Amsterdam Sloterdijk is a major

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to the west of Amsterdam Centraal station. It is at a rail-rail crossing, with an additional chord (Hemboog). It is on the railway line from Amsterdam Centraal to

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and the last station before the junction where the line Amsterdam Centraal-Zaandam diverges from it and on the crossing west branch of the Amsterdam–Schiphol railway line between

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and Amsterdam Centraal. The Hemboog chord connects the crossing lines, providing a direct connection between Schiphol and

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. There are platforms at both crossing lines and at the Hemboog; for the latter there is a separate entrance on another side of the station square. There are two lines of the

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that stop here.

History

The original Amsterdam Sloterdijk station was opened in 1956 just south of the current station. Sloterdijk was then just a small village. From there, one could travel to Haarlem; the line to Zaandam took a more northeasterly route via the Hembrug. In 1983, the line to Zaandam was rerouted via the Hemtunnel, and the current station was opened, initially with the name Sloterdijk Noord. The old station was renamed to Sloterdijk Zuid and closed in 1985, when the line to Haarlem was rerouted via the current station, which was renamed to Sloterdijk at the same time. The platforms for both lines are at the lower level. In 1986, the Amsterdam-Schiphol line was opened, with platforms at the upper level. The Hemboog, connecting Schiphol to Zaandam, was opened in 2003 but had no platforms at Sloterdijk until they were opened on 14 December 2008, with a separate entrance.

Accidents and incidents

*On 21 April 2012, two passenger trains collided head-on between

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and Sloterdijk railway station, injuring 117 people. The cause of the accident was the driver of one of the trains passing a signal at danger. *On 14 December 2016, a Sprinter train was evacuated at the station due to a fire in a toilet. Arson is suspected to be the cause.

Station layout

At the ground level is the

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from Amsterdam to

and

, with branches to

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, and

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; at elevated level is the railway from Amsterdam to

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(and thence to

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and

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). The booking hall is at an intermediate raised level (as too, is the station square). On the south-west side of the crossing and beside the station square runs the Hemboog chord, connecting Schiphol and Amsterdam Lelylaan to Zaandam. The platforms on the Hemboog are numbered platforms 9 and 10.

Train services

As of 15 December 2025, the following train services call at this station:

National Rail

Amsterdam Metro

Amsterdam Sloterdijk is also a station on the

lines 50 and 51. This metro service was opened in 1997. It runs next to the railway line for Sloterdijk to Holendrecht.

Tram service

The tram service departs from the ground floor bus station which opened in December 2010, known as the ''Carrascoplein''. GVB operates 1 tram service to Sloterdijk.

Bus services

Bus services operated by GVB, EBS and Connexxion depart from the ground floor bus station which opened in December 2010, known as the ''Carrascoplein''.

Short-distance services

Long-distance services

* = Requested stop

Gallery

File:Treinen-amsterdam-sloterdijk.jpg, Railways on two levels File:Station Sloterdijk.JPG, Amsterdam Sloterdijk from the Hemboog File:GVB Tram Line 12, number 780.JPG, Tram at the former tram stop File:Amsterdam Sloterdijk 2.JPG, A mix of regional and city buses in the Evening Peak at the former Bus Station File:Amsterdam Station Sloterdijk 001.jpg, A Metro on line 50 at Sloterdijk File:Nederlandse Spoorwegen construction Station Sloterdijk (Hemboog).jpg, Construction of the platform on the Hemboog chord, December 2008 File:Amsterdam Sloterdijk train station.jpg, Platform 9 and 10

References

External links

Connexxion bus at the new bus station (from flickr)

Tram at the new tram stop (from flickr)

Lockerpoint Luggage Storage Sloterdijk
{{Authority control Sloterdijk Tram stops in Amsterdam Sloterdijk Railway stations on the Oude Lijn Railway stations on the Staatslijn K Railway stations on the Westtak Ringspoorbaan Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 1983