Amsterdam Central station

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Wheelchair access: Accessible

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Amsterdam Centraal is the largest and most visited railway station in the Netherlands, designed by Dutch architect Pierre Cuypers and opened in 1889. The station's striking building exemplifies Gothic and Renaissance Revival architecture and features a cast-iron platform roof spanning approximately 40 metres. Serving as a major international railway hub with the second-longest railway platform in the country at 695 metres, it handles 192,000 passengers daily and accommodates multiple train services simultaneously on each platform. The station serves as a terminus for several Amsterdam Metro lines and is connected by tram, ferry, and bus routes. A Rijksmonument since designation, the station underwent major reconstruction beginning in 1997 to accommodate the North-South Metro Line, which opened in 2018.