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Location notes
This is a local station where the High speed trains to and from Amsterdam / Brussel / Paris will pass through.
Railway type and traffic
Mainline, with mainly high speed and some local traffic.
There is no freight as this goes via another route avoiding Airport Schiphol.
There is no freight as this goes via another route avoiding Airport Schiphol.
Environment
A quiet station, during the week there are a lot of business travellers. There are some shelters if the weather turns bad.
Road directions
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Hoofddorp map co-ordinates
Parking
There are limited parking places available.
Public transport
You can reach this location form Amsterdam or Schiphol by train.
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Amenities
There is one paid toilet down stairs and two small shops where you can get coffee, or other drinks, and a few sandwiches.
Accommodation
There are not a lot of B&Bs or Hotels in the area. It would be better to go into Central Amsterdam, 20 minutes by train.
Sun Compass
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Streetmap links
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Photographic notes
The best position for trains coming from Schiphol is around lunchtime from platform one where you see the Higspeed trains.
You can also take pictures of departing trains from platfrom 2
From platform 4 you can take pictures in the early morning but in the late afternoon you get a lot of lights straight in the camera from the sun.
It usually takes about 3 hours before the trains passing cycle back to the same ones you saw earlier.
You can also take pictures of departing trains from platfrom 2
From platform 4 you can take pictures in the early morning but in the late afternoon you get a lot of lights straight in the camera from the sun.
It usually takes about 3 hours before the trains passing cycle back to the same ones you saw earlier.
General views - All photographs © Andre Pronk unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
Fig 2 - Looking south west
Fig 3 - Looking south west
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
