Schiphol (railway station)

Schiphol Airport
Entrance to the railway station and airport
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°18′32″N 4°45′42″E / 52.30889°N 4.76167°E / 52.30889; 4.76167Coordinates: 52°18′32″N 4°45′42″E / 52.30889°N 4.76167°E / 52.30889; 4.76167
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Weesp–Leiden railway Amsterdam–Schiphol railway
Platforms	6
Connections	Arriva: 361, 365, 370 Connexxion: 185, 186, 187, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 287, 300, 310, N30, N97 GVB: 69, 245, 246, 247, 369
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Shl
History
Opened	21 December 1978, reopened 1995
Services NS International Rotterdam Centraal toward Paris Nord Thalys 9300 Amsterdam Centraal Terminus Rotterdam Centraal toward Lille Europe Thalys Rotterdam Centraal toward Bourg-Saint-Maurice Thalys Neige (winter) Rotterdam Centraal toward Marseille-Saint-Charles Thalys Soleil (summer) Rotterdam Centraal toward Breda Intercity Direct 900 Rotterdam Centraal Terminus NS Hispeed 1000 Den Haag Hollands Spoor toward Brussels-South NS International 9200 Nederlandse Spoorwegen Leiden Centraal toward Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 700 Amsterdam Zuid toward Groningen Leiden Centraal toward Rotterdam Centraal NS Nachtnet 1400 Amsterdam Centraal toward Utrecht Centraal Terminus NS Intercity 1600 Amsterdam Zuid toward Enschede Leiden Centraal toward Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 1800 Amsterdam Zuid toward Leeuwarden Leiden Centraal toward Dordrecht NS Intercity 2400 Amsterdam Zuid toward Lelystad Centrum Terminus NS Intercity 3100 Amsterdam Zuid toward Nijmegen NS Intercity 3500 Amsterdam Zuid toward Venlo NS Intercity 11600 Amsterdam Zuid toward Amersfoort Schothorst Hoofddorp toward Leiden Centraal NS Sprinter 3300 Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Hoorn Kersenboogerd Hoofddorp Terminus NS Sprinter 4300 Amsterdam Zuid toward Almere Oostvaarders Hoofddorp toward Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 4600 Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Zwolle Hoofddorp Terminus NS Sprinter 5700 Amsterdam Zuid toward Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 5800 Amsterdam Lelylaan toward Amersfoort Vathorst
Location

Schiphol Airport railway station (previously Schiphol until 12 December 2015) is a major passenger railway station in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. It is located directly beneath the terminal complex of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and is operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station's six platforms are accessible via twelve escalators and three elevators located in the main concourse of the airport (Schiphol Plaza). The original station was opened in 1978, and the current station was opened in 1995. It connects the airport to Amsterdam and to various others cities in the Netherlands, as well as to Belgium and France.

The original railway station at Schiphol was partly at street level and opened on 21 December 1978.

By 1978, One could only travel to Amsterdam's Zuid WTC and RAI stations, as well as south bound towards Leiden, The Hague and Rotterdam. To get to Amsterdam Centraal station one had to travel to RAI and change onto tram 4 over there. A direct link was created with the construction of the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway in 1986.

A newly built underground station opened in 1995. The former building was demolished. As Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which surrounds the railway station, is the largest airport within the Netherlands and the primary international gateway, Schiphol railway station changed into a major hub in the Dutch railway network.