Almere Oostvaarders railway station

Almere Oostvaarders is a railway station in Almere, Netherlands. It is located 29 km (18.0 mi) east of Amsterdam, on the Amsterdam - Almere - Lelystad main line. It is approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of the Almere city centre. Almere Oostvaarders railway station opened on 12 December 2004.

Almere Oostvaarders
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°24′10″N 5°18′0″E
Line(s)	Weesp–Lelystad railway
History
Opened	12 December 2004; 20 years ago (2004-12-12)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Almere Buiten towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 4300 Lelystad Centrum Terminus Almere Buiten towards Amsterdam Centraal NS Sprinter 4600 until 20:00 Terminus
Location Almere Oostvaarders Location within Northeastern Randstad

Before the station was built the commuter train Amsterdam-Almere Oostvaarders terminated at Almere Buiten. The four tracks at Almere Oostvaarders were used by the driver walking through the train to start a service again at Almere Buiten.^{[clarification needed]}

The station is in the centre of the 'Oostvaarders' development, on the edge of Almere-Buiten. It is situated near the Oostvaarders nature reserve, the Oostvaardersplassen. The station is located on a viaduct with 4 tracks and has 4 platforms, which are island platforms.

When Almere Oostvaarders opened, a new curve was built, so trains could go from Almere to Hilversum and Utrecht without the necessary change of trains at Weesp. The curve is between the stations Almere Poort and Naarden-Bussum.

Train services

As of 15 December 2024^[update], the following train services call at this station:

• Local Sprinter 4300 services The Hague - Hoofddorp - Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Zuid - Almere - Lelystad
• Local Sprinter 4600 services Amsterdam CS - Weesp - Almere Oostvaarders

Bus services

• "Buitenmetro" M2. Stripheldenbuurt-Oost - Station Oostvaarders - Oostvaardersbuurt - Seizoenenbuurt - Station Buiten - Molenbuurt - Bouwmeesterbuurt - Waterwijk - Station Centrum
• "Parkmetro" M7. Station Oostvaarders - Eilandenbuurt - Regenboogbuurt - Station Buiten - Bloemenbuurt - Faunabuurt - Landgoederenbuurt - Verzetswijk - Station Parkwijk - Station Centrum