Amersfoort Schothorst
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°10′29″N 5°24′13″E / 52.17472°N 5.40361°E / 52.17472; 5.40361
Line(s)	Utrecht–Kampen railway
History
Opened	1987
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Amersfoort Centraal towards Schiphol Airport NS Intercity 11600 Terminus Amersfoort Centraal towards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 11700 Amersfoort Centraal towards Utrecht Centraal NS Sprinter 5600 Amersfoort Vathorst towards Zwolle Amersfoort Centraal towards Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 5800 Amersfoort Vathorst Terminus
Location
Amersfoort Schothorst Location within Northeastern Randstad

Amersfoort Schothorst is a railway station on the Utrecht–Kampen railway between Amersfoort and Zwolle. It is located in north Amersfoort, Netherlands. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).

History

The station opened in 1987 as a suburban complement to the main Amersfoort railway station. The station serves the suburban areas of Schothorst, Zielhorst, Liendert and Rustenburg and the industrial area of De Hoef.^[1]

The station used to be the terminus for trains originating from the wide Amsterdam region, such as Hoofddorp, Alkmaar and Amsterdam Centraal; a third track was constructed enabling these services in 1997. When a second suburban station, Amersfoort Vathorst opened to the north of Schothorst in May 2006, regional services (Sprinters) terminating in Vathorst. The spare third track has been used, as of December 2007, as the terminus for Intercity trains originating from Rotterdam Centraal.

Train services

As of 11 December 2016^[update], the following train services call at this station:

• Express services:
  • Intercity: Schiphol - Hilversum - Amersfoort Schothorst
  • Intercity: The Hague - Utrecht - Amersfoort Schothorst
• Local services:
  • Sprinter: Utrecht - Amersfoort - Zwolle
  • Sprinter: Hoofddorp - Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort Vathorst