Episodes

• Tourist Hotspot

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  Amsterdam Central Station is the gateway to Amsterdam. Alexandra and Gusta are dedicated to helping international tourists. Safety & Service officers Menno and Baran are on the lookout for luggage thieves. At the special UK Terminal, the team races against the clock to ensure the train to London departs on time.

• SAIL

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  The nautical event SAIL is visiting the capital. For the Amsterdam Central Station team, this is one of the busiest days of the year. While René monitors the influx of travelers, Menno and Baran are busy dealing with the many unwell and aggressive visitors. Gusta visits a historic steam locomotive at the station.

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  Monday 15 June at 18:50 CAT

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  Monday 15 June at 23:40 CAT

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• Beneath the Surface

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  While field workers Marieke and Fikret tend to the approximately one hundred homeless people staying at the station, enforcement officers Menno and Baran are busy dealing with an aggressive can collector. Manager Mike shows off the world's largest underground bicycle parking facility on the day the "orphaned bikes" are collected.

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  Wednesday 10 June at 19:40 CAT

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  Thursday 11 June at 00:30 CAT

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• Dance Capital

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  It is the Amsterdam Dance Event - the world's largest electronic music festival, bringing 500,000 dance enthusiasts into the city. While night conductor Errol rides along on a special DJ train, safety and service staff Menno and Baran are busy dealing with a troublemaker who is under the influence.

• Amsterdam 750th Anniversary

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  As the city marks its 750th anniversary, the Station stands at the heart of the celebrations. Ticket & Service employees Gusta and Alexandra soak up the anniversary atmosphere, as heavy autumn showers begin to disrupt services. When heavy rain rages across Amsterdam, rail workers race against the clock to replace worn rails.

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  Monday 22 June at 18:50 CAT

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  Next Showing

  Monday 22 June at 23:45 CAT

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• Winter Chaos

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  Christmas is a time of cheer at Amsterdam Central Station. While the station is bathed in Christmas cheer, the Control Rooms are in code orange. A stationary train is causing delays at the station. The Safety & Service team is busy with one incident after another. To make matters worse, a snowstorm brings the station to a complete standstill.

• Minding the Masses

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  It’s an all-hands-on-deck call for the staff at Amsterdam Central. The massive crowds on the Dutch Grand Prix race day require flawless coordination across multiple teams. But unexpected delays, aggressive fair dodgers, and unruly night crowds test their limits.

• The Dutch Grand Prix

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  During the Formula 1 Grand Prix, employees try to control both the flow of travelers and goods.

• Expect the Unexpected

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  The day is marked by unforeseen disruptions, but the staff is prepared to take charge. When a train loses power and stops, a race against time begins, requiring traffic control and emergency services to maintain the schedule and ensure passenger safety.

• Innovation Station

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  Managing over 1,500 trains and 180,000 passengers a day is not easy, especially while undergoing a major renovation. The staff balances the upkeep of historic sites, such as the original ornamental bridge supports, while the construction team monitors the demolition of the old railway bridge to make way for a new one.

• Trains, Trains, Trains

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  As the Orient Express pulls into the station, the security team is busy dealing with a fare dodger.

• A Major Renovation

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  As the explosion of a railway bridge heralds a new phase of reconstruction, officers help a woman who has fallen on an escalator.

• King's Day

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  On King's Day, it's all hands-on deck for the staff at Amsterdam Central Station. While Menno and Carolien resuscitate a girl, the rest of the team tries to control the chaos at the station.

• Lost and Found

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  While the new railway bridge is being installed, Security & Service employees Carolien and Zoë are helping two asylum seekers who got lost on their way.