Sixhaven metro station

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Sixhaven
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The tunnel section under Sixhaven in 2009
General information
Location IJplein  [ nl ], Amsterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates 52°22′56″N4°54′21″E / 52.38222°N 4.90583°E / 52.38222; 4.90583
Owned by Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf
Line(s)52 (Metro)
Other information
Fare zone5711 (Noord)

Sixhaven is a cancelled underground metro station in Amsterdam-Noord, Netherlands, located on the route of metro line 52 of the Amsterdam Metro. The station was postponed in 2003 due to high costs and low passenger expectancy. The section of the tunnel where the station was proposed was made larger to allow for the station to be constructed at a later date. Discussions of creating the station continued until 2021, when it was cancelled completely.

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Location and layout

The station is located under the Sixhaven harbour, between Amsterdam Centraal and Noorderpark metro station. From Sixhaven to Noorderpark is over 1 kilometre (0.62 mi). [1] At the proposed location of the station, the tunnel is located only 10 metres (33 ft) under the street level, [2] is wider and has a 50-centimetre (20 in) higher ceiling. In the absence of the station, this extra space is used for a third track, allowing the metro units to turn around without going to Noord metro station if necessary. [3] If the station was decided to be constructed, a "narrow but long" island platform of 5.76 metres (18.9 ft) could replace the reserve track. [2] [4] A branch to Zaandam of the metro was also taken into account when constructing the tunnel. A new tunnel would be built under the existing one, giving Sixhaven station a total of 4 tracks. [5]

History

Construction of the tunnel section at Sixhaven in 2010 AMS Metro 52 construction at Sixhaven, 2010.jpg
Construction of the tunnel section at Sixhaven in 2010

The station was not featured in the 1968 metro plan released by the information office of the municipality. [6] In a 1995 article of de Volkskrant , Sixhaven was shown on a map as a possible station. [7] The station was removed from the plan in October 2003 due to the little number of expected passengers [3] as well as a doubling in the expected costs to €30 million. [8]

A 2009 investigation concluded that a stations with 4 tracks was still possible. In 2015 however, it was concluded that the development of Sixhaven en nearby Overhoeks was too unpredictable to allow the creation of a transportation model for the area. [9] Alderman Pieter Litjens said that a station could still be constructed if it was necessary in the long term. [10] It was reported in 2017 that the station could be constructed while the line was already running with minimal disruption of the metro traffic, but that the municipality would re-evaluate the station in 2020. [2]

The station was cancelled indefinitely in January 2021, following reports estimating that it would cost €150 million, compared to only €45 million in 2017. [1] The station would've allowed for the line to run at a higher frequency. Locals complained that no alternative transportation method was provided to replace the station. [11]

Services

The station was due to be served by metro 52, also known as the North–South line (Dutch: Noord/Zuidlijn). [1] The line only passes through the location without stopping. [12] The station is located near the IJplein ferry stop, allowing transfers to ferry F2. [13]

Preceding station Amsterdam Metro Following station
Noorderpark
towards Noord
Line 52 Centraal Station
towards Station Zuid

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Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Marc Kruyswijk (21 January 2021). "Duur metrostation Sixhaven afgeblazen". Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Lex Boon (12 January 2017). "Waarom wordt Sixhaven niet aangelegd nu de N/Z-lijn nog niet rijdt?" . Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 Duco Vaillant (29 October 2013). "Station Sixhaven derde station in Noord?". Hier Zijn Wij Nu (in Dutch). Government of Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Renske van Bers (13 March 2019). "Hoever is het ontwerp van station Sixhaven?". Wij Nemen Je Mee (in Dutch). Government of Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Duco Vaillant (21 November 2013). "Een metro naar Zaanstad?". Wij Nemen Je Mee (in Dutch). Government of Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Bureau Voorlichting van de Gemeente Amsterdam 1968, p. 6.
  7. ↑ Pieter van der Berg and Özkan Gölpınar (16 February 1995). "Slopen is taboe bij aanleg nieuwe metrolijn". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). p. 8. Retrieved 6 February 2023– via Delpher.
  8. ↑ Elisa Hermanides (18 October 2014). "Waarom komt er geen metrostation bij de Sixhaven?". Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  9. ↑ van Noort 2015, p. 56.
  10. ↑ "Overhoeks op 'lange termijn' bereikbaar met Noord/Zuidlijn". AT5 (in Dutch). 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Marc Kruyswijk (27 January 2021). "Geen metrostation Sixhaven: hoe moet je straks dan het IJ over?" . Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  12. ↑ Marc Kruyswijk (6 April 2017). "Metro Noord/Zuidlijn rijdt voor het eerst op volle snelheid". Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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