Amsterdam Central station

Summary

Amsterdam Central station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (552 views/month, #28 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Amsterdam Central station is located in Amsterdam^[3].
• Amsterdam Central station is in the country of Netherlands^[4].
• Amsterdam Central station is on the body of water IJ^[5].
• Amsterdam Central station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Amsterdam Central station's instance of is recorded as station building^[7].
• Amsterdam Central station's instance of is recorded as border train station^[8].
• Amsterdam Central station's instance of is recorded as geocode area^[9].
• Amsterdam Central station's connecting line is recorded as Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway^[10].
• Amsterdam Central station's connecting line is recorded as Den Helder–Amsterdam railway line^[11].
• Amsterdam Central station's connecting line is recorded as Amsterdam–Arnhem railway^[12].
• Amsterdam Central station's connecting line is recorded as Amsterdam–Schiphol railway^[13].
• Amsterdam Central station's connecting line is recorded as Amsterdam–Zutphen railway^[14].
• Amsterdam Central station's architect is recorded as Pierre Cuypers^[15].
• Amsterdam Central station is owned by Nederlandse Spoorwegen^[16].
• Amsterdam Central station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen^[17].
• Amsterdam is named after Amsterdam Central station^[18].
• Amsterdam Central station's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival^[19].
• Amsterdam Central station's architectural style is recorded as Renaissance Revival architecture^[20].
• Amsterdam Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Amsterdam Sloterdijk^[21].
• Amsterdam Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Amsterdam Muiderpoort railway station^[22].
• Amsterdam Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Utrecht Centraal railway station^[23].
• Amsterdam Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Schiphol Airport railway station^[24].
• Amsterdam Central station's adjacent station is recorded as Rotterdam Centraal railway station^[25].
• Amsterdam Central station's postal code is recorded as 1012AB^[26].
• Amsterdam Central station's station code is recorded as asd^[27].

Body

Geography

Amsterdam Central station is in the country of Netherlands^[4]. It is located in Amsterdam^[3]. It is on the body of water IJ^[5]. Part of include Belgium–Netherlands border^[28], a border^[29], in Belgium^[30]; Netherlands–United Kingdom border^[31], a border^[32], in Netherlands^[33]; and Germany–Netherlands border^[34], a border^[35], in Germany^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Amsterdam Central station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], station building^[7], border train station^[8], and geocode area^[9]. Amsterdam Central station's heritage designation is recorded as Rijksmonument^[38].

History and Context

1889 marks the founding of Amsterdam Central station^[39]. It is owned by Nederlandse Spoorwegen^[16]. Amsterdam is named after it^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Amsterdam Central station include Metrostation Centraal Station^[40], a metro station^[41], in Netherlands^[42].

Why It Matters

Amsterdam Central station ranks in the top 0.15% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (552 views/month, #28 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include Metrostation Centraal Station^[40], a metro station^[41], in Netherlands^[42].