Almere Muziekwijk is a railway station which lies in Almere

Almere

Almere is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, the Netherlands, bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde. The municipality of Almere comprises the districts Almere Stad, Almere Haven, Almere Buiten, Almere Hout, Almere Poort and Almere Pampus .Almere is the youngest city in the...

, in 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...

. It is located approximately 20km southeast of 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...

. It is on the Weesp–Lelystad railway. The station is on the newest polder

Polder

A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually-operated devices...

 in the Netherlands, the Flevopolder

Flevopolder

The Flevopolder is a region entirely conquered on the water. This territory consists of the Estern Flevoland and Southern Flevoland. The Flevopolder, contrary to what the name suggests, is a unique polder...

 which is in the region Flevoland

Flevoland

Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country, at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on January 1, 1986; the twelfth province of the country, with Lelystad as its capital...

. The station was opened in 1987 when the line Weesp - Lelystad Centrum was built. In 1987 Almere Centrum and Almere Buiten stations also opened before the Almere Buiten - Lelystad section was completed in 1988.

Almere has become a commuter city for Amsterdam. The first house was built in 1976 and on 7 July 2008, it was recorded that there were 184 405 citizens living in Almere. The station lies in the centre of the 'Muziekwijk' the Music Estate.

Train services

Almere Muziekwijk is served by 12 trains an hour. These are:

• 2x per hour intercity service Utrecht - Hilversum - Almere
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Duivendrecht - Almere Oostvaarders
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Amsterdam - Almere Oostvaarders

Bus services

Bus Service	Operator	From	To	Via	Frequency	Notes
Connexxion
4	Connexxion Connexxion Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, east and far northern part of the country. It was formed in 1999 as result of a fusion between the public transport companies NZH, ZWN, Midnet and Oostnet. Its name is a mutation of the French...	Station Almere Centrum	Poort	Station Almere Muziekwijk, Literatuurwijk, Gooisekant West	8x per hour	Almere Stadbus
5	Connexxion	Station Almere Oostvaarders	Almere Componistenpad (Weekdays to Busstation t'Oor	Almere Buiten, Station Almere Buiten, Station Almere Parkwijk, Station Almere Centrum, Beatrixpark, Station Almere Muziekwijk	8x per hour	Almere Stadbus
B	Connexxion	Station Almere Centrum	Station Almere Centrum	Stedenwijk, Busstation t'Oor, Almere Haven, Busstation t'Oor, Gooisekant West, Literatuurwijk, Station Almere Muziekwijk, Beatrixpark	Hourly (4 Journeys)	Almere Nightbus
D	Connexxion	Station Almere Centrum	Station Almere Centrum	Beatrixpark, Station Almere Muziekwijk, Literatuurwijk, Gooisekant West, Busstation t'Oor, Almere Haven, Busstation t'Oor, Stedenwijk	Hourly (3 Journeys)	Almere Nightbus
215	Connexxion	Almere Buiten	Schiphol Oost, Zuideinde	Station Almere Centrum (1 journey), Station Almere Muziekwijk, Gooisekant West, Muiden, Amstelveen Busstation, Schiphol Oost.	2 per day. Peak Hour Service, Daily, (To Schiphol (Morning), From Schiphol (Evening)	Beyond Schiphol Oost, REPA, a valid workers pass is needed.