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Apeldoorn is a railway station in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 May 1876, on the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway. It was opened when the Amersfoort to Zutphen section was completed. Journey time to Amsterdam is 1 hour, as of the 2017 timetable.LocationThe 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 Amsterdam–Zutphen 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 Apeldoorn–Deventer railway before Apeldoorn Osseveld in the east and the northern terminus of the Apeldoorn–Dieren railway before Beekbergen in the south.HistoryThe railway station was opened on 15 May 1876.In 1887 there were local lines from Apeldoorn in three directions: Apeldoorn–Zwolle railway (dismantled) Apeldoorn–Dieren railway (now property of the VSM Steam Railway) Apeldoorn–Deventer railway in use since 1887. The station building was saved in connection with a massive refurbishment of the station from 2004 to 2008.