Weesp railway station

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Weesp
Station Weesp (2023).jpg
The railway station in 2023
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates 52°18′47″N5°2′37″E / 52.31306°N 5.04361°E / 52.31306; 5.04361
Operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s) Amsterdam–Zutphen railway
Weesp–Lelystad railway
Weesp–Leiden railway
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeWp
History
Opened10 June 1874
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Diemen Zuid
towards Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 4300 Almere Poort
Diemen NS Sprinter 4600 Almere Poort
Diemen Zuid
towards Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 5700 Naarden-Bussum
Diemen
towards Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 5800 Naarden-Bussum
Location
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Weesp
Location within Northeastern Randstad

Weespstation is a railway station in Weesp, Netherlands. The station has two island platforms and a total of six tracks, two of which are used for passing trains. The Schiphollijn, Flevolijn and Gooilijn meet at Weesp making it an important transfer station for passengers going between Amsterdam, Hilversum and Almere. The first station in Weesp opened on June 10, 1874, when the Gooilijn from Amsterdam to Hilversum and Amersfoort was completed. The original station was demolished in 1967 and replaced by a new building. The new building partially went out of service in 1985 because of the new railway line from Weesp to Almere and beyond, called the Flevolijn. The out-of-service part was later converted to a bicycle parking and repair shop. The remaining station is little more than a tunnel passing under the tracks, and a small coffee counter. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

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Since the opening of the Flevolijn, Weesp has been a major transfer station for passengers travelling from Amsterdam Central Station and Schiphol from the east, and suburbs such as Almere and Hilversum to the west. Due to this circumstance, Weesp features 16 departures per hour. Until 2003, also passagers travelling between Hilversum and Almere had to change at Weesp. In that year a new branch, the Gooiboog, was added to connect the line towards Almere with the line towards Naarden-Bussum railway station and Hilversum.

The traveling time from Weesp to Amsterdam Centraal by train is about 15 minutes. The distance between the two is about 15 kilometers.

Train services

The following train services call at Weesp:

RouteService typeNotes
Hoofddorp - Schiphol Airport - Duivendrecht - Almere OostvaardersLocal ("Sprinter")2x per hour
Amsterdam - Almere - Lelystad - ZwolleLocal ("Sprinter")2x per hour
The Hague - Leiden - Hoofddorp - Schiphol Airport - Duivendrecht - Hilversum - UtrechtLocal ("Sprinter")2x per hour
Hoofddorp - Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort VathorstLocal ("Sprinter")2x per hour

Bus services

LineRouteOperatorNotes
49Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA Station - Amsterdam Kraaiennest - Amsterdam Gaasperplas - Driemond - Weesp Station GVB Mon-Fri on daytime hours only.
106Hilversum - Kortenhoef - Nederhorst den Nerg - Weesp Connexxion Mon-Sat only. Only runs between Nederhorst den Berg and Weesp on evenings and Saturdays.
110Bussum - Naarden - Naarderbos - Muiderberg - Muiden - Weesp Connexxion
210Bussum - Naarden - Naarderbos - Muiderberg - Muiden - Weesp Connexxion Rush hours only.
522Weesp - Nigtevecht - Loenen aan de Vecht - Vreeland Syntus Utrecht Mon-Sat during daytime hours only.

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