Editing Almere (section)

===Railway===
In 1987 Almere was connected to the national railway system (see
[[Nederlandse Spoorwegen|NS]]) with the fully completed
[[Flevolijn]] which connected [[Weesp railway station|Weesp]] to [[Lelystad Centrum railway station|Lelystad Centrum]].

Almere currently has six railway stations:
*[[Almere Poort railway station|Almere Poort]] (opened December 9, 2012)
*[[Almere Muziekwijk railway station|Almere Muziekwijk]] (opened May 30, 1987)
*[[Almere Centrum railway station|Almere Centrum]] (opened May 30, 1987)
*[[Almere Parkwijk railway station|Almere Parkwijk]] (opened on February 1, 1996)
*[[Almere Buiten railway station|Almere Buiten]] (opened May 30, 1987)
*[[Almere Oostvaarders railway station|Almere Oostvaarders]] (opened December 12, 2004)

A seasonal-use station, [[Almere Strand railway station|Almere Strand]], was set up for certain events, such as Libelle Zomerweek. The station was made up of iron platforms. It was opened in May 1996 under the name ''Muiderzand''. The station was closed after June 1996 but re-opened in June 1999 under the name ''Muiderstrand'' and closed again in July 1999. It re-opened again in 2001 under the name ''Almere Strand'' as an official seasonal-use station, meaning it was now open certain seasons every year. Because of the rapid development of the adjacent borough Almere Poort, it was decided to open an official station there (see [[Almere Poort railway station|Almere Poort]]), thus making the station of Almere Strand obsolete. Almere Poort station opened on December 9, 2012. Therefore, Almere Strand station was officially closed just after the summer of 2012 and its iron platforms were torn down in the weekend of October 6–7, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=almerestrand&vraag=almere%20strand |title=Archived copy |website=www.stationsweb.nl |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406232711/http://www.stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=almerestrand&vraag=almere%20strand |archive-date=6 April 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> There are no remains of the station, although passengers can still see where the platforms once stood from the windows of Flevolijn trains.{{clarify|date=March 2016}}