Almelo train station
| Almelo | |
|---|---|
 Station building with main entrance
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| Data | |
| Location in the network | Crossing station |
| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 3 |
| abbreviation | Aml |
| IBNR | 8400051 |
| opening | October 18, 1865 |
| Website URL | NS info page |
| Architectural data | |
| architect | Koen van der Gaast |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Almelo |
| province | Overijssel |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 21 '21 " N , 6 ° 39' 26" E |
| Railway lines | |
| List of train stations in the Netherlands | |
The Almelo Railway Station is the largest train station in the Dutch city of Almelo . The station is used by 8,092 people every day (2018). It is the central hub in urban public transport (ÖPNV). National regional and long-distance trains as well as the cross-border Intercity from Berlin to Amsterdam operate at the station .
history
The station was opened on October 18, 1865 with the Almelo – Salzbergen railway line. The connection to Zwolle followed in 1881. In 1893 the station got a new station building. The railway line to Mariënberg was added in 1906. The station was given its current appearance in 1962, based on a design by Koen van der Gaast .
Route connections
The following lines stop at Almelo station in the 2020 annual timetable :
| Train type | Line course | frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Intercity (NS International / DB Fernverkehr ) | Amsterdam Centraal - Amersfoort Centraal - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Bad Bentheim - Rheine - Osnabrück Hbf - Hannover Hbf - Berlin Hbf - Berlin Ostbahnhof | every two hours |
| Intercity | Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid - Amersfoort Centraal - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede | hourly |
| Intercity | The Hague Centraal - Gouda - Utrecht Centraal - Amersfoort Centraal - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede | hourly |
| Intercity ( Keolis ) | Zwolle - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede | every hour ( Blauwnet ; runs only on weekdays and only during the day) |
| sprinter | Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo (- Hengelo - Enschede ) | every half hour (only runs during peak hours via Hengelo to Enschede) |
| Sprinter ( Keolis ) | Zwolle - Almelo - Hengelo - Enschede | every half hour ( Blauwnet ) |
| Stoptrein ( Arriva ) | Almelo - Mariënberg - Hardenberg | every hour ( Blauwnet ; runs every half hour during peak hours and on Saturday lunchtimes ) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biggest, smallest and largest stations 2018. In: nieuws.ns.nl. Nederlandse Spoorwegen NV, July 4, 2019, accessed on July 21, 2019 (Dutch).
Web links
Commons : Almelo Station - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Almelo . In: treinstationinfo.nl (Dutch)
- Almelo station . In: stationsweb.nl (Dutch)