Amsterdam Lelylaan railway station

Amsterdam Lelylaan

Platforms for Metro on the left and NS trains on the right
Location Nieuw-West, Amsterdam
Netherlands
Coordinates 52°21′26″N 4°50′2″E / 52.35722°N 4.83389°ECoordinates: 52°21′26″N 4°50′2″E / 52.35722°N 4.83389°E
Line(s) Amsterdam–Schiphol railway
Metroline 50
Platforms 2 (train)
2 Metro
History
Opened 1986
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station
toward Vlissingen
NS Intercity 2600
2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings
NS Intercity 12600
2x/hour; Late evenings and early weekend mornings only
toward Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 3300
2x/hour
NS Sprinter 5800
2x/hour; Not on evenings and weekends
NS Sprinter 5800
2x/hour; Evenings and weekends only
toward Amersfoort
Amsterdam Metro
toward Isolatorweg
Line 50
toward Gein
Location
Amsterdam Lelylaan
Location within Randstad

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.

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 calls 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:

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) Up to 10x per hour
17 GVB Centraal Station Osdorp Dijkgraafplein Westermarkt, Marnixstraat Bus Station, Kinkerstraat, Surinameplein, Station Lelylaan, Meer en Vaart, Osdorp Central Up to 10x per hour

Bus services

The former bus station

These services are operated by GVB.

This service is operated by Connexxion as part of the Schiphol Sternet network serving Amsterdam's Airport.

References

    External links

    Media related to Amsterdam Lelylaan at Wikimedia Commons