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Amersfoort Schothorst railway station

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Location
  
Netherlands

Opened
  
1987

Line(s)
  
Utrecht–Kampen railway

Province
  
Utrecht

Amersfoort Schothorst railway station

Address
  
3813 NZ Amersfoort, Netherlands

Similar
  
Amersfoort Vathorst railway st, Amersfoort railway station, Utrecht Terwijde railway st, Soest Zuid railway station, Soestdijk railway station

Amersfoort Schothorst is a railway station on the Utrecht–Kampen railway between Amersfoort and Zwolle. It is located in north Amersfoort, Netherlands. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).

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History

The station opened in 1987 as a suburban complement to the main Amersfoort railway station. The station serves the suburban areas of Schothorst, Zielhorst, Liendert and Rustenburg and the industrial area of De Hoef.

The station used to be the terminus for trains originating from the wide Amsterdam region, such as Hoofddorp, Alkmaar and Amsterdam Centraal; a third track was constructed enabling these services in 1997. When a second suburban station, Amersfoort Vathorst opened to the north of Schothorst in May 2006, regional services (Sprinters) terminating in Vathorst. The spare third track has been used, as of December 2007, as the terminus for Intercity trains originating from Rotterdam Centraal.

Train services

The following train services currently call at Amersfoort Schothorst:

  • 1x per hour intercity service Schiphol - Hilversum - Amersfoort Schothorst
  • 1x per hour intercity service The Hague - Utrecht - Amersfoort Schothorst
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort Vathorst
  • References

    Amersfoort Schothorst railway station Wikipedia