Amsterdam Centraal Railway Services and Train Routes

Amsterdam Centraal Railway Services and Train Routes

Amsterdam Centraal is a terminus station on many historical railway lines in the Netherlands: the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway (1839), also known as the Oude Lijn, via Haarlem, Leiden and The Hague (Den Haag) the Den Helder–Amsterdam Railway (1865), also known as the Staatslijn K, from Den Helder to Amsterdam via Alkmaar and Uitgeest, the Amsterdam-Zutphen railway (1874), also known as the Oosterspoorweg, via Hilversum, Amersfoort and Apeldoorn, the Amsterdam-Elten railway (1856), also known as the Rhijnspoorweg, via Utrecht and Arnhem, and the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway (1986), also known as the Westtak Ringspoorbaan.

As of December 2014, Amsterdam Centraal is served by 8 international rail routes and 22 national rail routes.

From Amsterdam Central Station, one can travel by train to most major destinations in the Netherlands and surrounding countries. In the 2024 timetable, the station will be served by the following train series:

Amsterdam Centraal International Rail Routes

Amsterdam Centraal Train Operator(s)      Route      Notes

• 450 European Sleeper Brussel-Zuid – Antwerpen-Centraal – Roosendaal – Rotterdam Centraal – Den Haag HS – Schiphol Airport – Amsterdam Centraal – Amersfoort Centraal – Deventer – Bad Bentheim – Berlin Hbf – Dresden Hbf – Praha hl.n. Stops 2-3x per week. Does not stop at Schiphol Airport and Den Haag HS towards Brussels.
• Eurostar 9100 Eurostar Amsterdam Centraal – Rotterdam Centraal – Brussel-Zuid – Lille-Europe – London St Pancras International Lille-Europe is served irregularly.
• Eurostar 9300 Eurostar Amsterdam Centraal – Schiphol Airport – Rotterdam Centraal – Antwerpen-Centraal – Brussel-Zuid – Paris-Nord Various journeys only between Amsterdam and Brussels
• Eurostar 9900 Eurostar Amsterdam Centraal – Schiphol Airport – Rotterdam Centraal – Antwerpen-Centraal – Brussel-Zuid – Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle 2 TGV – Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy / Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux – Albertville – Moûtiers - Salins - Brides-les-Bains – Aime-La Plagne – Landry – Bourg-Saint-Maurice / Valence-Rhône-Alpes-Sud TGV – Avignon TGV – Aix-en-Provence TGV – Marseille Saint-Charles Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy 2 times a day. Bourg-Saint-Maurice 1 time a week in winter. Marseille Saint-Charles 1 time a week in summer.
• 140/240 IC 77 Intercity (NS International / DB Fernverkehr) Amsterdam Centraal – Hilversum – Amersfoort Centraal – Apeldoorn – Deventer – Hengelo – Bad Bentheim – Rheine – Osnabrück Hbf – Bünde (Westf) – Hannover Hbf – Berlin-Spandau – Berlin Hbf – Berlin Ostbahnhof Doesn't stop in Almelo. Runs every 2 hours.
• 9200 IC 35 Intercity Direct, Beneluxtrein (NS International) Amsterdam Centraal – Schiphol Airport – Rotterdam Centraal – Breda – Noorderkempen – Antwerpen-Centraal – Mechelen – Brussels Airport-Zaventem – Brussel-Noord – Brussel-Centraal – Brussel-Zuid Via HSL-Zuid, between Schiphol and Rotterdam, a surcharge is payable for travel within the Netherlands.
• 100 ICE 43 Intercity Express (NS International) Amsterdam Centraal – Utrecht Centraal – Arnhem Centraal – Oberhausen Hbf – Duisburg Hbf – Düsseldorf Hbf / Hannover Hbf – Minden (Westf) – Herford – Bielefeld Hbf – Gütersloh Hbf – Hamm (Westf) – Hagen Hbf – Wuppertal Hbf – Köln Hbf – Siegburg/Bonn – Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof – Mannheim Hbf – Karlsruhe Hbf – Offenburg – Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf – Basel Bad Bf – Basel SBB Once a day between Amsterdam and Basel.
• 400 ÖBB (Nightjet) Amsterdam Centraal – Utrecht Centraal – Arnhem Centraal – Innsbruck Hbf / Vienna / Zürich HB

Amsterdam Centraal National Rail Routes

National rail services at the station are provided by NS, the principal rail operator in the Netherlands. NS offers four types of rail service from Amsterdam Centraal: Intercity Direct operating on the HSL-Zuid high-speed rail line, long-distance Intercity services, local Sprinter services, and the Nachtnet night service.

Amsterdam Centraal Train Operator(s)      Route

• 800 Intercity (NS) Maastricht – Sittard – Roermond – Weert – Eindhoven Centraal – 's-Hertogenbosch – Utrecht Centraal – Amsterdam Centraal – Alkmaar – (Den Helder)
• 1400 Intercity (NS) Utrecht Centraal – Amsterdam Centraal – Schiphol Airport – Den Haag HS – Rotterdam Centraal
• 1500 Intercity (NS) Amsterdam Centraal – Hilversum – Amersfoort Centraal – Apeldoorn – Deventer
• 2100 Intercity (NS) Amsterdam Centraal – Haarlem – Leiden Centraal – Den Haag Centraal
• 2200 Intercity (NS) Amsterdam Centraal – Amsterdam Sloterdijk – Haarlem – Leiden Centraal – Den Haag HS – Delft – Schiedam Centrum – Rotterdam Centraal – Dordrecht – Roosendaal – Vlissingen
• 2300 Intercity (NS) Amsterdam Centraal – Amsterdam Sloterdijk – Haarlem – Leiden Centraal – Den Haag HS – Delft – Schiedam Centrum – Rotterdam Centraal – Dordrecht – Roosendaal – Vlissingen
• 2600 Intercity (NS) Almere Centrum – Amsterdam Centraal
• 12600 Intercity (NS) Groningen – Assen – Zwolle – Lelystad Centrum – Almere Centrum – Amsterdam Centraal
• 2900 Intercity (NS) Enkhuizen – Hoorn – Amsterdam Centraal – Utrecht Centraal – 's-Hertogenbosch – Eindhoven Centraal – Weert – Roermond – Sittard – Maastricht
• 3000 Intercity (NS) Nijmegen – Arnhem Centraal – Ede-Wageningen – Veenendaal-De Klomp – Driebergen-Zeist – Utrecht Centraal – Amsterdam Centraal – Zaandam – Alkmaar – Den Helder
• 3900 Intercity (NS) Enkhuizen – Hoorn – Amsterdam Centraal – Utrecht Centraal – 's-Hertogenbosch – Eindhoven Centraal – Weert – Roermond – Sittard – Heerlen
• 12100 Intercity (NS) Amsterdam Centraal – Amsterdam Sloterdijk – Haarlem – Zandvoort aan Zee
• 22200 Intercity (NS) Amsterdam Centraal – Haarlem
• 900 Intercity Direct (NS) Amsterdam Centraal – Schiphol Airport – Rotterdam Centraal – Breda
• 1000 Intercity Direct (NS) Amsterdam Centraal – Schiphol Airport – Rotterdam Centraal – Breda
• 4000 Sprinter (NS) Uitgeest – Zaandam – Amsterdam Centraal – Breukelen – Woerden – Gouda – Rotterdam Centraal
• 4500 Sprinter (NS) Amsterdam Centraal – Hoorn – Enkhuizen
• 4600 Sprinter (NS) (Den Haag Centraal – )Leiden Centraal – Schiphol Airport – Amsterdam Sloterdijk – Amsterdam Centraal – Weesp – Almere Centrum – (Almere Buiten – Almere Oostvaarders)
• 4800 Sprinter (NS) Amsterdam Centraal – Haarlem – Alkmaar – Hoorn
• 5400 Sprinter (NS) Amsterdam Centraal – Haarlem – Zandvoort aan Zee
• 5800 Sprinter (NS) Amersfoort Vathorst – Amersfoort Centraal – Hilversum – Weesp – Amsterdam Centraal – Amsterdam Sloterdijk – Schiphol Airport – Hoofddorp
• 7400 Sprinter (NS) Uitgeest – Zaandam – Amsterdam Centraal – Breukelen – Utrecht Centraal – Driebergen-Zeist
• 32790 Nachttrein (Arriva) Groningen – Assen – Zwolle – Lelystad Centrum – Almere Centrum – Amsterdam Centraal – Schiphol Airport

Amsterdam Centraal Station Overview

Amsterdam Centraal Location: Stationsplein 15
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Amsterdam Centraal Coordinates: 52°22′42″N 4°54′0″E
Amsterdam Centraal Operated By: Nederlandse Spoorwegen
NS International
Arriva
DB Fernverkehr
Eurostar
European Sleeper
ÖBB Nightjet
Amsterdam Centraal Line(s):
Amsterdam–Elten railway
Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway
Amsterdam–Schiphol Railway
Amsterdam–Zutphen Railway
Den Helder–Amsterdam Railway
Nieuwediep–Amsterdam railway
Amsterdam Centraal Platforms: 11
Amsterdam Centraal Tracks: 15
Amsterdam Centraal Connections:
Amsterdam Centraal Metro: 51 52 53 54
Amsterdam Centraal Mainline Rail Interchange Tram: 2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 17, 24, 26
Amsterdam Centraal Ferry Transport Ferry: F2, F3, F4
Amsterdam Centraal Bus Transport: Connexxion: 391, 394, N47, N57, N92, N94, N97
Amsterdam Centraal Bus Transport: 305, 306, 314, 316, N01, N04, N10, N14
Amsterdam Centraal Bus Transport: 18, 21, 22, 43, 48, 248, N81, N82, N83, N84, N85, N86, N87, N88, N89, N91, N93
Amsterdam Centraal Architect: Pierre Cuypers
Amsterdam Centraal Station Code: Asd
Amsterdam Centraal IATA Code: ZYA
Amsterdam Centraal Opened: 15 October 1889
Amsterdam Centraal Passengers:
192,178 daily (2018)