| Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA | |
| Style: | NS |
| Address: | Amsterdam |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.3131°N 4.9461°W |
| Line: | Amsterdam–Arnhem railway |
| Platform: | 6 (train) 2 (metro) |
| Opened: | 1971 (first railway station) 1976 (second railway station) 2007 (third railway station) |
| Code: | Asb |
| Operator: | Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
| Former: | Amsterdam Bijlmer (1971–2006) |
| Map Type: | Netherlands Randstad N#Netherlands |
Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˌɑmstərˈdɑm ˈbɛilmər aːˈreːnaː/; 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.
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 100m (300feet) long, 70m (230feet) wide, and 30m (100feet) tall. It is mostly transparent, to blend in with the rest of the Boulevard.[1] [2]
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.[3] 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 service(s):
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-stopping trains from Utrecht Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal + diverted trains (Intercity Amsterdam – Brussels and Thalys Amsterdam – Paris) + international (freight and ICE) | |
| 2 | Trains to Amsterdam Zuid and Schiphol via Utrechtboog | |
| 3 | Trains towards Amsterdam Centraal | |
| 4 (Number not actually shown) | Metro towards Amsterdam Centraal (54) and Isolatorweg (50) | |
| 5 (Number not actually shown) | Metro towards Gein (54 and 50) | |
| 6 | Trains to Gouda and Rotterdam Centraal + diverted trains (Intercity Amsterdam – Brussels and Thalys Amsterdam – Paris) | |
| 7 | Trains towards Utrecht Centraal, Nijmegen and Eindhoven coming from the Utrechtboog | |
| 8 | Non-stopping Trains to Utrecht Centraal from Amsterdam Centraal + international (freight and ICE) |
These services are operated by GVB.
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.