Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport is to improve ground transport connections by renovating its bus station and improving its links to rail services.
The Netherlands hub said the project, which includes creating a new covered bus platform with 20 stops and three stairways linking the bus and train stations, will take place over the “coming years” with completion by 2027.
Schiphol will also add a new bicycle parking facility with capacity for 500 bikes as part of the work to improve the airport’s accessibility.
Sybren Hahn, executive director of Schiphol Infrastructure, said: “Currently, around half of travellers come here by public transport. Our aim is for that amount to increase and to keep on making transportation to and from Schiphol more sustainable.
“That requires investment in the bus station, so that travellers can transfer between the various modes of transport – plane, train, bus, bicycle, taxi, shared transport and car – more easily in the future.”
ProRail regional director Harro Homan added: “This renovation will soon make it a lot easier for travellers to get from the train platforms to the bus station and vice versa. This is exactly what we want at ProRail: various modes of transport connecting seamlessly.”