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According to amsterdam.info, there is a direct train from the Schiphol airport to the Amsterdam central station (Amsterdam Centraal).

Since I am going to buy the OV-chipkaart to use public transport after I get to the city, I was wondering: can this card be used for the train from Schiphol to Amsterdam Centraal too?

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Do not forget to check out at Amsterdam Central Station. There are no gates whatsoever. – Bernhard Jan 11 at 15:38
And make sure you have the direct train to Amsterdam Central, and not one of the trains to another Amsterdam station which may not stop at Amsterdam Central. This is a frequent source of confusion. – Daan Jan 11 at 15:42
@Bernhard What happens when I forget to check out with the 24-hour card? I did that once during my trip and nothing bad seemed to happen. – svick Jan 14 at 0:25
@svick When you check in, €20 will be subtracted from your account. When you check-out, the amount minus the ticket price will be put on your account again. Thus, you loose about €12 if the ticket is €8. You can get it reimbursed, but this is cumbersome and most people don't do it. With all responsibility for the passenger, they earn a lot of money. – Bernhard Jan 14 at 6:57
@Bernhard But I was asking specifically about the 24-hour card, which doesn't have any money on it. – svick Jan 14 at 13:48
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Yes, you can. You should be able to buy a card at the train station or the Albert Heijn supermarket on the airport.

The Schiphol has a train station which functions just like any other train station, there is no special 'airport train' like you might find in other places. It's not even an end station, it has trains leaving in two directions. As you can see on the Railway Map (pdf) there are quite a few trains running through the Schiphol station.

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