Intercity Amsterdam–Groningen

The northbound Intercity crosses the young Flevoland polders on the Hanzelijn — the Almere–Lelystad stretch past the Oostvaardersplassen wetlands was voted the Netherlands’ most beautiful train journey by NS passengers in 2016 — then skirts the low Hondsrug ridge to Groningen in a little over two hours.

Stations

1. 0 kmAmsterdam Centraal
2. 29 kmAlmere Centrum
3. 53 kmLelystad Centrum
4. 74 kmDronten
5. 88 kmKampen Zuid
6. 103 kmZwolle
7. 130 kmMeppel
8. 150 kmHoogeveen
9. 164 kmBeilen
10. 179 kmAssen
11. 201 kmHaren
12. 205 kmGroningen Europapark
13. 207 kmGroningen

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 4665447 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 2689
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Intercity?

The Intercity runs 208 km from Amsterdam to Groningen.

How long does the Intercity take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 11 min for the 208 km. That is an average of 95 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.

Who runs the Intercity?

NS, with ICM "Koploper", ICNG.

How old is the Intercity?

The line has been in service since 1870. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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