Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA (abbreviation: Asb), previously named Amsterdam Bijlmer (1971–2006), is a railway station in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of stadsdeel (borough) Amsterdam-Zuidoost in 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 ArenA Boulevard. The complex is almost 100 m long, 70 m wide, and 30 m 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 (since 2018 known as the Johan Cruyff Arena), home of AFC Ajax. On the west side are AFAS Live and Pathé ArenA cinema with 14 screens and the newly built event venue Ziggo Dome. On the east side is Amsterdamse Poort.

Train services

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

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 05:00 – 00:40. At weekends the service starts later and usually runs every 15 minutes.

Platform use

Bus services

City bus services

These services are operated by GVB.

Regional services

Busses 44, 47, 49 and 66 are operated by GVB. Busses 171, 200, 255, 271, 300 and 356 are operated by Connexxion. Busses 120, 126 and 330 are operated by Keolis. Services 255, 300, 330 and 356 are part of the R-net network.

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