Amsterdam Zuid station

Amsterdam Zuid
Gustav Mahlerplein entrance (May 2021).
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates52°20′20″N 4°52′23″E / 52.33889°N 4.87306°E / 52.33889; 4.87306
Operated byNederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)Weesp–Leiden railway
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Other information
Station codeAsdz
History
Opened21 December 1978; 45 years ago (1978-12-21)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Schiphol Airport NS Intercity 700 Almere Centrum
towards Groningen
Schiphol Airport
Terminus
NS Intercity 1600 Duivendrecht
towards Enschede
Schiphol Airport NS Intercity 1800 Almere Centrum
towards Leeuwarden
Schiphol Airport
towards Dordrecht
NS Intercity 2400 Duivendrecht
Schiphol Airport
Terminus
NS Intercity 3100 Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA
towards Nijmegen
NS Intercity 3500 Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA
towards Venlo
NS Intercity 11600 Duivendrecht
Schiphol Airport
towards Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 4300 Amsterdam RAI
NS Sprinter 5700 Amsterdam RAI
Preceding station Amsterdam Tram Following station
Prinses Irenestraat Line 5 Parnassusweg
towards Stadshart
Terminus Line 25 Parnassusweg
Preceding station Amsterdam Metro Following station
Amstelveenseweg
towards Isolatorweg
Line 50 Station RAI
towards Gein
Station RAI Line 51 Amstelveenseweg
towards Isolatorweg
Europaplein
towards Noord
Line 52 Terminus
Location
Amsterdam Zuid is located in Greater Amsterdam
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid
Location within Greater Amsterdam
Amsterdam Zuid is located in metro van Amsterdam
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid (metro van Amsterdam)
Amsterdam Zuid is located in Northern Randstad
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid (Northern Randstad)
Amsterdam Zuid is located in Netherlands
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid (Netherlands)

Amsterdam Zuid ("Amsterdam South") is a railway station situated in the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands. For a number of years, it was named Amsterdam Zuid WTC, in reference to the neighbouring World Trade Center Amsterdam. During 2006, in conjunction with the rapid development of the area surrounding the station, the station was enlarged and the reference to the WTC was formally dropped from the name.

As of 2021, Amsterdam Zuid also has a metro station served by 3 lines (50, 51, 52) of the Amsterdam Metro, and two tram stops (Station Zuid and Parnassusweg) served by tram lines 5 and 25.

During 1978, Amsterdam Zuid station opened on a strategic rail route commonly known as the Zuidtak and formed the heart of the modern Zuidas business district, which houses several large banks, accounting and legal firms, as well as being the main public transport gateway for the VU University campus located just south of the station. Over time, the station has played an increasingly important role in Amsterdam's transport strategy and passenger numbers have grown extensively since its opening. To cope with its high patronage, Amsterdam Zuid has been extended and additional services put on; it has effectively replaced the older Amsterdam Centraal station as the capital's main station for direct trains.

During the 2010s, as a means of allowing for further development at the station, a large expansion plan was proposed for Amsterdam Zuid. During December 2014, an agreement for this expansion plan, which has been referred to as the Zuidasdok project, was signed by various public bodies, authorising it to proceed. The publicly funded project has an estimated cost of approximately €1.9 billion; this price tag means it shall be one of the biggest infrastructure projects ever performed in the Netherlands to date.[1] Having received political backing, construction commenced in 2019 and is scheduled for completion around 2028.

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