Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA

Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA station (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm ˈbɛilmər aːˈreːnaː]; abbreviation: Asb), formerly known as Amsterdam Bijlmer (1971–2006), is a railway station in located in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of the Amsterdam-Zuidoost borough in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The station has five platforms and eight tracks: two tracks and one platform are used by the Amsterdam Metro, while the remaining six tracks and four platforms serve Nederlandse Spoorwegen train services. A large bus station is also integrated into the complex. The station is located adjacent to the Johan Cruyff Arena, home of AFC Ajax and a major event venue.

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 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 services that stop at this station are Line 50 (Isolatorweg–Gein) and Line 54 (Amsterdam Centraal – 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.

The station is served by the following train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS):

2× per hour Intercity service: Schiphol – Utrecht – Arnhem – Nijmegen 2× per hour Intercity service: Schiphol – Utrecht – Eindhoven – Venlo 2× per hour Sprinter (local) service: Uitgeest – Amsterdam – Breukelen – Woerden – Rotterdam 2× per peak hour Sprinter (local) service: Uitgeest – Amsterdam – Breukelen – Utrecht – Rhenen 2× per night Nachtnet service: Rotterdam – Delft – (Gouda) – The Hague – Leiden – Schiphol Airport – Amsterdam Centraal – Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA – Utrecht

Line 50, the Ring Line, runs between Isolatorweg and Gein. Line 54, the Gein Line, runs between Centraal Station and Gein. Both lines generally operate every 10 minutes between approximately 05:00 and 00:40, with less frequent service in the early morning and late night hours. On weekends, services start later in the morning and typically run every 15 minutes.

Track assignments reflect typical usage, but may vary due to operational changes or service disruptions.

These services are operated by GVB.

44 Bijlmer ArenA – Bijlmermeer – Diemen-Zuid – Diemen Centrum - Station Diemen – Diemen Noord 47 Bijlmer ArenA – Bijlmermeer – Gaasperplas – Gaasperdam – Holendrecht 49 Bijlmer ArenA – Karspeldreef – Gaasperplas – Driemond – Weesp railway station 66 Bijlmer ArenA – Bijlmermeer – Diemen - IJburg

120 Bijlmer ArenA – Holendrecht – Abcoude – Baambrugge – Loenen a/d Vecht – Breukelen – Maarssen – Utrecht Zuilen – Utrecht Centraal 126 Bijlmer ArenA – Holendrecht – Vinkeveen – Wilnis – Mijdrecht 171 Bijlmer ArenA – Ouderkerk a/d Amstel – Amstelveen Busstation – Bovenkerk – Oranjewijk – Aalsmeer 200 Amsterdam Gaasperplas - Ganzenhoef - Bijlmer ArenA – Schiphol Noord - Schiphol Airport (One daily early morning ride) 255 Bijlmer ArenA - Haarlem (Rush hours only express service) 271 Amsterdam Gaasperplas - Ganzenhoef - Bijlmer ArenA - Aalsmeer FloraHolland (One early morning ride weekdays only) 300 Bijlmer ArenA – Ouderkerk a/d Amstel – Amstelveen Busstation – Schiphol Airport – Hoofddorp - Vijfhuizen - Haarlem 330 Bijlmer ArenA - Diemen - Muide

TrainStation data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).