Railway stations in the Netherlands

There are currently 401 railway stations in the Netherlands including three next to football stadiums (Amsterdam Arena railway station, Eindhoven Stadion railway station, Rotterdam Stadion railway station), which are used only during special events and one, Utrecht Maliebaan railway station which provides a service into the exhibition area of the National Railway Museum during its opening hours. Before being discontinued Heerenveen IJsstadion railway station serviced the ice arena Thialf in case of events. NS Stations is the body which manages and owns all stations in the Netherlands.Facts & Figures on www.nsstations.nl

Categories

Stations are divided into two categories based upon the service they receive. These are, in order of decreasing importance: Intercity stations, where usually all trains (except, in some cases, international services) call. The remaining stations, where only local trains (Sprinters) call. There are exceptions to this categorization. Some local trains – despite being called stoptreinen – do not stop at all stations: two examples are the services from Groningen to Roodeschool and from Tiel to Arnhem.

On the route diagrams printed at the top of station departure sheets,See this example. 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.

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: Centraal (abbreviated "CS"): "Central" – a town's most important station with more than 40,000 daily passengers. Centrum: "Centre" – a centrally located station, and/or a town's most important station with, however, fewer than 40,000 daily passengers. Zuid: "South" Noord: "North" Oost: "East" West: "West" A specific locality within the town, e.g. Amsterdam Sloterdijk railway station sometimes associated with a nearby institution e.g. Tilburg Universiteit railway station.

In the situation, where a station serves two communities, both community names are given, separated by a hyphen, e.g. Krommenie-Assendelft.

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 stations, with their official abbreviations

Station Code Opened Closed Reopened PassengersDaily passengers (2015) Atn 1885 Ac 1843 1579 Akm 1868 749 Amrn 1980 4836 Amr 1865 18930 Amri 1926 1241 Aml 1865 10618 Almb 1987 6458 Alm 1987 23784 Almm 1987 6681 Almo 2004 4630 Almp 1996 3584 Ampo 2012 3085 Apn 1878 9725 Amf 1863 39675 Amfs 1987 5762 Avat 2006 2583 Asa 1939 28976 Asdar 1996 Asb 1971 22684 Asd 1889 167427 Ashd 2008 3227 Asdl 1986 14042 Asdm 1896 11888 Rai 1981 6808 Assp 2009 4117 Ass 1956 1986 47615 Asdz 1978 43716 Ana 1865 2137 Apdm 2006 Apdo 2006 1110 Apd 1876 14628 Apg 1884 Akl 1883 1938 1940 Arn 1872 461 Ahpr 1969 2829 Ah 1845 39164 Ahp 1893 2066 Ahz 2005 2909 Asn 1870 9136 Brn 1874 4413 Nsch 1868 Bf 1893 Brd 1872 2001 5226 Bnc 1902 Bnn 1938 1944 1951 Bnz 2015 Bdm 1884 Bk 1862 2028 Bsd 1883 Bl 1870 2124 Bgn 1863 6939 Bet 1866 1938 1940 5263 Bv 1867 5572 Bhv 1863 4771 Br 1868 1131 Bll 1900 1192 Bdg 1878 2924 Bn 1865 2272 Bsk 1934 1377 Bsks 2017 Bkf 1977 759 Bkg 1885 2301 Bhdv 2012 Bmr 1883 Btl 1865 5917 Bdpb 1988 1589 Bd 1855 30554 Bkl 1843 4997 Bmn 1865 1025 Bp 1866 Bde 1862 872 Bnk 1868 1938 1972 2131 Bsmz 1966 3893 Cps 1981 2311 Cas 1867 7024 Cvm 1949 Co 1905 Ck 1883 Cl 1868 8144 Da 1906 Dln 1905 1950 1987 Dl 1903 Dvnk 1906 1928 1985 3146 Dwe 1885 Dei 1863 Ddn 1865 Dt 1847 31630 Dtz 1970 4688 Dz 1884 Dzw 1969 Dld 1895 1817 Gvc 1973 77783 Gv 1843 34946 Laa 1907 14516 Gvm 1966 3178 Gvmw 1996 2603 Ypb 2005 2233 Hdr 1865 3946 Hdrz 1980 2082 Dn 1864 4333 Dvc 1888 1933 1989 1464 Dv 1865 19739 Did 1885 Dmn 1882 1929 1974 2996 Dmnz 1993 3551 Dr 1865 3641 Dtch 1985 Dtc 1856 Ddr 1872 23172 Ddrs 1990 Ddzd 1973 1336 Db 1844 9235 Dh 1957 903 Drp 1863 Dron 2012 3428 Dvn 1856 1936 1980 1993 14383 Ec 1862 2263 Edc 1902 1944 1951 Ed 1845 17599 Eem 2018 Edn 1861 2006 2011 162 Ehv 1864 60450 Ehs 1990 Ehb 1971 Est 1879 3710 Emn 1905 Emnz 2011 Ekz 1885 2393 Ese 2001 Esk 1996 Es 1866 18508 Eml 1863 2849 Etn 1854 3241 Eghm 2007 Egh 1949 Fwd 1866 Fn 1863 Gdr 2006 Gdm 1868 5909 Gp 1913 1509 Gln 1896 627 Lut 1862 1357 Gz 1863 2529 Gbr 1868 1950 2001 Gs 1868 7160 Go 1865 Gr 1883 Gdg 1993 2998 Gd 1855 21298 Gbg 1905 Gk 1866 Gerp 2007 1212 Gnn 1884 Gn 1866 19706 Gw 1868 947 Hlm 1839 37399 Hlms 1998 3420 Hwzb 2012 2118 Hdb 1905 Hd 1863 5629 Bzm 2011 Gnd 1885 Hrn 1870 1936 1968 1190 Hlgh 1863 Hlg 1863 Hk 1969 2135 Had 1891 6396 (defunct 2015) Hry 1975 Hr 1868 5893 Hwd 1865 7352 Hrl 1896 7491 Hrlw 2010 Hz 1913 1977 1568 Hlo 1867 4676 Hno 1881 693 Hmbv 2006 1057 Hmbh 1987 1767 Hm 1864 6807 Hmh 1992 1137 Hmn 1882 Hglg 2012 Hglo 1975 Hgl 1865 13437 Hil 1898 1944 2000 2401 Hvsn 1974 3853 Hvs 1874 24105 Hvsp 1874 7125 Hnp 1885 Hb 1896 202 Hvl 2012 Hor 1874 865 Hon 1886 1278 Hfd 1981 15258 Hgv 1870 4472 Hgz 1868 Hks 1885 2300 Hnk 1986 5149 Hn 1884 13527 Hrt 1866 2675 Htnc 2001 2008 2010 3936 Htn 1868 1935 1982 7436 Sgl 1890 Hdg 1866 IJt 1885 1938 1985 Kpn 1865 4136 Kpnz 2012 1506 Bzl 1868 1125 Krd 1949 Ktr 1882 Kbk 1882 Kmr 1915 Kbw 1869 2898 Kmw 1885 1938 1940 Kbd 1868 571 Kma 1869 2008 5262 Kw 1868 Krg 1868 802 Zlw 1883 883 Lg 1896 Llzm 2018 Ldm 1883 Lwc 1991 Lw 1863 9682 Ledn 1842 71100 Ldl 1961 3886 Lls 1988 13369 Ltv 1878 Lc 1865 Lp 1884 Ltn 1902 1944 1951 Mz 2010 1333 Mrn 1845 1972 1493 Mas 1843 4524 Mtn 2013 Mt 1853 15633 Mtr 1987 1776 Mg 1883 1938 1973 Mrb 1905 Mth 1868 Mes 1853 Mp 1867 5638 Mdb 1872 4549 Mmlh 2009 Ndb 1874 9148 Na 1905 Nwk 1909 1935 1971 3370 Nvp 1981 2756 Nkk 1863 3338 Nmd 1973 1845 Nmgo 2014 Nmh 1972 Nml 1882 1934 2002 1108 Nm 1865 43195 Nvd 1881 2958 Ns 1863 2762 Nh 1896 481 Obd 1898 1430 Ot 1865 2311 Odz 1865 Ost 1866 1936 1940 1187 Omn 1903 Otb 1845 511 Op 1880 1890 1898 O 1881 8078 Ow 1981 1833 Odb 1854 1254 Ovn 1881 2637 Pmo 1971 2058 Pmr 1884 2401 Pmw 2007 1588 Pt 1863 1813 Rat 1881 2117 Rvs 1881 1413 Rv 1862 Rh 1882 805 Rhn 1886 1944 1981 1394 Rsn 1888 2398 Rsw 1965 7735 Rb 1872 445 Rm 1865 13274 Rd 1893 2018 Rsd 1854 10399 Rs 1881 1938 1981 2364 Rta 1968 16756 Rtb 1877 23368 Rtd 1847 85246 Rlb 1964 6206 Rtn 1953 2254 Rtst 1937 Rtz 1877 3031 Rl 1878 Sptn 1957 797 Sptz 1867 803 Ssh 2011 3479 Swd 1884 Sgn 1865 5326 Sda 1868 Sdm 1847 18630 Sog 1853 Sn 1896 246 Shl 1978 71585 Hto 1987 1616 Ht 1868 43172 Std 1862 12110 Sdtb 1885 1938 2011 Sdt 1885 Sknd 1973 Sk 1883 St 1898 211 Stz 1898 2014 Sd 1898 764 Sbk 1896 261 Stv 1885 Stm 1884 Swk 1868 3232 Srn 1862 918 Sm 1862 Hde 1863 1306 Tg 1865 Tbg 1885 Tpsw 2007 1434 Tl 1882 3445 Tb 1863 32158 Tbr 2003 2556 Tbu 1969 6929 Twl 1887 1951 2006 1433 Utg 1867 5167 Uhz 1893 Uhm 1893 Ust 1893 Ut 1843 176552 Utlr 2013 784 Utl 1874 1932 1980 2885 Utm 1874 1939 2005 Uto 1968 8217 Utt 2003 3285 Utvr 2016 Utzl 2007 2003 Vk 1853 Vsv 1885 Vdm 1910 1953 2011 Vndc 1886 1944 1981 2239 Vndw 1981 1619 Klp 1845 4007 Vp 1865 1416 Vl 1865 4370 Vry 1883 Vlb 1882 Vtn 1881 3717 Vs 1873 2955 Vss 1986 975 Vdl 1915 Vb 1870 2302 Vh 1892 1944 1997 3310 Vst 1843 1944 1969 3074 Vem 1876 1938 2006 Vd 1878 Vz 1906 Vhp 1906 Vg 1868 1938 1940 1976 Wadn 1973 883 Wad 1934 1613 Wadt 2018 Wfm 1893 Wt 1879 7694 Wp 1874 9052 Wl 1885 Wtv 18561936 2011 Wz 1863 1048 Wdn 1881 1775 Wc 1881 4100 Wh 1866 1936 1940 1125 Ws 1868 Wsm 1893 Ww 1878 Www 2001 Wd 1855 11948 Wf 1845 527 Wv 1868 1639 Wk 1885 Wm 1869 3804 Zdk 1989 1445 Zd 1869 20790 Kzd 1869 3020 Zbm 1869 3445 Zvt 1881 4770 Za 1882 Zv 1856 Zvb 1854 1243 Ztmo 1870 1938 1965 3345 Ztm 1973 5292 Zb 1868 Zh 1866 Zp 1865 11732 Zwd 1872 5491 Zl 1864 41618 Zlsh 2019

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 in cases when 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.See

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 operates all railway stations in the Netherlands.Over NS Stations , NS Stations. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

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.

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.

History

See also Amsterdam Metro List of Rotterdam metro stations List of busiest railway stations in the Netherlands Train routes in the Netherlands Trains in the Netherlands Transport in the Netherlands

References

External links

Station info: http://www.ns.nl/reizigers/reisinformatie/stationsvoorzieningen Includes departure schedules and maps. For other stations, change "asd" in the URL or enter their name or code at the bottom of the page. The schedules are displayed on the stations in the same format, but in characteristic yellow (or blue in the case of temporary versions). The station abbreviation is shown in the lower right corner. http://www.swopnet.com/waypoints/gps/netherlands5.xls - Excel file with stations, official abbreviations and coordinates.