Amsterdam RAI station

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Amsterdam RAI
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General information
Location Netherlands
Coordinates 52°20′12″N4°53′26″E / 52.33667°N 4.89056°E / 52.33667; 4.89056
Other information
Station codeRai
History
Opened31 May 1981;42 years ago (1981-05-31)
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Amsterdam Zuid
towards Hoofddorp
NS Sprinter 4300 Duivendrecht
NS Sprinter 5700 Duivendrecht
Preceding station Amsterdam Metro Following station
Station Zuid
towards Isolatorweg
Line 50 Overamstel
towards Gein
Overamstel Line 51 Station Zuid
towards Isolatorweg
Location
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Amsterdam RAI
Location within metro van Amsterdam
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Amsterdam RAI
Amsterdam RAI (Northern Randstad)
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Amsterdam RAI
Amsterdam RAI (Netherlands)

Amsterdam RAI (Dutch: Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie) is a railway station situated in southern Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located between the two directions of the A10 Amsterdam ring road. It is also a metro station at which GVB runs two lines. The station takes its name from the nearby RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre.

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History

The original station opened in 1981 when it was a terminus station, with just one platform and the station had no signals. It was then possible to walk straight onto the GVB tramway line 4 (with Amsterdam Central Station as terminus) without changing platforms. [1]

In 1988 the tram terminus moved to street level below the station. This was due to the building of Amsterdam Metro line 51 next to the railway station. This line began operating in 1990. The roof of the railway station was built in 1997. The new station was built in 1991 and Amsterdam RAI became an island platform station and then in 1993 the line was extended towards Weesp.

The design of the station is by architect Rob Steenhuis.

In 2012, an expansion of the station from 2 to 4 tracks was commenced. These works were completed in August 2016.

The station is named after the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre building.

Service

Train

As of 11 December 2016, the following train services call at this station:

During some conferences at the RAI, Intercity services stop here too.

Metro

GVB operates all Amsterdam city services and Metro lines 50 and 51 stop at Amsterdam RAI metro station which runs parallel with the NS railway.

Tram

GVB operates one tram service to Amsterdam RAI.

Bus

This service is operated by GVB.

This service is operated by Transdev

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References

  1. "Amsterdam RAI". Treinstationinfo.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-05.