services (''Intercity Direct'') Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam *2× per hour High speed services (''Intercity Direct'') Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Breda *1× per hour Intercity service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Lelystad - Zwolle - Groningen *1× per hour Intercity service The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Lelystad - Zwolle - Leeuwarden *1× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Amersfoort - Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede *2× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena - Utrecht - Arnhem - Nijmegen *2× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena - Utrecht - 's-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven - Venlo *1× per hour Intercity service Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - Amersfoort Schothorst *2× per hour Intercity service Lelystad - Almere - Amsterdam Zuid - Schiphol - The Hague - Rotterdam - Dordrecht *1× per hour Intercity Night train (''nachtnet'') service Rotterdam - Delft - The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Amsterdam Centraal - (Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena) - Utrecht *2× per hour local ''Sprinter'' service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal - Hilversum - Amersfoort Vathorst *2× per hour local ''Sprinter'' service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Weesp - Almere Oostvaarders *2× per hour local ''Sprinter'' service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Duivendrecht - Weesp - Hilversum - Utrecht *2× per hour local ''Sprinter'' service The Hague - Leiden - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd *2× per hour local ''Sprinter'' service The Hague - Leiden - Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Amsterdam Sloterdijk - Amsterdam Centraal - (Zwolle) ''International trains:'' * 13× per day High speed services (''

'') Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Paris * 2× per day High speed services (''

'') Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - CDG Charles de Gaulle - Marne-la-Vallée (Disneyland) * 1x per week High speed services (''

'') Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Chambéry - Albertville - Moutiers Salins - Aime la Plagne - Landry - Bourg St. Maurice (21 dec - 21 mar only) * 1x per week High speed services (''

'') Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Valence TGV - Avignon TGV - Aix-en-Provence TGV - Marseille St. Charles (29 jun - 31 aug only) * 13x per day High speed services (''Intercity Brussel'') Amsterdam - Schiphol - Rotterdam - Breda - Antwerp - Brussels

Bus services

The following bus services depart from the bus platform outside the airport building. ''Italics indicates stops within the Schiphol area''. All services are daily unless otherwise stated. ''Timetable of 2019:'' * 69 ''Schiphol - Schiphol P40'' - Sloten - Osdorp - Geuzenveld - Amsterdam Sloterdijk * 180 Circular line ''P30 - Schiphol - P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol Oost - Schiphol Rijk - P30'' *181 Circular line ''Knooppunt Noord - P40 - Schiphol - P30 - Schiphol Rijk - Schiphol Oost - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord'' *185 ''Schiphol plaza - Justice Complex'' * 186 ''Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord'' - KLM Headoffice - Amstelveen Busstation * 190 ''Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord (also night service as N90)'' * 191 ''Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol - Schiphol P30 - Schiphol Zuidoost (Anchoragelaan)'' * 194 ''Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord'' - Badhoevedorp - Osdorp De Aker *195 ''Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord'' - Badhoevedorp - Slotervaart - Amsterdam Lelylaan (also night service as N95) *199 ''Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Oost'' - Amstelveen Westwijk - Amstelveen Middenhoven * 287 ''Schiphol - Schiphol Rijk'' (Peak hours only) * 300 Haarlem - Hoofddorp - ''Schiphol'' - ''Schiphol Knooppunt Noord'' - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk a/d Amstel - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA (also night service as line N30) * 341 Hoofddorp - De Hoek - ''Schiphol'' - ''Schiphol Knooppunt Noord'' - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg - VU Hospital - Amsterdam Zuid *342 ''Schiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol - Schiphol Rijk'' - Aalsmeer - Uithoorn (also night service as N42) * 361 ''Schiphol'' - De Hoek - Nieuw Vennep - Lisse - Sassenheim * 365 ''Schiphol'' - Roelofarendsveen - Leiderdorp - Leiden *397 Nieuw-Vennep - Hoofddorp - ''Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord'' - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg - Amsterdam Leidseplein (City Centre) - Amsterdam Elandsgracht (also night service as line N97) * 470 ''Schiphol'' - De Hoek - Leimuiden - Alphen a/d Rijn (also night service as line 870) * 870 ''Schiphol'' - De Hoek - Leimuiden - Alphen a/d Rijn (Nightbus) * 858 ''Schiphol'' - Keukenhof (March–May, only when Keukenhof is open) *N30 (Ijmuiden) - Haarlem - Hoofddorp - ''Schiphol'' - Amstelveen - Ouderkerk a/d Amstel - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA *N42 S''chiphol Knooppunt Noord - Schiphol - Schiphol Rijk'' - Aalsmeer - Uithoorn *N90 ''Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord'' *N95 ''Schiphol P30 - Schiphol - Schiphol P40 - Schiphol Knooppunt Noord'' - Badhoevedorp - Amsterdam Sloten *N97 Nieuw-Vennep - Hoofddorp - ''Schiphol - Schiphol P40'' - Amsterdam Amstelveenseweg - Amsterdam Leidseplein (City Centre) - Amsterdam Elandsgracht - Amsterdam Centraal (Central station) "''Schiphol''" is the main bus stop in front of the terminal building. Lines 180–199, 300,341,342,397 and nightlines N30,N42,N90,N95,N97 are operated by "Connexxion" Lines 361,365,470,858 and nightline 870 are operated by "Arriva" Line 69 is operated by the "GVB" (public transport operator of the city Amsterdam)

Other facilities

Airplane Exhibit at the Schipol Airport Station

Travelers have access to Schiphol Plaza, the airport's landside shopping centre, accessible to both air travelers and local customers. In addition to several smaller stores, Schiphol Plaza also contains two medium-sized

supermarket A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections. This kind of store is larger and has a wider selection than earlier grocery stores, but is smaller and more limit ...

s, Food Village and Albert Heijn. These supermarkets are open until midnight seven days a week. Soft-drink and snack machines are available on the platforms, as in most Dutch train stations.

References

NS websiteDutch Public Transport journey plannerConnexxion websiteConnexxion Schiphol Area Network Map

GVB Amsterdam websiteArriva website

External links

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Schiphol Station services in Dutch
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