Most trains arrive and depart from Amsterdam Central Station, located between the old centre and the IJ waterfront. Other train stations are Bijlmer, Amstel, Muiderpoort, RAI, Zuid WTC, Lelylaan and Sloterdijk (both west). Schiphol airport also has its own train station, with at least seven trains an hour to Amsterdam Centraal, with additional trains going to other Amsterdam stations.

International tickets are available at the travel agency near the western entrance inside Amsterdam Central Station. The ticket machines sell tickets to nearby destinations in Belgium and Germany. Central Station, Stationsplein, is one of the largest railway terminals in Europe and is currently in the midst of a major renovation program to make it more efficient and also a more salubrious place to be. The station has an impressive array of facilities, from showers and restaurants to hotel and travel booking services. The national rail provider is Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS(www.ns.nl), which runs an efficient network with frequent services covering destinations all over Holland and further a field into the rest of Europe. International tickets should ideally be reserved at least a week in advance.
 
Rail services
There are regular Eurostar trains (www.eurostar.com) from London to Brussels, where a direct connection to Amsterdam can be caught after a short wait (journey time – 3 hours). THALYS (www.thalys.com) high-speed services connect Amsterdam with Brussels (journey time – approximately 2 hours 30 minutes) and Paris (journey time – approximately 6 hours) There are frequent daytime services from many large Western European cities as well as night services.
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Transport to the city:
Central Station is located in the city centre. A number of trams and buses, as well as taxis, are available in the area immediately outside the main building.