Almere Poort railway station

Almere Poort is a railway station in Almere, Netherlands. It is located on the Flevolijn. It replaced Almere Strand railway station as the city's sixth railway station.

Almere Poort
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°20′34″N 5°9′7″E
Line(s)Weesp–Lelystad railway
Other information
Station codeAmpo
History
Opened9 December 2012
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Weesp
towards Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 4300 Almere Muziekwijk
towards Lelystad Centrum
Weesp NS Sprinter 4600 Almere Muziekwijk
Naarden-Bussum
towards Utrecht Centraal
NS Sprinter 4900 Almere Muziekwijk
NS Sprinter 14900
Location
Almere Poort
Location within Northeastern Randstad

The opening of the station, initially planned for 2007, took place on 9 December 2012. The station serves the new borough Almere Poort which is also under development since 2007 and will have 11,000 dwellings when it is finished.

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