Amsterdam Sloterdijk station

The original Amsterdam Sloterdijk station was opened in 1956 just south of the current station. Sloterdijk was then just a small village. From there, one could travel to Haarlem; the line to Zaandam took a more northeasterly route via the Hembrug. In 1983, the line to Zaandam was rerouted via the Hemtunnel, and the current station was opened, initially with the name Sloterdijk Noord. The old station was renamed to Sloterdijk Zuid and closed in 1985, when the line to Haarlem was rerouted via the current station, which was renamed to Sloterdijk at the same time. The platforms for both lines are at the lower level. In 1986, the Amsterdam-Schiphol line was opened, with platforms at the upper level. The Hemboog, connecting Schiphol to Zaandam, was opened in 2003 but had no platforms at Sloterdijk until they were opened on 14 December 2008, with a separate entrance. ==Accidents and incidents==

• On 21 April 2012, two passenger trains collided head-on between Amsterdam Centraal railway station and Sloterdijk railway station, injuring 117 people. The cause of the accident was the driver of one of the trains passing a signal at danger. • On 14 December 2016, a Sprinter train was evacuated at the station due to a fire in a toilet. Arson is suspected to be the cause. ==Station layout==

At the ground level is the railway from Amsterdam to Haarlem and Zaandam, with branches to Alkmaar, Purmerend, and Hoorn; at elevated level is the railway from Amsterdam to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (and thence to Leiden and The Hague). The booking hall is at an intermediate raised level (as too, is the station square). On the south-west side of the crossing and beside the station square runs the Hemboog chord, connecting Schiphol and Amsterdam Lelylaan to Zaandam. The platforms on the Hemboog are numbered platforms 9 and 10. ==Train services==

As of 15 December 2025, the following train services call at this station: National Rail ==Amsterdam Metro==

Amsterdam Sloterdijk is also a station on the Amsterdam Metro lines 50 and 51. This metro service was opened in 1997. It runs next to the railway line for Sloterdijk to Holendrecht. ==Tram service==

The tram service departs from the ground floor bus station which opened in December 2010, known as the Carrascoplein. GVB operates 1 tram service to Sloterdijk. ==Bus services==

Bus services operated by GVB, EBS and Connexxion depart from the ground floor bus station which opened in December 2010, known as the Carrascoplein. Short-distance services Long-distance services • = Requested stop ==Gallery==

File:Treinen-amsterdam-sloterdijk.jpg|Railways on two levels File:Station Sloterdijk.JPG|Amsterdam Sloterdijk from the Hemboog File:GVB Tram Line 12, number 780.JPG|Tram at the former tram stop File:Amsterdam Sloterdijk 2.JPG|A mix of regional and city buses in the Evening Peak at the former Bus Station File:Amsterdam Station Sloterdijk 001.jpg|A Metro on line 50 at Sloterdijk File:Nederlandse Spoorwegen construction Station Sloterdijk (Hemboog).jpg|Construction of the platform on the Hemboog chord, December 2008 File:Amsterdam Sloterdijk train station.jpg|Platform 9 and 10 File:NS Sprinter at Amsterdam Sloterdijk platform 11.jpg|A Sprinter service to Schiphol Airport held at platform 11 due to adverse weather ==References==