Amsterdam Sloterdijk railway station

Infobox NS-station
station = Amsterdam Sloterdijk
stationsnaam = Amsterdam Sloterdijk
afbeelding=
stationscode=Ass
opening=29 mei 1983
sluiting=
heropening=
lijnen=Oude Lijn, Staatslijn K, Westtak Ringspoorbaan, Metrolijn 50
perrons=8 (trein) 2 (metro)
exploitant=NS GVB
latdeg=52 |latmin=23 |latsec=21 |londeg=4 |lonmin=50 |lonsec=17
positiekaartnaam=Amsterdams metrostation

Amsterdam Sloterdijk is a major railway junction situated to the west of Amsterdam Centraal station.

History

The original Amsterdam Sloterdijk station was opened in 1956, this was located just south of the current station. This station was for when Sloterdijk was just a small village. From here you could travel to Haarlem. In 1983 when the current station was opened, although it was only the line to Zaandam at the time, the station was called Sloterdijk Zuid and Sloterdijk Noord. This station closed in 1985 and the line was re-routed via Sloterdijk Noord. In 1986 the Amsterdam - Schiphol line was opened.

At the ground level is the railway from Amsterdam to Haarlem and Zaandam, with branches to Alkmaar, Purmerend, and Hoorn; at elevated level is the railway from Amsterdam to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (and thence to Leiden and The Hague). 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. As of March 2008, platforms on the Hemboog chord are under construction. These are due to be completed in 2009, and will be designated numbers 9 and 10.

Train Services

Bus Services

Amsterdam Services

Gallery

External links

* [http://www.movares.nl/NR/rdonlyres/3185FB78-B4BE-4DFB-950E-8DA5BF685801/0/Hemboog_bouwbord_200711_15_klein.jpgImpression of the Hemboog tracks] on the [http://www.movares.nl/templates/vervolg/project.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID={DC617E5A-C83B-4E8D-A93D-F518079A7D7C}&NRORIGINALURL=%2fProjecten%2fOverkappingen_en_Haltes%2fHalte%2ben%2bSporenoverkapping%2bHemboog.htm&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest# project page of developer Movares] (in Dutch).