Amsterdam Lelylaan railway station

Amsterdam Lelylaan
Station statistics
Coordinates
Lines Amsterdam–Schiphol railway
Metroline 50
Platforms 2 (train)
2 Metro
Other information
Opened 1986
Owned by Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
NS Intercity 2600
toward Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 3200
toward Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 3300
Preceding station   Amsterdam Metro   Following station
Postjesweg
toward Isolatorweg
Line 50
Heemstedestraat
toward Gein
Location

Amsterdam Lelylaan is a railway station in west Amsterdam. It is served by trains of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen and metros of the GVB. The station opened on 1 June 1986. It is located on the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway, a few km south of Amsterdam Sloterdijk railway station. South of this station, trains turn west towards Schiphol railway station, while metros turn east towards Amsterdam Zuid railway station. The station is located in the Amsterdam borough of Slotervaart, on a long viaduct spanning three roads.

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History

Construction

The station was built in 1986 when a link was constructed from Amsterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport. The new line reduced journey time from Centraal Station and Schiphol to as little as 16 minutes. The other stations built on this line were Amsterdam Sloterdijk (rebuilt) and Amsterdam De Vlugtlaan. De Vlugtlaan was closed in May 2000 to enable construction of the Hemboog.

Nederlandse Spoorwegen

For its first 10 years, Intercity trains called at Lelylaan station, providing direct services to places as far away as Brussels, Berlin and Leeuwarden. From 1996 to 2006, only stopping trains called at this station. In 2006 an intercity service Schiphol-Amsterdam Centraal-Lelystad was introduced, which also calles at Lelylaan.

GVB

The metro platform is an island platform, which has a direct link onto GVB tram lines 1 and 17. The main entrance is further south. In the early 2000s the stairs to the tram lines were closed off with fences to counter fare evasion, which was running high, with people running off the train and straight onto a tram. Early 2007 the gates were opened again, but only during daytime.

Until 1988 the only tram here had been the 1, but in that year the 17 was extended from Surinameplein to Osdorp. The two lines follow different routes into the city centre. In 1997 GVB opened its fourth metro line, the 50 (Isolatorweg - Gein).

The station is also served by a small bus station.

Train services

Since 1986, train services calling at this station have changed a lot. Since the end of 2003, there is a direct connection to Zaandam and Hoorn. The following services currently call at Amsterdam Lelylaan:

Metro Service

Tram Services

The current tram situation has its origin in December 2001. The first tram in this area was in 1954, when line 1 ran to Slotermeer. It was extended in 1962. In 1988 line 17 was extended to Osdorp as well, after it used to terminate at Surinameplein 1 km east of Lelylaan. Line 1 terminated at Dijkgraafplein and line 17 terminated at the Osdorpplein, near Meer en Vaart. In 2001 the current service pattern came into operation.

Tram Service Operator From To Via Frequency
1 GVB Centraal Station Osdorp De Aker Leidsestraat, Overtoom, Surinameplein, Station Lelylaan, Pieter Calandlaan (Osdorp) 8 to 10x per hour (Monday-Friday), 6x per hour (Weekend)
17 GVB Centraal Station Osdorp Dijkgraafplein Westermarkt, Marnixstraat Bus Station, Kinkerstraat, Surinameplein, Station Lelylaan, Meer en Vaart, Osdorp Central 6 to 10x per hour (Monday-Friday), 6x per hour (Weekend)

Bus services

Bus Service Operator From To Via Frequency Notes
19 GVB Station Lelylaan Station Sloterdijk Sloten, Osdorp Central, Osdorpplein, Sloterpark, Geuzenveld 2 to 6x per hour. 2x per hour (Weekend)
62 GVB Station Lelylaan Station Amstel Hoofddorpplein, Haarlemmermeer, Vu Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam Zuid, Station RAI 2 to 4x per hour
63 GVB Station Lelylaan Osdorp De Aker Pieter Calandlaan (Amsterdam West), Meer en Vaart, Osdorp Noord 2 to 4x per hour
64 GVB Station Lelylaan Station Sloterdijk Lucas Hospital, Slotermeer, Bos en Lommer 2 to 4x per hour
95 GVB Station Lelylaan Sloten, Louweshoek Sloten 2x per hour. No Sunday Service. Operates 9am - 3pm Monday - Friday, 11am - 5pm Saturdays
195 GVB Station Lelylaan Schiphol P30 Sloten, IBM, Ringvaart, Schiphol Noord, Schiphol Centrum 2 to 4x per hour. No Sunday Service. Schiphol Sternet
247 GVB Bos en Lommer Station Lelylaan Mercatorplein, Surinameplein Morning Rush Hour Only. 4 per day (Week), 3 per day (Saturday), 2 per day (Sunday) Bus service only operates from Bos en Lommer to Lelylaan only, Not return.
353 GVB Centraal Station Osdorp De Aker Spaarndammerbuurt, Marnixstraat, Overtoom, Surinameplein, Station Lelylaan, Pieter Calandlaan, Meer en Vaart, Dijkgraafplein Nightbus. 1 per hour (Monday-Thursday), 2x per hour (Fri,Sat,Sun). Operates from midnight through the night.

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