Almere Parkwijk railway station

Almere Parkwijk is a railway station which lies in Almere, in the Netherlands. It is located approximately 24 km (15 mi) east of Amsterdam. It is on the Weesp–Lelystad railway. The station is on the newest polder in the Netherlands, the Flevopolder which is in the Flevoland province. The station was opened on 1 February 1996. Although the station was built 9 years after the other Almere stations it is styled in the same way as Almere Muziekwijk and Almere Buiten.

Almere Parkwijk
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°22′36″N 5°14′40″E
Line(s)Weesp–Lelystad railway
Platforms2
History
Opened1 February 1996
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Almere Centrum
towards Hoofddorp
 NS Sprinter 4300 Almere Buiten
towards Lelystad Centrum
Almere Centrum
towards Den Haag Centraal
 NS Sprinter 4600 Almere Buiten
towards Almere Oostvaarders
Location
Almere Parkwijk
Location within Northeastern Randstad

Almere has become a commuter city for Amsterdam. The first house was built in 1976 and on 7 July 2008, it was recorded that there were 184 405 citizens living in Almere. The station lies in the centre of the 'Parkwijk' the Park Estate and the 'Verzetswijk'.

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