Local transport in Almere

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Bus from Keolis Nederland

Most of the local transport in Almere is provided by the Dutch company Keolis Nederland under the brand name allGo . It currently operates nine bus routes and another three night bus routes in Almere .

Bus lanes

When planning the city of Almere, special attention was paid to the separation of traffic. As a result, special bus lanes were set up for urban (and national) bus services, which other vehicles - with the exception of ambulance vehicles and certain police vehicles - cannot usually use the so-called bus locks. There are only a few inner-city lines that cannot use a bus lane in some sections and therefore have to share the public carriageway with other traffic. In particular, lines 1 and 5 should be mentioned here, which in Almere-Buiten use the Evenaar road for part of their route . In this adapter, however, no stop is ( dutch think ). Line 6 also has to leave the bus lane for a short distance and use the Muziekdreef in order to be able to use its own bus lane in the new district of Noorderplassen. This is secured with the help of a call barrier in the entrance area.

The most important bus lanes are:

  • the bus lane from Almere-Stad via the 't Oor bus station to Almere-Haven, which is served by the M1 line in this district,
  • the bus lane from Almere-Stad via Waterwijk and the Fanny-Blankers-Koen -Sportpark to Almere-Buiten, which is served by the M2 line,
  • the bus lane from Almere-Stad via Parkwijk, Tussen de Vaarten and Landgoederenbuurt to Almere-Buiten, which is served by the M7 line.

Current urban bus routes

Daily lines

With the takeover of local transport from Keolis Nederland on December 10, 2017, the route network was reorganized. On the new bus routes, the letter M stands for Metrobus .

line Surname course Cycle ( HVZ )
M1 Havenmetro Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere, Busstation 't Oor - Almere-Haven, De Steiger - Almere-Haven, De Marken - Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere-Haven, De Steiger 5 min
M2 Buitenmetro Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Station Parkwijk - Almere-Stad, Tussen de Vaarten - Almere-Buiten, Station Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Seizoenenbuurt - Almere-Buiten, Station Oostvaarders - Almere-Buiten, Stripheldenbuurt-Oost 5 min to Oostvaarders, then 10 min
M3 Muziekmetro Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Kruidenwijk - Almere-Stad, Station Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Componistenpad 5 min
M4 Poortmetro Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Station Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Literatuurwijk - Almere-Poort, Homeruskwartier - Almere-Poort, Columbuskwartier - Almere-Poort, Station Poort 5 min
M5 Dansmetro Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Danswijk - Almere-Stad, Station Parkwijk - Almere-Stad, Verzetswijk - Almere-Stad, Tussen de Vaarten - Almere-Stad, Sallandsekant 5 min
M6 Noorderplassenmetro Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Kruidenwijk - Almere-Stad, Beatrixpark - Almere-Stad, Noorderplassen-Noord 7.5 min
M7 Park metro Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Station Parkwijk - Almere-Stad, Verzetswijk - Almere-Stad, Tussen de Vaarten - Almere-Buiten, Station Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Regenboogbuurt - Almere-Buiten, Eilandenbuurt - Almere-Buiten , Oostvaarders station 5 min
22nd flexiGo Almere-Buiten, Station Buiten - Almere Buiten, Molenbuurt Noord - Almere-Buiten, Penitentiaire Inrichting Almere 15 minutes
25th nobelGo Almere-Stad, Sallandse Kant - Almere-Hout, Vinkweg - Almere-Hout, Melkfabriek - Almere-Hout, Info Point Nobelhorst 15 minutes

Night lines

The three night lines are no longer urban lines. They start and end in Amsterdam , Leidseplein .

The N21 line goes via the 't Oor bus station, Walt Disneyplantsoon, Centrum station and Waterwijk to Buiten station.
The N22 line runs via Poort, Literatuurwijk, Kruidenwijk, Centrum and Parkwijk, Danswijk and Buiten stations to Oostvaarders.
Line N23 leads via bus station 't Oor, Haven and again bus station' t Oor to the Centrum station.

Historical development

Until 2017: Bus from Connexxion in Almere

The line development adapts to the population development. In the course of time there were noticeably more urban lines that had to serve an ever-increasing catchment area. Some lines were omitted. It happened that a failed line number was later reassigned to another new line. The company Connexxion operated as a single company for many years the route network in Almere. Before that, Midnet , which also operated city transport in Lelystad and Zwolle , was responsible for city transport in Almere.

On December 10, 2017, Keolis Nederland took over local transport in Almere. The most important lines have since been referred to as metro lines. Since the same time there are no more urban night lines. All night buses connect Almere with Amsterdam .

line 1

Year or date course
1990 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-Buiten
05/24/1998 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Regenboogbuurt
08/26/2001 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Eilandenbuurt
05/04/2003 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Eilandenbuurt - Almere-Buiten, Oostvaarders
08/26/2007 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Eilandenbuurt - Almere-Buiten, Oostvaarders - Almere-Buiten, Stripheldenbuurt
12/14/2014 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Oostvaarders
December 10, 2017 not applicable

Line 2 I.

year course
1990 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk
1994 not applicable

Line 2 II

date course
10/01/1995 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk
05/24/1998 not applicable

Line 2 III

date course
08/26/2001 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant
03/01/2010 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant West (- Almere-Poort, Groenhorst College)
12/12/2010 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant (- Almere-Poort, toekomstig station)
12/11/2011 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant - Almere-Poort, toekomstig station
12/09/2012 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant
December 10, 2017 not applicable

Line 3 I.

Year or date course
1990 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-De Vaart
05/24/1998 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad (- Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-De Vaart, Poldervlak - Almere-De Vaart, Penitentiaire Inrichting)
03/01/2010 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-De Vaart, Poldervlak - Almere-De Vaart, Penitentiaire Inrichting
12/09/2012 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-Buiten, Molenbuurt
12/14/2014 not applicable

Line 3 II

date course
08/16/2015 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-Buiten, Molenbuurt - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Oostvaarders
December 10, 2017 not applicable

Line 4

Year or date course
1990 Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Landgoederenbuurt
05/24/1998 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Literatuurwijk
08/26/2001 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant
09/04/2006 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant - Almere-Poort, Groenhorst College
03/02/2008 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant - Almere-Poort - Almere-Poort, Olympiakwartier
12/14/2008 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant - Almere-Poort - Almere-Poort, Columbuskwartier
08/22/2010 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant - Almere-Poort - Almere-Poort, Columbuskwartier - Almere-Poort, Homeruskwartier
07/24/2011 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant - Almere-Poort - Almere-Poort, Columbuskwartier - Almere-Poort, Homeruskwartier - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant 1
12/09/2012 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant - Almere-Poort, Homeruskwartier - Almere-Poort, Columbuskwartier - Almere-Poort
December 10, 2017 not applicable

Line 5

Year or date course
1990 Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Kruidenwijk - Almere-Stad
10/01/1995 Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Kruidenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Buiten
05/24/1998 Almere, bus station 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Kruidenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Seizoenenbuurt
08/26/2001 Almere, bus station 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Kruidenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Seizoenenbuurt - Almere-Buiten, Oostvaarders
03/01/2010 Almere-Stad, Componistenpad - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Kruidenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Seizoenenbuurt - Almere-Buiten, Oostvaarders
12/15/2013 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Seizoenenbuurt - Almere-Buiten, Oostvaarders
08/16/2015 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Seizoenenbuurt - Almere-Buiten, Oostvaarders - Almere-Buiten, Stripheldenbuurt-Oost
December 10, 2017 not applicable

Line 6

Year or date course
1996 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Filmwijk
05/24/1998 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Filmwijk - Almere-Stad, Danswijk - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk
03/01/2010 Almere-Stad, Noorderplassen - Almere-Stad, Kruidenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Filmwijk - Almere-Stad, Danswijk - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk
December 10, 2017 not applicable

Line 7 I.

Year or date course
1996 Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Regenboogbuurt
05/24/1998 not applicable

Line 7 II

date course
06/10/2001 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Stad, Tussen de Vaarten
08/10/2003 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Stad, Tussen de Vaarten - Almere-Stad, Sallandsekant
12/11/2005 Almere-Stad, Noorderplassen - Almere-Stad, Kruidenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Stad, Tussen de Vaarten - Almere-Stad, Sallandsekant
03/01/2010 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Stad, Tussen de Vaarten - Almere-Stad, Sallandsekant
12/15/2013 Almere-Stad, Componistenpad - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Kruidenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Stad, Tussen de Vaarten - Almere-Stad, Sallandsekant
December 10, 2017 not applicable

Line 8 I.

date course
08/10/1997 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Danswijk - Almere-Stad, Parkwijk - Almere-Stad
05/24/1998 not applicable

Line 8 II

Year or date course
2007 only on Sundays and public holidays: Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Hout, De Kemphaan
08/09/2008 not applicable

Line 9

Year or date course
1996 Almere-Buiten - Almere-De Vaart, Poldervlak - Almere-De Vaart, Penitentiaire Inrichting
03/01/2010 not applicable

Line 10

date course
12/09/2007 Almere-Stad, Gooisekant - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Danswijk - Almere-Stad, Tussen de Vaarten - Almere-Buiten
12/09/2012 Almere-Poort - Almere-Stad, Gooisekant - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Danswijk - Almere-Stad, Tussen de Vaarten - Almere-Buiten - Almere-De Vaart, Poldervlak - Almere-De Vaart, Penitentiaire Inrichting
December 10, 2017 not applicable

Line 11 I.

year course
before 1984 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-Buiten
1990 not applicable

Line 11 III

date course
12/14/2014 Almere-Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Eilandenbuurt - Almere-Buiten, Oostvaarders - Almere-Buiten, Stripheldenbuurt
08/16/2015 not applicable

Line 12

date course
1987 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Kruidenwijk
1990 not applicable

Line 14 I.

date course
08/26/2007 Almere-Stad, Gooisekant - Almere-Poort, Olympiakwartier
08/09/2008 not applicable

Line 14 II

date course
12/09/2012 Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Poort
08/16/2015 Almere-Stad, Molenbuurt-Noord - Almere-Stad, Fanny-Blankers-Koen-Sportpark - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad, Muziekwijk - Almere-Poort
December 10, 2017 not applicable

Line 17

date course
12/14/2014 Almere-Stad, Sallandse Kant - Almere-Hout, Info Point Nobelhorst
December 10, 2017 not applicable

Line 19

year course
before 1984 Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere, 't Oor - Almere-Stad, Stedenwijk - Almere-Stad - Almere-Stad, Waterwijk - Almere-De Vaart
1990 not applicable

Line 22

date course
December 10, 2017 Almere-Buiten, Station Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Penitentiaire Inrichting Almere

Line 25

date course
December 10, 2017 Almere-Stad, Sallandse Kant - Almere-Hout, Info Point Nobelhorst

Line M1 (Havenmetro)

year course
December 10, 2017 Almere-Stad, station Centrum - Almere, bus station 't Oor - Almere-Haven, Centrum - Almere-Haven, De Steiger

Line M2 (Buitenmetro)

year course
December 10, 2017 Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Station Parkwijk - Almere-Buiten, Station Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Station Oostvaarders - Almere-Buiten, Stripheldenbuurt-Oost

Line M3 (Muziekmetro)

year course
December 10, 2017 Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Station Muziekwijk - Almere-Stad, Componistenpad

Line M4 (Poortmetro)

year course
December 10, 2017 Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Station Muziekwijk - Almere-Poort, Homeruskwartier - Almere-Poort, Columbuskwartier - Almere-Poort, Station Poort

Line M5 (Dansmetro)

year course
December 10, 2017 Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Danswijk - Almere-Stad, Station Parkwijk - Almere-Stad, Sallandsekant

Line M6 (Noorderplassenmetro)

year course
December 10, 2017 Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Noorderplassen-Noord

Line M7 (Parkmetro)

year course
December 10, 2017 Almere-Stad, Station Centrum - Almere-Stad, Station Parkwijk - Almere-Buiten, Station Buiten - Almere-Buiten, Station Oostvaarders

footnote

1 Some journeys led directly from the Almere-Stad, Gooisekant-West stop to the Almere-Poort, Homeruskwartier stop. The return trip was then via Almere-Poort. Other journeys took the opposite route from Almere-Stad and Gooisekant-West.

Further remarks

In the summer of 2004 a line 11 II connected the Almere-Stad station with the Almeerderstrand.

The night bus routes used to be given the names N1 and N2, although the route of the route did not correspond to day routes 1 and 2. The aim when setting up the night line system was to connect the districts of Almere-Haven and Almere-Buiten with Almere-Stad. The night lines have been around for more than ten years.

On January 3, 2010 the night bus routes N 11 to N 15 were introduced:

The night bus routes N 11 to N 14 were previously operated as routes A to D. Line A was given the new line designation N 11, line B became N 13, line C became N 12 and line D became N 14. The night bus line N 15 was new.

From December 11, 2011 to December 9, 2017 there were only night bus routes N 11 to N 13.

As of December 10, 2017, there are no more urban night bus routes. The three lines N 21 to N 23 start and end at Leidseplein in Amsterdam.

Train stations

The inner-city traffic is managed to a lesser extent with the help of the train. There are the following train stations in Almere, of which only Almere Centrum was an intercity stop between the 2012 winter timetable and the 2016/2017 timetable. Almere Buiten has also been an intercity stop again since December 2016.

The Almere Strand station, which existed until mid-2012, was only used for special events on Almere Beach. With the construction of the nearby Almere Poort station, the Almere Strand auxiliary station became superfluous and has now been demolished.

Connection of the districts and districts

The connection of the city districts and, if applicable, their neighborhoods to local public transport is given in the following list. It is valid from December 9, 2017.

No. district District Line number (s)
1 Almere Haven all M1
2 Almere City
201 Almere City Centrum Almere Stad M1 to M7
202 Almere City Filmwijk M5
203 Almere City Danswijk M5
204 Almere City Parkwijk M5
205 Almere City Verzetswijk M5
206 Almere City Waterwijk M2
207 Almere City Tussen de Vaarten Noord M5
208 Almere City Tussen de Vaarten Zuid M5
209 Almere City Staatsliedenwijk M1, M3 and M6
210 Almere City Kruidenwijk M3 and M6
211 Almere City Stedenwijk M1 and M4
212 Almere City Muziekwijk Noord M3
213 Almere City Muziekwijk Zuid M2
214 Almere City Literatuurwijk M2
215 Almere City Noorderplassen West: M6, East: -
3 Almere Buiten
301 Almere Buiten Centrum Almere Buiten M2, M7 and 22
302 Almere Buiten Oostvaardersbuurt M2
303 Almere Buiten Seizoenenbuurt M2
304 Almere Buiten Molenbuurt M2 and 22
305 Almere Buiten Bouwmeesterbuurt M2
306 Almere Buiten Landgoederenbuurt M7
307 Almere Buiten Faunabuurt M7
308 Almere Buiten Bloemenbuurt M7
309 Almere Buiten Regenboogbuurt M7
310 Almere Buiten Indian Buurt -
311 Almere Buiten Eilandenbuurt M7
312 Almere Buiten Stripheldenbuurt M2
313 Almere Buiten Sieradenbuurt M2
4th Almere Poort
401 Almere Poort Europakwartier M4
402 Almere Poort Columbuskwartier M4
403 Almere Poort Homeruskwartier M4
404 Almere Poort Olympiakwartier M4
405 Almere Poort Almeerderzand -
5 Almere Hout
502 Almere Hout Bird's nest 159 and 160
503 Almere Hout Nobelhorst 25th

Special occurrences

In June 2016 there were attacks on buses in Kruidenwijk on three evenings in a row. Around 20 young people threw stones at each of them. As a result, bus operations in Kruidenwijk were suspended. The population was locked out of public transport for at least a day. Lines 6 and 7 were affected.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Route network from December 10, 2017
  2. New bus routes in Almere
  3. Bus service in Almere
  4. Information on the events in Dutch

Web links