Amsterdam Central station

Also known as Amsterdam Centraal station, Amsterdam Centraal

central railway station of Amsterdam

Key facts

Location: Stationsplein 15, Amsterdam , Netherlands
Operated by: Nederlandse Spoorwegen , NS International , Arriva , DB Fernverkehr , Eurostar , European Sleeper , ÖBB Nightjet
Lines: Amsterdam–Elten railway Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway Amsterdam–Schiphol railway Amsterdam–Zutphen railway Den Helder–Amsterdam railway Nieuwediep–Amsterdam railway
Connections: Metro : 51 52 53 54 Tram : 2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 17, 24, 26 Ferry : F2, F3, F4 : 391, 394, N47, N57, N92, N94, N97 : 305, 306, 314, 316, N01, N04, N10, N14 : 18, 21, 22, 43, 48, 248, N81, N82, N83, N84, N85, N86, N87, N88, N89, N91, N93
Architect: Pierre Cuypers
Station code: Asd
Iata code: ZYA
Website: ns.nl/stationsinformatie/asd/amsterdam-centraal
Opened: 15 October 1889 ; 136 years ago ( 1889-10-15 )

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Part of: Germany–Netherlands border
Named after: Amsterdam
Official name: Amsterdam CS
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Amsterdam
Elevation: 9
Time zone: Central European Time
Body of water: IJ
Owned by: Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Operator: Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Official website: www.ns.nl/stationsinformatie/asd/amsterdam-centraal
Image: Amsterdam centraal side.jpg

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route number: 586
daily patronage: 192178
architectural style: Renaissance Revival architecture
Commons category: Amsterdam Central station
adjacent station: Rotterdam Centraal railway station
heritage designation: Rijksmonument
number of platform faces: 11
date of official opening: 1889-10-15
number of platform tracks: 11
architect: Pierre Cuypers
connecting service: Q112134716
station code: asd
connecting line: Amsterdam–Zutphen railway
postal code: 1012AB
inception: 1889-00-00
street address: Stationsplein 9

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Amsterdam Centraal station (Dutch: Station Amsterdam Centraal, lit. 'Amsterdam Central Station', Dutch pronunciation: [staːˈɕɔn ˌɑmstərˈdɑm sɛnˈtraːl], abbreviation: Asd) is the largest railway station in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. A major international railway hub, it is used by 192,000 passengers a day, making it the second busiest railway station in the country after Utrecht Centraal and the most visited Rijksmonument of the Netherlands.

National and international railway services at Amsterdam Centraal are provided by NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen), the principal rail operator in the Netherlands. Amsterdam Centraal is the northern terminus of Amsterdam Metro lines 51, 53, 54, and is a stop on Line 52 operated by municipal public transport operator GVB. It is also served by a number of GVB tram and ferry routes as well as local and regional bus routes operated by GVB, Connexxion and EBS.

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