Apeldoorn railway station (; abbreviation: Apd) is a railway station in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 May 1876, on the AmsterdamâÂÂZutphen railway. It was opened when the Amersfoort to Zutphen section was completed.
The railway station is located at the Stationsplein () in the town center of Apeldoorn in the province of Gelderland in the middle of the Netherlands. It is situated on the AmsterdamâÂÂZutphen railway between the railway stations of Hoevelaken in the west and Apeldoorn De Maten in the east. It is also the western terminus of the ApeldoornâÂÂDeventer railway before Apeldoorn Osseveld in the east and the northern terminus of the ApeldoornâÂÂDieren railway before Beekbergen in the south.
The railway station was opened on 15 May 1876.
In 1887 there were local lines from Apeldoorn in three directions:
The renovation in 1911 added an vestibule on the platforms in the middle of the station.
The station became electrified along with the ApeldoornâÂÂDeventer railway line in 1951.
The station building was saved in connection with a massive refurbishment of the station from 2004 to 2008.
The Apeldoorn station building is not related to any of the standard stations, but it has similarities with stations built in that period. It consists of an upper middle portion with two lower short side wings,eight tracks, and four platforms. The building previously included a royal waiting room for the Dutch monarchy. The building now contains a restaurant.
The 2004âÂÂ2008 refurbishment included, closure of the level crossings at and near the station where passengers and cyclists would pass to get to Apeldoorn Zuid and opening of a new cycle tunnel under the station, railway and the adjacent road. The front square of the station was renewed in conjunction with this. There are also lifts to go up to the platforms.
, the following train services call at this station:
From 9 December 2012, Arriva operates the train between Apeldoorn and Zutphen. From the same date Apeldoorn no longer had a direct connection with Rotterdam on weekdays; a change of trains was required in Amersfoort or Utrecht. In the 2015 timetable, however, the direct connection to Rotterdam on weekdays has been restored by splitting/combining trains in Utrecht. The intercity Amsterdam - Deventer calls at Apeldoorn every hour during weekdays and twice an hour during peak hours, however, not at the times the intercity Amsterdam - Berlin calls at Apeldoorn.
From 11 December 2016, the local Sprinter service to Almelo is only extended towards Enschede during weekday peak hours, where it used to be all day until 20:00 during weekdays. This change was implemented as a result of regional subsidies from the local Twente government being revoked, and led to strong protests from commuters and especially students at university and high schools in Enschede.
On 9 May 2025 Arriva started using their first renovated trains with the new RRReis livery. This change is done to create an single regional public transport brand in the provinces of Gelderland, Overijssel and Flevoland.
There is a large bus station next to the station. From here town and regional bus services operate. These buses are operated by under the RRReis brand, with certain journeys on service 43 operated by Hermes, also under the RRReis brand. All bus services are frequent and connect with train services.
The numbers of passengers transported by NS (per average working day) starting from 2019: