Railway Stations in the NetherlandsRailway Stations in the NetherlandsThere are currently 401 railway stations in the Netherlands including four which are used only during special events and one which serves the National Railway Museum only. NS Stations is the body which manages and owns all railway stations in the Netherlands. Netherlands Railway Stations Categories Stations are divided into two categories based upon the service they receive. These are, in order of decreasing importance:
On the route diagrams printed at the top of station departure sheets, intercity stations are indicated by the letters IC. ProRail classifies stations into five categories based upon the facilities available. The categories are (in English): Cathedral, Mega, Plus, Basic and Stop. Netherlands Railway Stations Naming Conventions Stations are generally named after the town they serve. In cases where a town is served by more than one station, additional designations specify the station's status or location, for example:
As of 15 December 2019 eight stations are designated Centraal. They are: Amsterdam Centraal, Amersfoort Centraal, Arnhem Centraal, Den Haag Centraal, Eindhoven Centraal, Leiden Centraal, Rotterdam Centraal, and Utrecht Centraal. List of Netherlands Stations with their Official Abbreviations Station Code Opened: Closed ReOpened: Passengers Aalten Atn 1885 Abcoude Ac 1843 1579 Akkrum Akm 1868 749 Alkmaar Noord Amrn 1980 4836 Alkmaar Amr 1865 18930 Almelo de Riet Amri 1926 1241 Almelo Aml 1865 10618 Almere Buiten Almb 1987 6458 Almere Centrum Alm 1987 23784 Almere Muziekwijk Almm 1987 6681 Almere Oostvaarders Almo 2004 4630 Almere Parkwijk Almp 1996 3584 Almere Poort Ampo 2012 3085 Alphen aan den Rijn Apn 1878 9725 Amersfoort Centraal Amf 1863 39675 Amersfoort Schothorst Amfs 1987 5762 Amersfoort Vathorst Avat 2006 2583 Amsterdam Amstel Asa 1939 28976 Amsterdam Arena Asdar 1996 Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA Asb 1971 22684 Amsterdam Centraal Asd 1889 167427 Amsterdam Holendrecht Ashd 2008 3227 Amsterdam Lelylaan Asdl 1986 14042 Amsterdam Muiderpoort Asdm 1896 11888 Amsterdam RAI Rai 1981 6808 Amsterdam Science Park Assp 2009 4117 Amsterdam Sloterdijk Ass 1956 1986 47615 Amsterdam Zuid Asdz 1978 43716 Anna Paulowna Ana 1865 2137 Apeldoorn De Maten Apdm 2006 Apeldoorn Osseveld Apdo 2006 1110 Apeldoorn Apd 1876 14628 Appingedam Apg 1884 Arkel Akl 1883 1938 1940 Arnemuiden Arn 1872 461 Arnhem Presikhaaf Ahpr 1969 2829 Arnhem Centraal Ah 1845 39164 Arnhem Velperpoort Ahp 1893 2066 Arnhem Zuid Ahz 2005 2909 Assen Asn 1870 9136 Baarn Brn 1874 4413 Bad Nieuweschans Nsch 1868 Baflo Bf 1893 Barendrecht Brd 1872 2001 5226 Barneveld Centrum Bnc 1902 Barneveld Noord Bnn 1938 1944 1951 Barneveld Zuid Bnz 2015 Bedum Bdm 1884 Beek-Elsloo Bk 1862 2028 Beesd Bsd 1883 Beilen Bl 1870 2124 Bergen op Zoom Bgn 1863 6939 Best Bet 1866 1938 1940 5263 Beverwijk Bv 1867 5572 Bilthoven Bhv 1863 4771 Blerick Br 1868 1131 Bloemendaal Bll 1900 1192 Bodegraven Bdg 1878 2924 Borne Bn 1865 2272 Boskoop Bsk 1934 1377 Boskoop Snijdelwijk Bsks 2017 Bovenkarspel Flora Bkf 1977 759 Bovenkarspel-Grootebroek Bkg 1885 2301 Boven Hardinxveld Bhdv 2012 Boxmeer Bmr 1883 Boxtel Btl 1865 5917 Breda Prinsenbeek Bdpb 1988 1589 Breda Bd 1855 30554 Breukelen Bkl 1843 4997 Brummen Bmn 1865 1025 Buitenpost Bp 1866 Bunde Bde 1862 872 Bunnik Bnk 1868 1938 1972 2131 Bussum Zuid Bsmz 1966 3893 Capelle Schollevaar Cps 1981 2311 Castricum Cas 1867 7024 Chevremont Cvm 1949 Coevorden Co 1905 Cuijk Ck 1883 Culemborg Cl 1868 8144 Daarlerveen Da 1906 Dalen Dln 1905 1950 1987 Dalfsen Dl 1903 De Vink Dvnk 1906 1928 1985 3146 De Westereen Dwe 1885 Deinum Dei 1863 Delden Ddn 1865 Delft Dt 1847 31630 Delft Campus Dtz 1970 4688 Delfzijl Dz 1884 Delfzijl West Dzw 1969 Den Dolder Dld 1895 1817 Den Haag Centraal Gvc 1973 77783 Den Haag Hollands Spoor Gv 1843 34946 Den Haag Laan van NOI Laa 1907 14516 Den Haag Mariahoeve Gvm 1966 3178 Den Haag Moerwijk Gvmw 1996 2603 Den Haag Ypenburg Ypb 2005 2233 Den Helder Hdr 1865 3946 Den Helder Zuid Hdrz 1980 2082 Deurne Dn 1864 4333 Deventer Colmschate Dvc 1888 1933 1989 1464 Deventer Dv 1865 19739 Didam Did 1885 Diemen Dmn 1882 1929 1974 2996 Diemen Zuid Dmnz 1993 3551 Dieren Dr 1865 3641 Doetinchem De Huet Dtch 1985 Doetinchem Dtc 1856 Dordrecht Ddr 1872 23172 Dordrecht Stadspolders Ddrs 1990 Dordrecht Zuid Ddzd 1973 1336 Driebergen-Zeist Db 1844 9235 Driehuis Dh 1957 903 Dronryp Drp 1863 Dronten Dron 2012 3428 Duiven Dvn 1856 1936 1980 Duivendrecht Dvd 1993 14383 Echt Ec 1862 2263 Ede Centrum Edc 1902 1944 1951 Ede-Wageningen Ed 1845 17599 Eemshaven 2018 Eijsden Edn 1861 2006 2011 162 Eindhoven Centraal Ehv 1864 60450 Eindhoven Stadion Ehs 1990 Eindhoven Strijp-S Ehb 1971 Elst Est 1879 3710 Emmen Emn 1905 Emmen Zuid Emnz 2011 Enkhuizen Ekz 1885 2393 Enschede De Eschmarke Ese 2001 Enschede Kennispark Esk 1996 Enschede Es 1866 18508 Ermelo Eml 1863 2849 Etten-Leur Etn 1854 3241 Eygelshoven Markt Eghm 2007 Eygelshoven Egh 1949 Feanwâlden Fwd 1866 Franeker Fn 1863 Gaanderen Gdr 2006 Geldermalsen Gdm 1868 5909 Geldrop Gp 1913 1509 Geleen Oost Gln 1896 627 Geleen-Lutterade Lut 1862 1357 Gilze-Rijen Gz 1863 2529 Glanerbrug Gbr 1868 1950 2001 Goes Gs 1868 7160 Goor Go 1865 Gorinchem Gr 1883 Gouda Goverwelle Gdg 1993 2998 Gouda Gd 1855 21298 Gramsbergen Gbg 1905 Grijpskerk Gk 1866 Groningen Europapark Gerp 2007 1212 Groningen Noord Gnn 1884 Groningen Gn 1866 19706 Grou-Jirnsum Gw 1868 947 Haarlem Hlm 1839 37399 Haarlem Spaarnwoude Hlms 1998 3420 Halfweg-Zwanenburg Hwzb 2012 2118 Hardenberg Hdb 1905 Harderwijk Hd 1863 5629 Hardinxveld Blauwe Zoom Bzm 2011 Hardinxveld-Giessendam Gnd 1885 Haren (NL) Hrn 1870 1936 1968 1190 Harlingen Haven Hlgh 1863 Harlingen Hlg 1863 Heemskerk Hk 1969 2135 Heemstede-Aerdenhout Had 1891 6396 Heerenveen IJsstadion Hry 1975 Heerenveen Hr 1868 5893 Heerhugowaard Hwd 1865 7352 Heerlen Hrl 1896 7491 Heerlen Woonboulevard Hrlw 2010 Heeze Hz 1913 1977 1568 Heiloo Hlo 1867 4676 Heino Hno 1881 693 Helmond Brandevoort Hmbv 2006 1057 Helmond Brouwhuis Hmbh 1987 1767 Helmond Hm 1864 6807 Helmond 't Hout Hmh 1992 1137 Hemmen-Dodewaard Hmn 1882 Hengelo Gezondheidspark Hglg 2012 Hengelo Oost Hglo 1975 Hengelo Hgl 1865 13437 Hillegom Hil 1898 1944 2000 2401 Hilversum Media Park Hvsn 1974 3853 Hilversum Hvs 1874 24105 Hilversum Sportpark Hvsp 1874 7125 Hindeloopen Hnp 1885 Hoensbroek Hb 1896 202 Hoevelaken Hvl 2012 Hollandsche Rading Hor 1874 865 Holten Hon 1886 1278 Hoofddorp Hfd 1981 15258 Hoogeveen Hgv 1870 4472 Hoogezand-Sappemeer Hgz 1868 Hoogkarspel Hks 1885 2300 Hoorn Kersenboogerd Hnk 1986 5149 Hoorn Hn 1884 13527 Horst-Sevenum Hrt 1866 2675 Houten Castellum Htnc 2001 2008 2010 3936 Houten Htn 1868 1935 1982 7436 Houthem-Sint Gerlach Sgl 1890 Hurdegaryp Hdg 1866 IJlst IJt 1885 1938 1985 Kampen Kpn 1865 4136 Kampen Zuid Kpnz 2012 1506 Kapelle-Biezelinge Bzl 1868 1125 Kerkrade Centrum Krd 1949 Kesteren Ktr 1882 Klarenbeek Kbk 1882 Klimmen-Ransdaal Kmr 1915 Koog aan de Zaan Kbw 1869 2898 Koudum-Molkwerum Kmw 1885 1938 1940 Krabbendijke Kbd 1868 571 Krommenie-Assendelft Kma 1869 2008 5262 Kropswolde Kw 1868 Kruiningen-Yerseke Krg 1868 802 Lage Zwaluwe Zlw 1883 883 Landgraaf Lg 1896 Lansingerland-Zoetermeer 2018 Leerdam Ldm 1883 Leeuwarden Camminghaburen Lwc 1991 Leeuwarden Lw 1863 9682 Leiden Centraal Ledn 1842 71100 Leiden Lammenschans Ldl 1961 3886 Lelystad Centrum Lls 1988 13369 Lichtenvoorde-Groenlo Ltv 1878 Lochem Lc 1865 Loppersum Lp 1884 Lunteren Ltn 1902 1944 1951 Maarheeze Mz 2010 1333 Maarn Mrn 1845 1972 1493 Maarssen Mas 1843 4524 Maastricht Noord Mtn 2013 Maastricht Mt 1853 15633 Maastricht Randwyck Mtr 1987 1776 Mantgum Mg 1883 1938 1973 Mariënberg Mrb 1905 Martenshoek Mth 1868 Meerssen Mes 1853 Meppel Mp 1867 5638 Middelburg Mdb 1872 4549 Mook-Molenhoek Mmlh 2009 Naarden-Bussum Ndb 1874 9148 Nieuw Amsterdam Na 1905 Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel Nwk 1909 1935 1971 3370 Nieuw-Vennep Nvp 1981 2756 Nijkerk Nkk 1863 3338 Nijmegen Dukenburg Nmd 1973 1845 Nijmegen Goffert Nmgo 2014 Nijmegen Heyendaal Nmh 1972 Nijmegen Lent Nml 1882 1934 2002 1108 Nijmegen Nm 1865 43195 Nijverdal Nvd 1881 2958 Nunspeet Ns 1863 2762 Nuth Nh 1896 481 Obdam Obd 1898 1430 Oisterwijk Ot 1865 2311 Oldenzaal Odz 1865 Olst Ost 1866 1936 1940 1187 Ommen Omn 1903 Oosterbeek Otb 1845 511 Opheusden Op 1880 1890 1898 Oss O 1881 8078 Oss West Ow 1981 1833 Oudenbosch Odb 1854 1254 Overveen Ovn 1881 2637 Purmerend Overwhere Pmo 1971 2058 Purmerend Pmr 1884 2401 Purmerend Weidevenne Pmw 2007 1588 Putten Pt 1863 1813 Raalte Rat 1881 2117 Ravenstein Rvs 1881 1413 Reuver Rv 1862 Rheden Rh 1882 805 Rhenen Rhn 1886 1944 1981 1394 Rijssen Rsn 1888 2398 Rijswijk Rsw 1965 7735 Rilland-Bath Rb 1872 445 Roermond Rm 1865 13274 Roodeschool Rd 1893 2018 Roosendaal Rsd 1854 10399 Rosmalen Rs 1881 1938 1981 2364 Rotterdam Alexander Rta 1968 16756 Rotterdam Blaak Rtb 1877 23368 Rotterdam Centraal Rtd 1847 85246 Rotterdam Lombardijen Rlb 1964 6206 Rotterdam Noord Rtn 1953 2254 Rotterdam Stadion Rtst 1937 Rotterdam Zuid Rtz 1877 3031 Ruurlo Rl 1878 Santpoort Noord Sptn 1957 797 Santpoort Zuid Sptz 1867 803 Sassenheim Ssh 2011 3479 Sauwerd Swd 1884 Schagen Sgn 1865 5326 Scheemda Sda 1868 Schiedam Centrum Sdm 1847 18630 Schin op Geul Sog 1853 Schinnen Sn 1896 246 Schiphol Shl 1978 71585 's-Hertogenbosch Oost Hto 1987 1616 's-Hertogenbosch Ht 1868 43172 Sittard Std 1862 12110 Sliedrecht Baanhoek Sdtb 1885 1938 2011 Sliedrecht Sdt 1885 Sneek Noord Sknd 1973 Sneek Sk 1883 Soest (Netherlands) St 1898 211 Soest Zuid Stz 1898 2014 Soestdijk Sd 1898 764 Spaubeek Sbk 1896 261 Stavoren Stv 1885 Stedum Stm 1884 Steenwijk Swk 1868 3232 Susteren Srn 1862 918 Swalmen Sm 1862 't Harde Hde 1863 1306 Tegelen Tg 1865 Terborg Tbg 1885 Tiel Passewaaij Tpsw 2007 1434 Tiel Tl 1882 3445 Tilburg Tb 1863 32158 Tilburg Reeshof Tbr 2003 2556 Tilburg Universiteit Tbu 1969 6929 Twello Twl 1887 1951 2006 1433 Uitgeest Utg 1867 5167 Uithuizen Uhz 1893 Uithuizermeeden Uhm 1893 Usquert Ust 1893 Utrecht Centraal Ut 1843 176552 Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Utlr 2013 784 Utrecht Lunetten Utl 1874 1932 1980 2885 Utrecht Maliebaan Utm 1874 1939 2005 Utrecht Overvecht Uto 1968 8217 Utrecht Terwijde Utt 2003 3285 Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn Utvr 2016 Utrecht Zuilen Utzl 2007 2003 Valkenburg Vk 1853 Varsseveld Vsv 1885 Veendam Vdm 1910 1953 2011 Veenendaal Centrum Vndc 1886 1944 1981 2239 Veenendaal West Vndw 1981 1619 Veenendaal-De Klomp Klp 1845 4007 Velp Vp 1865 1416 Venlo Vl 1865 4370 Venray Vry 1883 Vierlingsbeek Vlb 1882 Vleuten Vtn 1881 3717 Vlissingen Vs 1873 2955 Vlissingen Souburg Vss 1986 975 Voerendaal Vdl 1915 Voorburg Vb 1870 2302 Voorhout Vh 1892 1944 1997 3310 Voorschoten Vst 1843 1944 1969 3074 Voorst-Empe Vem 1876 1938 2006 Vorden Vd 1878 Vriezenveen Vz 1906 Vroomshoop Vhp 1906 Vught Vg 1868 1938 1940 1976 Waddinxveen Noord Wadn 1973 883 Waddinxveen Wad 1934 1613 Waddinxveen Triangel 2018 Warffum Wfm 1893 Weert Wt 1879 7694 Weesp Wp 1874 9052 Wehl Wl 1885 Westervoort Wtv 1856 1936 2011 Wezep Wz 1863 1048 Wierden Wdn 1881 1775 Wijchen Wc 1881 4100 Wijhe Wh 1866 1936 1940 1125 Winschoten Ws 1868 Winsum Wsm 1893 Winterswijk Ww 1878 Winterswijk West Www 2001 Woerden Wd 1855 11948 Wolfheze Wf 1845 527 Wolvega Wv 1868 1639 Workum Wk 1885 Wormerveer Wm 1869 3804 Zaandam Kogerveld Zdk 1989 1445 Zaandam Zd 1869 20790 Zaandijk Zaanse Schans Kzd 1869 3020 Zaltbommel Zbm 1869 3445 Zandvoort aan Zee Zvt 1881 4770 Zetten-Andelst Za 1882 Zevenaar Zv 1856 Zevenbergen Zvb 1854 1243 Zoetermeer Oost Ztmo 1870 1938 1965 3345 Zoetermeer Ztm 1973 5292 Zuidbroek Zb 1868 Zuidhorn Zh 1866 Zutphen Zp 1865 11732 Zwijndrecht Zwd 1872 5491 Zwolle Zl 1864 41618 Zwolle Stadshagen Zlsh 2019 Netherlands Railway Platforms and Tracks Not the platforms, but the tracks are numbered. In Dutch communication, NS refers to "spoor 1" ("track 1"), etc. while in English communication, NS refers to "platform 1" where "track 1" is meant (hence all island platforms have two numbers). Tracks without platform access, used for through traffic, also have a number. This number is not indicated, but it shows indirectly by the fact that in the numbering of the accessible tracks a number is skipped. Track numbers are usually increasing in the direction away from the centre of the city and hence away from the main entrance(s) of the station. A track along a long platform may have an "a" and a "b"-side, and sometimes three sections "a", "b" and "c". At many stations, above platforms and at their access points, there are dynamic displays (electronic displays) of the destination and departure time of the next train Netherlands Machines and Counters for Train Tickets For checking in and out with an OV-chipkaart card readers are at station entrances, halls and/or platforms. It can be recharged (increasing the credit by paying an amount) at ticket machines. The anonymous variety of the card can also be purchased here. For some minor rail operators all this does not apply yet. Paper tickets are available from the same ticket machines, at the counter (if available) a supplement of €0.50 per ticket (with a maximum of €1 per occasion) has to be paid. In both cases one can choose a dated or undated ticket, the latter can be useful if one has not decided yet about the travel date. If the ticket is not dated it requires a stamp from a stamp machine on the travel date. With an e-ticket bought in advance for a specific journey one can just get on the train without any further validation of the ticket. NS Stations NS Stations is a Dutch company that manages and exploits all railway stations in the Netherlands. Netherlands Railway Station Safety and Comfort Passenger comfort sometimes suffers from (homeless) beggars or pickpockets, especially in large cities. Measures taken to remedy this include installation of CCTV, locking waiting rooms in the evening, and sometimes removal of benches from station halls. Also, a valid train ticket is required to access platforms, at many stations enforced by gates that require an OV-chipkaart to activate them. Passengers with large luggage should note that no luggage trolleys are provided (except at the station of Schiphol Airport), although platforms are accessible by elevator. Netherlands Station Abbreviations The official abbreviations of names of stations are used internally by the NS, but also on handwritten tickets, they can also conveniently be used when entering a station in the NS planner and are needed in some URLs, see below. In a station it can be found in the lower right corner of the yellow departure schedules. In most URLs (see below) they have to be written in lowercase, in some a capital is optional. On the departure schedules they are written in lowercase. In other cases the abbreviations are written with a capital letter. Stations also have a four-digit code that is used on the keypad of older ticket machines to specify a destination. | |||||
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