Amsterdam Science Park is a railway station, in east Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. The station lies on the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway between Amsterdam Muiderpoort

Amsterdam Muiderpoort railway station

Amsterdam Muiderpoort is a railway station in the east of Amsterdam. It was re-opened on 15 October 1939 after being first opened in 1896. It is located 4 km southeast of Amsterdam Centraal. At this station the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway and the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway split, with the two...

 and Diemen

Diemen railway station

Diemen railway station is located in Diemen, a suburb in Southeast Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The station was first opened in 1 August 1882 and closed on 1 October 1913. It reopened on 24 May 1974. The station remains in the same location as before. At the station there is a hexagonal NS ticket...

. The station is to serve the Science Park Amsterdam

Science Park Amsterdam

Science Park Amsterdam is a science park in stadsdeel Oost/Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with accommodations for science and business and housing. Science Park Amsterdam focusses on IT and life sciences. Among the knowledge-based institutions present at the science park there are...

 and the Watergraafsmeer

Watergraafsmeer

The Watergraafsmeer is a polder in The Netherlands. It was reclaimed in 1629. In the 17th and 18th centuries, there were many buitenplaatsen in the Watergraafsmeer, though nowadays only one, Frankendael, remains....

 area of Amsterdam. Construction of the station was to begin by April 2009 but started in June 2009, and the station opened on 13 December 2009 by Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen

Job Cohen

Marius Job Cohen is a Dutch social democratic politician and former legal scholar of Jewish background. Since 2010 he has been the leader of the Labour Party and since June 17, 2010 he has been a member of the House of Representatives, where he also is the Parliamentary group leader of the Labour...

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Train services

The following train is serving the station:

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Amsterdam - Almere Oostvaarders

Bus service

The bus service connects Science Park to Amsterdam Amstel station, where Intercity services to Utrecht depart from, and is less than 10 minutes on the bus to Science Park station. At Amsterdam Amstel many parts of Amsterdam can be reached by bus, tram, metro

Amsterdam Metro

The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed rapid transit and light rail system in Amsterdam, and its surrounding municipalities Amstelveen, Diemen, and Ouder-Amstel in the Netherlands. The network is owned by the city of Amsterdam and operated by the Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf, the company that also operates...

, and train.

Bus Service	Operator	From	To	Via	Frequency
40	GVB Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf The Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf is the municipal transport company of Amsterdam. As of 2007, the GVB is an independent corporation wholly owned by the city of Amsterdam.-History:...	Station Muiderpoort Amsterdam Muiderpoort railway station Amsterdam Muiderpoort is a railway station in the east of Amsterdam. It was re-opened on 15 October 1939 after being first opened in 1896. It is located 4 km southeast of Amsterdam Centraal. At this station the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway and the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway split, with the two...	Station Amstel Amsterdam Amstel railway station Amsterdam Amstel is a railway station in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 October 1939. It is located south west of the station Amsterdam Centraal...	Science Park Amsterdam, Station Science Park, Watergraafsmeer	4x per hour

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