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. RAI gets its name from the nearby

Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, formerly Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre or simply RAI Amsterdam (Dutch pronunciation: , acronym for ''Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie''), is a complex of Conference hall, conference and Convention ...

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. In 1988 the tram terminus moved to street level below the station. This was due to the building of

Amsterdam Metro The Amsterdam Metro ( nl, Amsterdamse metro) is a rapid transit system serving Amsterdam, Netherlands, and extending to the surrounding municipalities of Diemen and Ouder-Amstel. Until 2019 it also served the municipality of Amstelveen but this ...

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

, the following

train services In rail transport, a train (from Old French , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often know ...

call at this station: *2× per hour local ''Sprinter'' service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Weesp - Almere *2× per hour local ''Sprinter'' service Hoofddorp - Schiphol - Duivendrecht - Weesp - Hilversum - Utrecht 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. *50 Isolatorweg - Sloterdijk - Lelylaan - Zuid - RAI - Duivendrecht - Bijlmer ArenA - Holendrecht - Gein *51 Central Station - Amstel - Van der Madeweg - RAI - Zuid - Buitenveldert - Amstelveen

Tram

GVB operates one tram service to Amsterdam RAI. *4 Central Station - Rembrandtplein - Utrechtsestraat - Ceintuurbaan - RAI

Bus

This service is operated by GVB. *62 Station Lelylaan - Sloten - Hoofddorpplein - Haarlemmermeer - Stadionplein - VU - Buitenveldert - RAI - Station Amstel

External links

NS website

Dutch Public Transport journey planner
RAI Railway stations opened in 1981 Railway stations on the Zuidtak Ringspoorbaan RAI Tram stops in Amsterdam Amsterdam-Zuid {{Netherlands-railstation-stub