AMSTERDAM CENTRAAL STATION

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A section of the Amsterdam Centraal Station front View
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Coming to Amsterdam is an exciting experience. Amsterdam is beautifulful no doubt about it. Many beautiful places abound with the city . Places like Koninklijk Paleis ,Madame Tussauds , De Nieuwe Kerk are quinessential of beauty yet Amsterdam Centraal Station is unique in its own class. Grandiose , beautiful and stupendous.

Clockwise : left end of the Amsterdam Centraal Station front view, Right end of the station, a view from across the bridge, a shopping arcade
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It was designed by a Dutch architect Pierre Cuypers in typical Gothic renaissance revival architecture and opened in 1889.

Today, it has become a major transport hub receiving 192,178 passengers daily.

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It is manage by Nederlandse Spoorwegen ( NS).

The six train services which operate from the station are listed below.

1.Eurostar

2.ICE

3.Thalys

4**.NS International**

5.Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

6.Amsterdam Metro

The train station is located within the Northern Randstad.

If you decide to visit ,you probably be coming from Amsterdam Airport Schipol like I did. The fastest and cheapest way to get the central station is through the metro line. Ticket is easily available at around €5 either through the ticketing machine or through the NS counter at metro station just to the left of exit doors of the airport.

The central station is major transport center hub . There are many many means of getting to the station and further to other destinations. Apart from metro line, there are GVB Amsterdam tram, Connexxion transport service , GVB Amsterdam ferry, EBS and GVB buses.

There are lso private taxi services clustered around the station

Clockwise :a section of shopping arcade , a Starbucks coffee shop , Northern side entrance & an entrance point to the platform
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Restaurant , Eatery , Souvenirs and Shopping.

Expectedly, a place like the central station is undoubtedly busy with activities.

The north walkway is lined with shopping arcade , restaurants , cafes, eateries, souvenir shops , currency exchange and the likes.

Among the popular are :

Supermarket-Albert Heijn

Clothing- Atelier Charlie x Lil Amsterdam, Claudia strater,sissy -Boy , Urkes

Restaurant-Burgerj , Digters Amsterdam Centraal, Grand Cafe Restaurant 1e klas

Cheese shop- cheese & More by Henri Willig

Chocolate shop-Chocolate company

Eatery-De Broodzaak , Dunkin ’ Donuts, Exki , Smullers

Kebab shop-Doner Company

Health food store-Erica Herbs & natural Amsterdam

Drug Store-Etos

Currency exchange-GWK Travelex Amsterdam centraal

Department Store- Hema Stationsplein

Italian-Julia’s

Comestics Store-Kiko Milano , LUSH Amsterdam centraal station, Rituals

Bicycle rental service -MacBike

Florist-Moon flower

Coffee Store-Simon levelt koffie & thee

Coffe shop-Starbucks

Jewellery-Swarovski

Asian-Wagamama

Book Store-Ako

The list is endless and not all stores are included

Most stores opens and closes between 08:00 to 23:30 .

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Hi @Emmik20 ,

Thanks for the helpful information!

I visited Amsterdam years ago and it’s one of my favourite European cities. Its beauty, atmosphere and colorfulness made me happy while I was there. There are a lot of beautiful sights that a tourist can visit.

I was impressed by the central station as it’s really huge and there are many connections. It’s one of the biggest that I have been.

How many days did you stay in Amsterdam?

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Hello @PoliMC Thanks for the comment. Amsterdam is very beautiful and colourful indeed. It is most beautiful city I have ever seen till this moment. I though my home city UFA is beautiful but Amsterdam proof me wrong. I am still in Amsterdam and will still be around , exploring the city for two more weeks.

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Hi @Emmik20 ,

Thanks for the reply!

It’s great that you spend so much time there. Which place did you like the most? Have you visited any other cities near Amsterdam?

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Hi @PoliMC . So far , I like the area around the Royal Palace Amsterdam. Another interesting place I want to visit is the Van Gogh Museum. I am sure I will like it as well.

You just call my attention to the possibility of visiting another city. And in this case, I will choose Rotterdam as the next city.

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Hi @Emmik20 ,

I’ve visited Van Gogh Museum and it was amazing! I recommend you to do it if you have the chance.

That’s a great choice! I’ve never been there but heard that it’s very beautiful as well.

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One more post I missed :blush: @Emmik20 . The Central station is very beautiful indeed. Here is my review on maps.

Centraal Station Amsterdam (between 1890 and 1900)
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The picture above is just one out of a series with old coloured pictures of Amsterdam.

Ps. If you travel a lot with public transport in Amsterdam it might be less expensive if you buy a unregistered OV Chipkaart it can be used in train, metro and bus.