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Shops at the train station

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There are over 400 train stations in the Netherlands thats quite a lot for a small country. The main train operator (NS) operate about 381 of these. You can see a nice overview of these here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_stations_in_the_Netherlands . Typically you will find the same shops at the stations. In particular the main stations ( Utrecht Central , Amsterdam Central , Rotterdam Central , The Hague Central , Schiphol Airport , Eindhoven , Leiden Centraal and   's-Hertogenbosch ) will have the most of these shops/facilities: Bruna sells books, newspapers, magazines, stationery and greeting cards. AKO which stands for Amsterdamsche Kiosk Onderneming is a chain of over 100 bookstores and news stands in the Netherlands. Kiosk Located at most stations. In smaller stations the Kiosk also sells the train tickets. They sell drinks cold and warm and snacks.  DeBROODZAK  sandwiches/bakery/coffee  SMULLERS Fast food - perfect for chips and