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.[1][2]
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 ArenAcinema 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):
2x per hour intercity service Schiphol – Utrecht – Arnhem – Nijmegen
2x per hour intercity service Schiphol – Utrecht – Eindhoven – Venlo
2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest – Amsterdam – Breukelen – Woerden – Rotterdam
2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest – Amsterdam – Breukelen – Utrecht – Rhenen (Peak hours only)
2x day night service ("Nachtnet") Rotterdam - Delft - (Gouda) - The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam central station - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA - Utrecht
Metro services
View from Metro Platform
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
Platform layout
Platform
Use
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Non-stopping trains from Utrecht Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal + diverted trains (Intercity Amsterdam – Brussels and Thalys Amsterdam – Paris) + international (freight and ICE)
