# Railway stations in the Netherlands

There are currently 401 railway stations in the Netherlands including four which are used only during special events and one which serves the National Railway Museum only. NS Stations is the body which manages and owns all railway stations in the Netherlands.

## Categories

Stations are divided into two categories based upon the service they receive. These are, in order of decreasing importance:
* Intercity stations, where usually all trains (except, in some cases, international services) call.
* The remaining stations, where only local trains (Sprinters) call.
There are exceptions to this categorization. Some local trains – despite being called stoptreinen – do not stop at all stations: two examples are the services from Groningen to Roodeschool and from Tiel to Arnhem.
On the route diagrams printed at the top of station departure sheets, intercity stations are indicated by the letters IC.
ProRail classifies stations into five categories based upon the facilities available. The categories are (in English): Cathedral, Mega, Plus, Basic and Stop.

## Naming conventions

Stations are generally named after the town they serve. In cases where a town is served by more than one station, additional designations specify the station's status or location, for example:
* Centraal (abbreviated "CS"): "Central" – a town's most important station with more than 40,000 daily passengers.
* Centrum: "Centre" – a town's most important station with, however, fewer than 40,000 daily passengers, and/or a centrally located station.
* Zuid: "South"
* Noord: "North"
* Oost: "East"
* West: "West"
* A specific locality within the town, e.g. Amsterdam Sloterdijk railway station.
In the converse situation, where one station serves two communities, both community names are given, separated by a hyphen, e.g. Krommenie-Assendelft.
As of 15 December 2019 eight stations are designated Centraal. They are: Amsterdam Centraal, Amersfoort Centraal, Arnhem Centraal, Den Haag Centraal, Eindhoven Centraal, Leiden Centraal, Rotterdam Centraal, and Utrecht Centraal.

## List of stations, with their official abbreviations

| Station | Code | Opened | Closed | Reopened | Passengers |
| Aalten | Atn | 1885 | | | |
| Abcoude | Ac | 1843 | | | 1579 |
| Akkrum | Akm | 1868 | | | 749 |
| Alkmaar Noord | Amrn | 1980 | | | 4836 |
| Alkmaar | Amr | 1865 | | | 18930 |
| Almelo de Riet | Amri | 1926 | | | 1241 |
| Almelo | Aml | 1865 | | | 10618 |
| Almere Buiten | Almb | 1987 | | | 6458 |
| Almere Centrum | Alm | 1987 | | | 23784 |
| Almere Muziekwijk | Almm | 1987 | | | 6681 |
| Almere Oostvaarders | Almo | 2004 | | | 4630 |
| Almere Parkwijk | Almp | 1996 | | | 3584 |
| Almere Poort | Ampo | 2012 | | | 3085 |
| Alphen aan den Rijn | Apn | 1878 | | | 9725 |
| Amersfoort Centraal | Amf | 1863 | | | 39675 |
| Amersfoort Schothorst | Amfs | 1987 | | | 5762 |
| Amersfoort Vathorst | Avat | 2006 | | | 2583 |
| Amsterdam Amstel | Asa | 1939 | | | 28976 |
| Amsterdam Arena | Asdar | 1996 | | | |
| Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA | Asb | 1971 | | | 22684 |
| Amsterdam Centraal | Asd | 1889 | | | 167427 |
| Amsterdam Holendrecht | Ashd | 2008 | | | 3227 |
| Amsterdam Lelylaan | Asdl | 1986 | | | 14042 |
| Amsterdam Muiderpoort | Asdm | 1896 | | | 11888 |
| Amsterdam RAI | Rai | 1981 | | | 6808 |
| Amsterdam Science Park | Assp | 2009 | | | 4117 |
| Amsterdam Sloterdijk | Ass | 1956 | | 1986 | 47615 |
| Amsterdam Zuid | Asdz | 1978 | | | 43716 |
| Anna Paulowna | Ana | 1865 | | | 2137 |
| Apeldoorn De Maten | Apdm | 2006 | | | |
| Apeldoorn Osseveld | Apdo | 2006 | | | 1110 |
| Apeldoorn | Apd | 1876 | | | 14628 |
| Appingedam | Apg | 1884 | | | |
| Arkel | Akl | 1883 | 1938 | 1940 | |
| Arnemuiden | Arn | 1872 | | | 461 |
| Arnhem Presikhaaf | Ahpr | 1969 | | | 2829 |
| Arnhem Centraal | Ah | 1845 | | | 39164 |
| Arnhem Velperpoort | Ahp | 1893 | | | 2066 |
| Arnhem Zuid | Ahz | 2005 | | | 2909 |
| Assen | Asn | 1870 | | | 9136 |
| Baarn | Brn | 1874 | | | 4413 |
| Bad Nieuweschans | Nsch | 1868 | | | |
| Baflo | Bf | 1893 | | | |
| Barendrecht | Brd | 1872 | | 2001 | 5226 |
| Barneveld Centrum | Bnc | 1902 | | | |
| Barneveld Noord | Bnn | 1938 | 1944 | 1951 | |
| Barneveld Zuid | Bnz | 2015 | | | |
| Bedum | Bdm | 1884 | | | |
| Beek-Elsloo | Bk | 1862 | | | 2028 |
| Beesd | Bsd | 1883 | | | |
| Beilen | Bl | 1870 | | | 2124 |
| Bergen op Zoom | Bgn | 1863 | | | 6939 |
| Best | Bet | 1866 | 1938 | 1940 | 5263 |
| Beverwijk | Bv | 1867 | | | 5572 |
| Bilthoven | Bhv | 1863 | | | 4771 |
| Blerick | Br | 1868 | | | 1131 |
| Bloemendaal | Bll | 1900 | | | 1192 |
| Bodegraven | Bdg | 1878 | | | 2924 |
| Borne | Bn | 1865 | | | 2272 |
| Boskoop | Bsk | 1934 | | | 1377 |
| Boskoop Snijdelwijk | Bsks | 2017 | | | |
| Bovenkarspel Flora | Bkf | 1977 | | | 759 |
| Bovenkarspel-Grootebroek | Bkg | 1885 | | | 2301 |
| Boven Hardinxveld | Bhdv | 2012 | | | |
| Boxmeer | Bmr | 1883 | | | |
| Boxtel | Btl | 1865 | | | 5917 |
| Breda Prinsenbeek | Bdpb | 1988 | | | 1589 |
| Breda | Bd | 1855 | | | 30554 |
| Breukelen | Bkl | 1843 | | | 4997 |
| Brummen | Bmn | 1865 | | | 1025 |
| Buitenpost | Bp | 1866 | | | |
| Bunde | Bde | 1862 | | | 872 |
| Bunnik | Bnk | 1868 | 1938 | 1972 | 2131 |
| Bussum Zuid | Bsmz | 1966 | | | 3893 |
| Capelle Schollevaar | Cps | 1981 | | | 2311 |
| Castricum | Cas | 1867 | | | 7024 |
| Chevremont | Cvm | 1949 | | | |
| Coevorden | Co | 1905 | | | |
| Cuijk | Ck | 1883 | | | |
| Culemborg | Cl | 1868 | | | 8144 |
| Daarlerveen | Da | 1906 | | | |
| Dalen | Dln | 1905 | 1950 | 1987 | |
| Dalfsen | Dl | 1903 | | | |
| De Vink | Dvnk | 1906 | 1928 | 1985 | 3146 |
| De Westereen | Dwe | 1885 | | | |
| Deinum | Dei | 1863 | | | |
| Delden | Ddn | 1865 | | | |
| Delft | Dt | 1847 | | | 31630 |
| Delft Campus | Dtz | 1970 | | | 4688 |
| Delfzijl | Dz | 1884 | | | |
| Delfzijl West | Dzw | 1969 | | | |
| Den Dolder | Dld | 1895 | | | 1817 |
| Den Haag Centraal | Gvc | 1973 | | | 77783 |
| Den Haag Hollands Spoor | Gv | 1843 | | | 34946 |
| Den Haag Laan van NOI | Laa | 1907 | | | 14516 |
| Den Haag Mariahoeve | Gvm | 1966 | | | 3178 |
| Den Haag Moerwijk | Gvmw | 1996 | | | 2603 |
| Den Haag Ypenburg | Ypb | 2005 | | | 2233 |
| Den Helder | Hdr | 1865 | | | 3946 |
| Den Helder Zuid | Hdrz | 1980 | | | 2082 |
| Deurne | Dn | 1864 | | | 4333 |
| Deventer Colmschate | Dvc | 1888 | 1933 | 1989 | 1464 |
| Deventer | Dv | 1865 | | | 19739 |
| Didam | Did | 1885 | | | |
| Diemen | Dmn | 1882 | 1929 | 1974 | 2996 |
| Diemen Zuid | Dmnz | 1993 | | | 3551 |
| Dieren | Dr | 1865 | | | 3641 |
| Doetinchem De Huet | Dtch | 1985 | | | |
| Doetinchem | Dtc | 1856 | | | |
| Dordrecht | Ddr | 1872 | | | 23172 |
| Dordrecht Stadspolders | Ddrs | 1990 | | | |
| Dordrecht Zuid | Ddzd | 1973 | | | 1336 |
| Driebergen-Zeist | Db | 1844 | | | 9235 |
| Driehuis | Dh | 1957 | | | 903 |
| Dronryp | Drp | 1863 | | | |
| Dronten | Dron | 2012 | | | 3428 |
| Duiven | Dvn | 1856 | 1936 | 1980 | |
| Duivendrecht | Dvd | 1993 | | | 14383 |
| Echt | Ec | 1862 | | | 2263 |
| Ede Centrum | Edc | 1902 | 1944 | 1951 | |
| Ede-Wageningen | Ed | 1845 | | | 17599 |
| Eemshaven | Eem | 2018 | | | |
| Eijsden | Edn | 1861 | 2006 | 2011 | 162 |
| Eindhoven Centraal | Ehv | 1864 | | | 60450 |
| Eindhoven Stadion | Ehs | 1990 | | | |
| Eindhoven Strijp-S | Ehb | 1971 | | | |
| Elst | Est | 1879 | | | 3710 |
| Emmen | Emn | 1905 | | | |
| Emmen Zuid | Emnz | 2011 | | | |
| Enkhuizen | Ekz | 1885 | | | 2393 |
| Enschede De Eschmarke | Ese | 2001 | | | |
| Enschede Kennispark | Esk | 1996 | | | |
| Enschede | Es | 1866 | | | 18508 |
| Ermelo | Eml | 1863 | | | 2849 |
| Etten-Leur | Etn | 1854 | | | 3241 |
| Eygelshoven Markt | Eghm | 2007 | | | |
| Eygelshoven | Egh | 1949 | | | |
| Feanwâlden | Fwd | 1866 | | | |
| Franeker | Fn | 1863 | | | |
| Gaanderen | Gdr | 2006 | | | |
| Geldermalsen | Gdm | 1868 | | | 5909 |
| Geldrop | Gp | 1913 | | | 1509 |
| Geleen Oost | Gln | 1896 | | | 627 |
| Geleen-Lutterade | Lut | 1862 | | | 1357 |
| Gilze-Rijen | Gz | 1863 | | | 2529 |
| Glanerbrug | Gbr | 1868 | 1950 | 2001 | |
| Goes | Gs | 1868 | | | 7160 |
| Goor | Go | 1865 | | | |
| Gorinchem | Gr | 1883 | | | |
| Gouda Goverwelle | Gdg | 1993 | | | 2998 |
| Gouda | Gd | 1855 | | | 21298 |
| Gramsbergen | Gbg | 1905 | | | |
| Grijpskerk | Gk | 1866 | | | |
| Groningen Europapark | Gerp | 2007 | | | 1212 |
| Groningen Noord | Gnn | 1884 | | | |
| Groningen | Gn | 1866 | | | 19706 |
| Grou-Jirnsum | Gw | 1868 | | | 947 |
| Haarlem | Hlm | 1839 | | | 37399 |
| Haarlem Spaarnwoude | Hlms | 1998 | | | 3420 |
| Halfweg-Zwanenburg | Hwzb | 2012 | | | 2118 |
| Hardenberg | Hdb | 1905 | | | |
| Harderwijk | Hd | 1863 | | | 5629 |
| Hardinxveld Blauwe Zoom | Bzm | 2011 | | | |
| Hardinxveld-Giessendam | Gnd | 1885 | | | |
| Haren (NL) | Hrn | 1870 | 1936 | 1968 | 1190 |
| Harlingen Haven | Hlgh | 1863 | | | |
| Harlingen | Hlg | 1863 | | | |
| Heemskerk | Hk | 1969 | | | 2135 |
| Heemstede-Aerdenhout | Had | 1891 | | | 6396 |
| Heerenveen IJsstadion | Hry | 1975 | | | |
| Heerenveen | Hr | 1868 | | | 5893 |
| Heerhugowaard | Hwd | 1865 | | | 7352 |
| Heerlen | Hrl | 1896 | | | 7491 |
| Heerlen Woonboulevard | Hrlw | 2010 | | | |
| Heeze | Hz | 1913 | | 1977 | 1568 |
| Heiloo | Hlo | 1867 | | | 4676 |
| Heino | Hno | 1881 | | | 693 |
| Helmond Brandevoort | Hmbv | 2006 | | | 1057 |
| Helmond Brouwhuis | Hmbh | 1987 | | | 1767 |
| Helmond | Hm | 1864 | | | 6807 |
| Helmond 't Hout | Hmh | 1992 | | | 1137 |
| Hemmen-Dodewaard | Hmn | 1882 | | | |
| Hengelo Gezondheidspark | Hglg | 2012 | | | |
| Hengelo Oost | Hglo | 1975 | | | |
| Hengelo | Hgl | 1865 | | | 13437 |
| Hillegom | Hil | 1898 | 1944 | 2000 | 2401 |
| Hilversum Media Park | Hvsn | 1974 | | | 3853 |
| Hilversum | Hvs | 1874 | | | 24105 |
| Hilversum Sportpark | Hvsp | 1874 | | | 7125 |
| Hindeloopen | Hnp | 1885 | | | |
| Hoensbroek | Hb | 1896 | | | 202 |
| Hoevelaken | Hvl | 2012 | | | |
| Hollandsche Rading | Hor | 1874 | | | 865 |
| Holten | Hon | 1886 | | | 1278 |
| Hoofddorp | Hfd | 1981 | | | 15258 |
| Hoogeveen | Hgv | 1870 | | | 4472 |
| Hoogezand-Sappemeer | Hgz | 1868 | | | |
| Hoogkarspel | Hks | 1885 | | | 2300 |
| Hoorn Kersenboogerd | Hnk | 1986 | | | 5149 |
| Hoorn | Hn | 1884 | | | 13527 |
| Horst-Sevenum | Hrt | 1866 | | | 2675 |
| Houten Castellum | Htnc | 2001 | 2008 | 2010 | 3936 |
| Houten | Htn | 1868 | 1935 | 1982 | 7436 |
| Houthem-Sint Gerlach | Sgl | 1890 | | | |
| Hurdegaryp | Hdg | 1866 | | | |
| IJlst | IJt | 1885 | 1938 | 1985 | |
| Kampen | Kpn | 1865 | | | 4136 |
| Kampen Zuid | Kpnz | 2012 | | | 1506 |
| Kapelle-Biezelinge | Bzl | 1868 | | | 1125 |
| Kerkrade Centrum | Krd | 1949 | | | |
| Kesteren | Ktr | 1882 | | | |
| Klarenbeek | Kbk | 1882 | | | |
| Klimmen-Ransdaal | Kmr | 1915 | | | |
| Koog aan de Zaan | Kbw | 1869 | | | 2898 |
| Koudum-Molkwerum | Kmw | 1885 | 1938 | 1940 | |
| Krabbendijke | Kbd | 1868 | | | 571 |
| Krommenie-Assendelft | Kma | 1869 | | 2008 | 5262 |
| Kropswolde | Kw | 1868 | | | |
| Kruiningen-Yerseke | Krg | 1868 | | | 802 |
| Lage Zwaluwe | Zlw | 1883 | | | 883 |
| Landgraaf | Lg | 1896 | | | |
| Lansingerland-Zoetermeer | Llzm | 2018 | | | |
| Leerdam | Ldm | 1883 | | | |
| Leeuwarden Camminghaburen | Lwc | 1991 | | | |
| Leeuwarden | Lw | 1863 | | | 9682 |
| Leiden Centraal | Ledn | 1842 | | | 71100 |
| Leiden Lammenschans | Ldl | 1961 | | | 3886 |
| Lelystad Centrum | Lls | 1988 | | | 13369 |
| Lichtenvoorde-Groenlo | Ltv | 1878 | | | |
| Lochem | Lc | 1865 | | | |
| Loppersum | Lp | 1884 | | | |
| Lunteren | Ltn | 1902 | 1944 | 1951 | |
| Maarheeze | Mz | 2010 | | | 1333 |
| Maarn | Mrn | 1845 | | 1972 | 1493 |
| Maarssen | Mas | 1843 | | | 4524 |
| Maastricht Noord | Mtn | 2013 | | | |
| Maastricht | Mt | 1853 | | | 15633 |
| Maastricht Randwyck | Mtr | 1987 | | | 1776 |
| Mantgum | Mg | 1883 | 1938 | 1973 | |
| Mariënberg | Mrb | 1905 | | | |
| Martenshoek | Mth | 1868 | | | |
| Meerssen | Mes | 1853 | | | |
| Meppel | Mp | 1867 | | | 5638 |
| Middelburg | Mdb | 1872 | | | 4549 |
| Mook-Molenhoek | Mmlh | 2009 | | | |
| Naarden-Bussum | Ndb | 1874 | | | 9148 |
| Nieuw Amsterdam | Na | 1905 | | | |
| Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel | Nwk | 1909 | 1935 | 1971 | 3370 |
| Nieuw-Vennep | Nvp | 1981 | | | 2756 |
| Nijkerk | Nkk | 1863 | | | 3338 |
| Nijmegen Dukenburg | Nmd | 1973 | | | 1845 |
| Nijmegen Goffert | Nmgo | 2014 | | | |
| Nijmegen Heyendaal | Nmh | 1972 | | | |
| Nijmegen Lent | Nml | 1882 | 1934 | 2002 | 1108 |
| Nijmegen | Nm | 1865 | | | 43195 |
| Nijverdal | Nvd | 1881 | | | 2958 |
| Nunspeet | Ns | 1863 | | | 2762 |
| Nuth | Nh | 1896 | | | 481 |
| Obdam | Obd | 1898 | | | 1430 |
| Oisterwijk | Ot | 1865 | | | 2311 |
| Oldenzaal | Odz | 1865 | | | |
| Olst | Ost | 1866 | 1936 | 1940 | 1187 |
| Ommen | Omn | 1903 | | | |
| Oosterbeek | Otb | 1845 | | | 511 |
| Opheusden | Op | 1880 | 1890 | 1898 | |
| Oss | O | 1881 | | | 8078 |
| Oss West | Ow | 1981 | | | 1833 |
| Oudenbosch | Odb | 1854 | | | 1254 |
| Overveen | Ovn | 1881 | | | 2637 |
| Purmerend Overwhere | Pmo | 1971 | | | 2058 |
| Purmerend | Pmr | 1884 | | | 2401 |
| Purmerend Weidevenne | Pmw | 2007 | | | 1588 |
| Putten | Pt | 1863 | | | 1813 |
| Raalte | Rat | 1881 | | | 2117 |
| Ravenstein | Rvs | 1881 | | | 1413 |
| Reuver | Rv | 1862 | | | |
| Rheden | Rh | 1882 | | | 805 |
| Rhenen | Rhn | 1886 | 1944 | 1981 | 1394 |
| Rijssen | Rsn | 1888 | | | 2398 |
| Rijswijk | Rsw | 1965 | | | 7735 |
| Rilland-Bath | Rb | 1872 | | | 445 |
| Roermond | Rm | 1865 | | | 13274 |
| Roodeschool | Rd | 1893 | | 2018 | |
| Roosendaal | Rsd | 1854 | | | 10399 |
| Rosmalen | Rs | 1881 | 1938 | 1981 | 2364 |
| Rotterdam Alexander | Rta | 1968 | | | 16756 |
| Rotterdam Blaak | Rtb | 1877 | | | 23368 |
| Rotterdam Centraal | Rtd | 1847 | | | 85246 |
| Rotterdam Lombardijen | Rlb | 1964 | | | 6206 |
| Rotterdam Noord | Rtn | 1953 | | | 2254 |
| Rotterdam Stadion | Rtst | 1937 | | | |
| Rotterdam Zuid | Rtz | 1877 | | | 3031 |
| Ruurlo | Rl | 1878 | | | |
| Santpoort Noord | Sptn | 1957 | | | 797 |
| Santpoort Zuid | Sptz | 1867 | | | 803 |
| Sassenheim | Ssh | 2011 | | | 3479 |
| Sauwerd | Swd | 1884 | | | |
| Schagen | Sgn | 1865 | | | 5326 |
| Scheemda | Sda | 1868 | | | |
| Schiedam Centrum | Sdm | 1847 | | | 18630 |
| Schin op Geul | Sog | 1853 | | | |
| Schinnen | Sn | 1896 | | | 246 |
| Schiphol | Shl | 1978 | | | 71585 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch Oost | Hto | 1987 | | | 1616 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Ht | 1868 | | | 43172 |
| Sittard | Std | 1862 | | | 12110 |
| Sliedrecht Baanhoek | Sdtb | 1885 | 1938 | 2011 | |
| Sliedrecht | Sdt | 1885 | | | |
| Sneek Noord | Sknd | 1973 | | | |
| Sneek | Sk | 1883 | | | |
| Soest (Netherlands) | St | 1898 | | | 211 |
| Soest Zuid | Stz | 1898 | | | 2014 |
| Soestdijk | Sd | 1898 | | | 764 |
| Spaubeek | Sbk | 1896 | | | 261 |
| Stavoren | Stv | 1885 | | | |
| Stedum | Stm | 1884 | | | |
| Steenwijk | Swk | 1868 | | | 3232 |
| Susteren | Srn | 1862 | | | 918 |
| Swalmen | Sm | 1862 | | | |
| 't Harde | Hde | 1863 | | | 1306 |
| Tegelen | Tg | 1865 | | | |
| Terborg | Tbg | 1885 | | | |
| Tiel Passewaaij | Tpsw | 2007 | | | 1434 |
| Tiel | Tl | 1882 | | | 3445 |
| Tilburg | Tb | 1863 | | | 32158 |
| Tilburg Reeshof | Tbr | 2003 | | | 2556 |
| Tilburg Universiteit | Tbu | 1969 | | | 6929 |
| Twello | Twl | 1887 | 1951 | 2006 | 1433 |
| Uitgeest | Utg | 1867 | | | 5167 |
| Uithuizen | Uhz | 1893 | | | |
| Uithuizermeeden | Uhm | 1893 | | | |
| Usquert | Ust | 1893 | | | |
| Utrecht Centraal | Ut | 1843 | | | 176552 |
| Utrecht Leidsche Rijn | Utlr | 2013 | | | 784 |
| Utrecht Lunetten | Utl | 1874 | 1932 | 1980 | 2885 |
| Utrecht Maliebaan | Utm | 1874 | 1939 | 2005 | |
| Utrecht Overvecht | Uto | 1968 | | | 8217 |
| Utrecht Terwijde | Utt | 2003 | | | 3285 |
| Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn | Utvr | 2016 | | | |
| Utrecht Zuilen | Utzl | 2007 | | | 2003 |
| Valkenburg | Vk | 1853 | | | |
| Varsseveld | Vsv | 1885 | | | |
| Veendam | Vdm | 1910 | 1953 | 2011 | |
| Veenendaal Centrum | Vndc | 1886 | 1944 | 1981 | 2239 |
| Veenendaal West | Vndw | 1981 | | | 1619 |
| Veenendaal-De Klomp | Klp | 1845 | | | 4007 |
| Velp | Vp | 1865 | | | 1416 |
| Venlo | Vl | 1865 | | | 4370 |
| Venray | Vry | 1883 | | | |
| Vierlingsbeek | Vlb | 1882 | | | |
| Vleuten | Vtn | 1881 | | | 3717 |
| Vlissingen | Vs | 1873 | | | 2955 |
| Vlissingen Souburg | Vss | 1986 | | | 975 |
| Voerendaal | Vdl | 1915 | | | |
| Voorburg | Vb | 1870 | | | 2302 |
| Voorhout | Vh | 1892 | 1944 | 1997 | 3310 |
| Voorschoten | Vst | 1843 | 1944 | 1969 | 3074 |
| Voorst-Empe | Vem | 1876 | 1938 | 2006 | |
| Vorden | Vd | 1878 | | | |
| Vriezenveen | Vz | 1906 | | | |
| Vroomshoop | Vhp | 1906 | | | |
| Vught | Vg | 1868 | 1938 | 1940 | 1976 |
| Waddinxveen Noord | Wadn | 1973 | | | 883 |
| Waddinxveen | Wad | 1934 | | | 1613 |
| Waddinxveen Triangel | Wadt | 2018 | | | |
| Warffum | Wfm | 1893 | | | |
| Weert | Wt | 1879 | | | 7694 |
| Weesp | Wp | 1874 | | | 9052 |
| Wehl | Wl | 1885 | | | |
| Westervoort | Wtv | 1856 | 1936 | 2011 | |
| Wezep | Wz | 1863 | | | 1048 |
| Wierden | Wdn | 1881 | | | 1775 |
| Wijchen | Wc | 1881 | | | 4100 |
| Wijhe | Wh | 1866 | 1936 | 1940 | 1125 |
| Winschoten | Ws | 1868 | | | |
| Winsum | Wsm | 1893 | | | |
| Winterswijk | Ww | 1878 | | | |
| Winterswijk West | Www | 2001 | | | |
| Woerden | Wd | 1855 | | | 11948 |
| Wolfheze | Wf | 1845 | | | 527 |
| Wolvega | Wv | 1868 | | | 1639 |
| Workum | Wk | 1885 | | | |
| Wormerveer | Wm | 1869 | | | 3804 |
| Zaandam Kogerveld | Zdk | 1989 | | | 1445 |
| Zaandam | Zd | 1869 | | | 20790 |
| Zaandijk Zaanse Schans | Kzd | 1869 | | | 3020 |
| Zaltbommel | Zbm | 1869 | | | 3445 |
| Zandvoort aan Zee | Zvt | 1881 | | | 4770 |
| Zetten-Andelst | Za | 1882 | | | |
| Zevenaar | Zv | 1856 | | | |
| Zevenbergen | Zvb | 1854 | | | 1243 |
| Zoetermeer Oost | Ztmo | 1870 | 1938 | 1965 | 3345 |
| Zoetermeer | Ztm | 1973 | | | 5292 |
| Zuidbroek | Zb | 1868 | | | |
| Zuidhorn | Zh | 1866 | | | |
| Zutphen | Zp | 1865 | | | 11732 |
| Zwijndrecht | Zwd | 1872 | | | 5491 |
| Zwolle | Zl | 1864 | | | 41618 |
| Zwolle Stadshagen | Zlsh | 2019 | | | |

## Platforms and tracks

Not the platforms, but the tracks are numbered. In Dutch communication, NS refers to "spoor 1" ("track 1"), etc. while in English communication, NS refers to "platform 1" where "track 1" is meant (hence all island platforms have two numbers). Tracks without platform access, used for through traffic, also have a number. This number is not indicated, but it shows indirectly by the fact that in the numbering of the accessible tracks a number is skipped. Track numbers are usually increasing in the direction away from the centre of the city and hence away from the main entrance(s) of the station.
A track along a long platform may have an "a" and a "b"-side, and sometimes three sections "a", "b" and "c".
At many stations, above platforms and at their access points, there are dynamic displays (electronic displays) of the destination and departure time of the next train

## Machines and counters for train tickets

For checking in and out with an OV-chipkaart card readers are at station entrances, halls and/or platforms. It can be recharged (increasing the credit by paying an amount) at ticket machines. The anonymous variety of the card can also be purchased here. For some minor rail operators all this does not apply yet.
Paper tickets are available from the same ticket machines; at the counter (if available) a supplement of €0.50 per ticket (with a maximum of €1 per occasion) has to be paid. In both cases one can choose a dated or undated ticket; the latter can be useful if one has not decided yet about the travel date. If the ticket is not dated it requires a stamp from a stamp machine on the travel date.
With an e-ticket bought in advance for a specific journey one can just get on the train without any further validation of the ticket.

## NS Stations

NS Stations is a Dutch company that manages and exploits all railway stations in the Netherlands.

## Safety and comfort

Passenger comfort sometimes suffers from (homeless) beggars or pickpockets, especially in large cities. Measures taken to remedy this include installation of CCTV, locking waiting rooms in the evening, and sometimes removal of benches from station halls. Also, a valid train ticket is required to access platforms, at many stations enforced by gates that require an OV-chipkaart to activate them. Passengers with large luggage should note that no luggage trolleys are provided (except at the station of Schiphol airport), although platforms are accessible by elevator.

## Station abbreviations

The official abbreviations of names of stations are used internally by the NS, but also on handwritten tickets; they can also conveniently be used when entering a station in the NS planner and are needed in some URLs, see below. In a station it can be found in the lower right corner of the yellow departure schedules. In most URLs (see below) they have to be written in lowercase, in some a capital is optional. On the departure schedules they are written in lowercase. In other cases the abbreviations are written with a capital letter.
Stations also have a four-digit code that is used on the keypad of older ticket machines to specify a destination.