History
The original railway station at Schiphol was partly at street level and opened on 21 December 1978.
In 1978, it was only possible to travel to Amsterdam's Zuid WTC and RAI stations, as well as southwards toward Leiden, The Hague, and Rotterdam. To get to Amsterdam Centraal station, it was necessary to travel to RAI and change onto tram 4. This situation changed in 1986 when the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway opened, linking these two stations.
In 1995 a new underground railway station was opened. The former building was demolished. As Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, surrounding the railway station, is the largest airport in the Netherlands and the primary international gateway, the station has become an important part of the railway network.
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