Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA station

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Location Amsterdam Netherlands Platforms 6 (train) 2 (metro) Opened 24 May 1971		Operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen Station code Asb Province North Holland

Line(s) Amsterdam–Arnhem railway Previous names Amsterdam Bijlmer (1971–2006) Address 1101 BE Amsterdam-Zuidoost, Netherlands Similar Amsterdam Centraal station, Duivendrecht station, Amsterdam Holendrecht station, Amsterdam Amstel station, Amsterdam Lelylaan station

Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA ( [ɑmstərˈdɑm ˈbɛilmər aːˈreːnaː]; abbreviation: Asb), previously named Amsterdam Bijlmer (1971–2006), is a railway station in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of the Amsterdam Zuidoost stadsdeel (borough) of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The station has five platforms and eight tracks; two for the Amsterdam Metro and six train tracks, along with a bus station. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

History

Originally opened on 24 May 1971, the station has been rebuilt twice. In July 2007, a large part of the rebuilding was completed and on 17 November 2007 the station was fully opened. The new station was designed by Grimshaw Architects of London in association with Arcadis Architecten.

The station arches over the ArenA Boulevard. The complex is almost 100 metres (330 ft) long, 70 m (230 ft) wide, and 30 m (98 ft) tall. It is mostly transparent, to blend in with the rest of the Boulevard.

The metro lines that stop at this station are Metroline 54 (Amsterdam Centraal – Gein) and Metroline 50 (Isolatorweg – Gein).

On 10 December 2006 the station's name was changed from Amsterdam Bijlmer to Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA, to match its location (ArenA Boulevard), named after the nearby Amsterdam ArenA stadium, home of AFC Ajax. On the west side is Heineken Music Hall and Pathé ArenA cinema with 14 screens and the newly built event venue Ziggo Dome. On the east side is Amsterdamse Poort, the largest shopping centre in Amsterdam.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

2x per hour intercity service Schiphol – Utrecht – Arnhem – Nijmegen

2x per hour intercity service Schiphol – Utrecht – Eindhoven – Heerlen / Venlo

2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest – Amsterdam – Breukelen – Woerden – Rotterdam

2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest – Amsterdam – Breukelen – Utrecht – Rhenen (Peak hours only)

Metro services

Metro services are provided by the GVB. Line 50, the Ring Line runs between Isolatorweg and Gein. Line 54 the Gein Line runs between Centraal Station and Gein. Both lines generally run a 10-minute service from around 06:00 – 00:20. At weekends the service starts later and usually runs every 15 minutes.

City services

These services are operated by GVB.

44 Bijlmer ArenA – Bijlmermeer – Diemen-Zuid – Diemen – Diemen Noord

45 Bijlmer ArenA – Daalwijkdreef – Bijlmerweide – Karspeldreef – Holendrecht

46 Bijlmer ArenA – Duivendrecht – Diemen-Zuid – Diemen – Watergraafsmeer – Station Amstel

47 Bijlmer ArenA – Bijlmermeer – Gaasperplas – Gaasperdam – Holendrecht

49 Bijlmer ArenA – Karspeldreef – Gaasperplas – Driemond – Weesp

66 Bijlmer ArenA – Bijlmermeer – Ijburg

Regional services

These services are operated by Connexxion. Services 300 and 328 are part of the R-Net network.

120 Bijlmer ArenA – Holendrecht – Abcoude – Baambrugge – Loenen a/d Vecht – Breukelen – Maarssen – Utrecht Zuilen – Utrecht Centraal

126 Bijlmer ArenA – Holendrecht – Abcoude – Vinkeveen – Wilnis – Mijdrecht

146 Bijlmer ArenA – Ouderkerk a/d Amstel – Amstelveen East – Amstelveen Middenhoven – Uithoorn

153 Holendrecht – Bijlmer ArenA – Bijlmermeer – Muiden P&R – Almere Poort – Almere Muziekwijk – Almere Buiten

155 Holendrecht – Bijlmer ArenA – Bijlmermeer – Muiden P&R – Almere Gooisekant – Almere Parkwijk

171 Bijlmer ArenA – Ouderkerk a/d Amstel – Amstelveen Bus Station – Bovenkerk – Oranjewijk – Aalsmeer

175 Bijlmer ArenA – Ouderkerk a/d Amstel – Amstelveen Bus Station – Haarlem

202 Bijlmer ArenA – Bijlmermeer – Muiden P&R – Blaricum Hospital

300 Bijlmer ArenA – Ouderkerk a/d Amstel – Amstelveen Hospital – Amstelveen Bus Station – Schiphol Airport – Hoofddorp – Haarlem

328 Holendrecht – Bijlmer ArenA – Bijlmermeer – Muiden P&R – Almere 't Oor Bus Station – Almere Haven

References

Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA station Wikipedia

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