Almere Parkwijk railway station

Almere Parkwijk
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°22′36″N 5°14′40″E / 52.37667°N 5.24444°E / 52.37667; 5.24444Coordinates: 52°22′36″N 5°14′40″E / 52.37667°N 5.24444°E / 52.37667; 5.24444
Line(s)	Weesp–Lelystad railway
Platforms	2
History
Opened	1 February 1996
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Almere Centrum toward Leiden Centraal NS Sprinter 4300 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only Almere Buiten toward Almere Oostvaarders Almere Centrum toward Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 4300 2x/hour; Not on weekdays rush hours Almere Centrum toward Amsterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 4600 2x/hour Almere Buiten toward Zwolle Almere Centrum toward Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 4900 2x/hour Almere Buiten toward Almere Oostvaarders
Location
Almere Parkwijk Location within Randstad

Almere Parkwijk is a railway station which lies in Almere, in the Netherlands. It is located approximately 24 km east of Amsterdam. It is on the Weesp–Lelystad railway. The station is on the newest polder in the Netherlands, the Flevopolder which is in the Flevoland province. The station was opened on 1 February 1996. Although the station was built 9 years after the other Almere stations it is styled in the same way as Almere Muziekwijk and Almere Buiten.

Almere has become a commuter city for Amsterdam. The first house was built in 1976 and on 7 July 2008, it was recorded that there were 184 405 citizens living in Almere. The station lies in the centre of the 'Parkwijk' the Park Estate and the 'Verzetswijk'.

Train services

The following train services call at Almere Parkwijk:

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Almere Oostvaarders
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Amsterdam - Weesp - Almere - Lelystad - Zwolle
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Utrecht - Hilversum - Almere Oostvaarders

Bus services

• 5 Muziekwijk - Kruidenwijk - Almere Centrum - Parkwijk - Landgoederenbuurt - Station Buiten - Oostvaarders
• 6 Noorderplassen - Kruidenwijk - Almere Centrum - Danswijk - Parkwijk
• 7 Almere Centrum - Parkwijk - Tussen de Vaarten - Sallandsekant
• 155 Holendrecht - Bijlmer ArenA - Bijlmermeer - Muiden P&R - Almere Gooisekant - Almere Parkwijk
• 216 Almere Buiten - Almere Stad - Muiden - Amstelveen - Schiphol Oost
• 322 Amsterdam Amstel - Muiden P&R - Almere Poort - Gooisekant - Almere Parkwijk

Night Buses

External links

• NS website (Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (Dutch)