Poortwachter tram stop

Poortwachter
General information
LocationPoortwachter, Amstelveen
Netherlands
Coordinates52°16′59.7″N 4°50′43.6″E / 52.283250°N 4.845444°E / 52.283250; 4.845444
Platforms1 centre platform
Tracks2
Other information
WebsiteGVB: Poortwachter
History
Opened2 Dec 1990 for metro line 51[1]
Closed3 March 2019[1]
Rebuilt13 December 2020 for tram line 25[2] Tram line 25 (Amsteltram)
Services
Preceding station Amsterdam Tram Following station
Brink
towards Station Zuid
 Line 25 Sacharovlaan
towards Uithoorn Centrum
Former services
Preceding station Amsterdam Metro Following station
Brink
towards Centraal Station
 Line 51 Spinnerij
towards Westwijk

Poortwachter is a tram stop within the city of Amstelveen, Netherlands. The stop lies along tram line 25, which was dubbed the Amsteltram before it received its line number. It opened officially on 13 December 2020, unofficially 4 days earlier on 9 December.[3][2]

Poortwachter was earlier a stop for metro line 51, a hybrid metro/sneltram (light rail) service, and was the southern terminal of that line before it was extended to Westwijk in 2004. Like a metro, the sneltram used high-level platforms. Metro line 51 service south of Amsterdam Zuid station was closed in 2019 to rebuild stations for lower platforms in order to accommodate the new low-floor trams for line 25.[1]

Metro stop Poortwachter before rebuilding as a tram stop
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