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Amersfoort Centraal is the main railway station in Amersfoort in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. The station was an important link between the western part of the Netherlands and the north and east of the country until December 2012 when the Hanzelijn opened.
The original station building opened on 20 August 1863, and closed in 1904. It was called Amersfoort NCS and is located next to the railway tracks 200 metres (656 ft) east of the end of the platforms of the current station. This first station opened as part of the Utrecht–Kampen railway ("Centraalspoorweg"), which runs from Utrecht via Amersfoort to Zwolle and Kampen.
In 1874 the Gooilijn opened, running from Amsterdam via Hilversum to Amersfoort. Two years later the line was extended to form the Oosterspoorweg ("East rail line") from Amersfoort to Apeldoorn and Zutphen. In 1886 a railway line opened from Amersfoort to Kesteren, offering a direct service between Amsterdam and Nijmegen. However, the 1863 station was just too far east for the line, and so another station was built on the Kesteren line, called Amersfoort Stad. Parts of the Kesteren line still exist today. To permit connections between the two stations, a third station was built, called Amersfoort Aansluiting (“Amersfoort Connection”). Because this meant there were three stations all close to each other, it was decided to consolidate them and the current station was built and opened in 1901. It was renovated in 1997, at which time a third island-platform, as well as an exit on the north side of the station, were built.
Since 1970, Amersfoort has been important for intercity passengers, as it was the only station where all cross country intercity trains from Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam to Leeuwarden, Groningen and Enschede met. Passengers only need to cross to the other side of an island platform to change for trains to other destinations. Since December 2012 and the opening of the Hanzelijn, trains from The Hague and Amsterdam now travel via Lelystad to Zwolle, avoiding Amersfoort.
A second station was opened in Amersfoort in 1987, called Amersfoort Schothorst, and in 2006 a third was opened, Amersfoort Vathorst. Both these stations are on the Amersfoort – Zwolle line.
The Centraalspoorweg between Amersfoort and Zwolle is also known as the Veluwelijn.
A new fly-under was opened on 18 October 2013, after two years of construction, to allow trains from Hilversum to access Platform 1 without crossing the other lines. The cost was €44.5 million.[1]
Train servicesedit
As of 11 December 2016[update], the following train services call at this station:
Express services:
International Intercity: Amsterdam - Amersfoort - Hengelo - Osnabrück - Hanover - Berlin
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January 01, 1970
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Amersfoort Centraal railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2015 Amersfoort Centraal is the main railway station in Amersfoort in the province of Utrecht Netherlands The station was an important link between the western part of the Netherlands and the north and east of the country until December 2012 when the Hanzelijn opened Amersfoort CentraalGeneral informationLocationStationsplein 41 3818LE AmersfoortUtrechtThe NetherlandsCoordinates52 9 14 N 5 22 27 E 52 15389 N 5 37417 E 52 15389 5 37417Owned byNS StationsOperated byNS StationsLine s Utrecht Kampen railway Amsterdam Zutphen railway Kesteren Amersfoort railway Nijkerk Ede Wageningen railwayTracks6Train operatorsNederlandse Spoorwegen NS International ConnexxionBus operatorsSyntus U OVConnectionsSyntus 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 19 56 70 74 76 77 78 80 82 83 102 103 252 656U OV 52 252 452Other informationStation codeAmfHistoryOpened1 August 1901 1901 08 01 Rebuilt1997Electrified1946Previous namesAmersfoort 2019 Passengers201843 710 per dayServicesPreceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station Hilversumtowards Amsterdam Centraal IC 77 Apeldoorntowards Berlin Ostbahnhof Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Utrecht Centraaltowards Rotterdam Centraal NS Intercity 500 Zwolletowards Groningen NS Intercity 600 Zwolletowards Leeuwarden Hilversumtowards Amsterdam Centraal NS Intercity 1500 Apeldoorntowards Deventer Hilversumtowards Schiphol Airport NS Intercity 1600 Apeldoorntowards Enschede Utrecht Centraaltowards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 1700 Hilversumtowards Schiphol Airport NS Intercity 11600 Amersfoort SchothorstTerminus Utrecht Centraaltowards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 11700 Utrecht CentraalTerminus NS Nachtnet 22400Night train Terminus Den Doldertowards Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 5600 Amersfoort Schothorsttowards Zwolle Baarntowards Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 5800 Amersfoort Schothorsttowards Amersfoort Vathorst Preceding station Valleilijn Following station Terminus Stoptrein 31300 Hoevelakentowards Ede Wageningen Stoptrein 31400 Hoevelakentowards Barneveld ZuidLocationAmersfoort CentraalLocation within Northeastern Randstad Contents 1 History 2 Train services 3 Bus services 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe original station building opened on 20 August 1863 and closed in 1904 It was called Amersfoort NCS and is located next to the railway tracks 200 metres 656 ft east of the end of the platforms of the current station This first station opened as part of the Utrecht Kampen railway Centraalspoorweg which runs from Utrecht via Amersfoort to Zwolle and Kampen In 1874 the Gooilijn opened running from Amsterdam via Hilversum to Amersfoort Two years later the line was extended to form the Oosterspoorweg East rail line from Amersfoort to Apeldoorn and Zutphen In 1886 a railway line opened from Amersfoort to Kesteren offering a direct service between Amsterdam and Nijmegen However the 1863 station was just too far east for the line and so another station was built on the Kesteren line called Amersfoort Stad Parts of the Kesteren line still exist today To permit connections between the two stations a third station was built called Amersfoort Aansluiting Amersfoort Connection Because this meant there were three stations all close to each other it was decided to consolidate them and the current station was built and opened in 1901 It was renovated in 1997 at which time a third island platform as well as an exit on the north side of the station were built Since 1970 Amersfoort has been important for intercity passengers as it was the only station where all cross country intercity trains from Amsterdam The Hague and Rotterdam to Leeuwarden Groningen and Enschede met Passengers only need to cross to the other side of an island platform to change for trains to other destinations Since December 2012 and the opening of the Hanzelijn trains from The Hague and Amsterdam now travel via Lelystad to Zwolle avoiding Amersfoort A second station was opened in Amersfoort in 1987 called Amersfoort Schothorst and in 2006 a third was opened Amersfoort Vathorst Both these stations are on the Amersfoort Zwolle line The Centraalspoorweg between Amersfoort and Zwolle is also known as the Veluwelijn A new fly under was opened on 18 October 2013 after two years of construction to allow trains from Hilversum to access Platform 1 without crossing the other lines The cost was 44 5 million 1 Train services editAs of 11 December 2016 update the following train services call at this station Express services International Intercity Amsterdam Amersfoort Hengelo Osnabruck Hanover Berlin Intercity Schiphol Hilversum Amersfoort Hengelo Enschede Intercity Schiphol Hilversum Amersfoort Amersfoort Schothorst Intercity Amsterdam Hilversum Amersfoort Deventer Intercity Rotterdam Utrecht Amersfoort Zwolle Groningen Intercity Rotterdam Utrecht Amersfoort Zwolle Leeuwarden Intercity The Hague Utrecht Amersfoort Hengelo Enschede Intercity The Hague Utrecht Amersfoort Amersfoort Schothorst Local services Sprinter Utrecht Amersfoort Zwolle Sprinter Hoofddorp Amsterdam Hilversum Amersfoort Vathorst Stoptrein Amersfoort Barneveld Ede Wageningen Stoptrein Amersfoort Barneveld ZuidBus services editBus services depart from the bus station at the front of the station services are operated by Syntus and U OV 52 72 1 Park Bilthoven Soesterkwartier Isselt Station 2 Station Nieuwland 3 Station Vathorst 4 Station Hoogland Kattenbroek 5 Station City Centre Schothorst Vathorst 6 Station City Centre Rustenburg Liendert 7 Station Schothorst Vathorst 8 Station City Centre Vermeerkwartier Schullenburg 9 Station Leusderkwartier Eemgaarde 17 Amersfoort Leusden 19 Station Rusthof Cemetery 52 Amersfoort Soesterberg Huis ter Heide Zeist North De Bilt Utrecht 56 Amersfoort Soesterberg Huis ter Heide Zeist Driebergen Zeist Doorn Wijk bij Duurstede 70 Amersfoort Soest Zuid Soestdijk North Hilversum 72 Amersfoort Soesterberg Zeist Utrecht 76 Amersfoort Bunschoten Spakenburg X 80 Amersfoort Leusden South Woudenberg Scherpenzeel Veenendaal Rhenen 82 Amersfoort Leusden South Woudenberg Maarn Doorn 102 Amersfoort Hoevelaken Zwartebroek Terschuur Voorthuizen Nieuw Millingen Apeldoorn 217 Amersfoort Leusden 280 Amersfoort Leusden South Woudenberg Maarsbergen Veenendaal 356 Amersfoort Soesterberg National Military MuseumReferences edit Amersfoort diveunder in operation 217 Today s Railways Europe January 2014 54 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amersfoort Central station NS website in Dutch Dutch public transport travel planner in Dutch Live departures in Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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