Amstelveenseweg is an

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station in the south of

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. The station opened in 1997 and is served by line 50 and 51 (Isolatorweg - Gein & Centraal Station - Isolatorweg). Amstelveenseweg station is an "important" transit point as the metro crosses several bus and tram lines. Changes to the station and its surroundings were made in 2022 to make transiting easier and safer. The station lies in the south of the city and serves as the metro station for many offices, the

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and

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. The metro station is only accessible with an

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or GVB Travel Pass. In January 2012, a gas leak at the metro station halted the tram and metro traffic, as well as all trains between Amsterdam Bijlmer station and

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Metro services

*50 ''Isolatorweg - Sloterdijk - Lelylaan - Zuid - RAI - Duivendrecht - Bijlmer ArenA - Holendrecht - Gein'' *51 ''Isolatorweg - Sloterdijk - Lelylaan - Zuid - RAI - Amsterdam Amstel - Central Station''

Tram services

*24 ''Centraal Station - Dam - Weteringcircuit - De Pijp - Oud-Zuid - Olympisch Stadion - VU Medisch Centrum''

Bus services

City Services

This service is operated by GVB. *62 ''Station Lelylaan - Slotervaart - Hoofddorpplein - Haarlemmermeerstation - Olympisch Stadion - VU - Buitenveldert - RAI - Station Amstel''

Regional Services

These services are operated by

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and run under the R-NET brand. *341 ''Amsterdam Zuid - VU - Schiphol Noord - Schiphol Airport - Hoofddorp Station - Hoofddorp Centrum - Hoofddorp Spaarne Gasthuis'' *346 ''Amsterdam Zuid - VU - Haarlem Station'' *347 ''Amsterdam Busstation Elandsgracht - Leidseplein - Museumplein - Haarlemmermeerstation - Olympisch Stadion - Amstelveen Busstation - Uithoorn Busstation'' *357 ''Amsterdam Busstation Elandsgracht - Leidseplein - Museumplein - Haarlemmermeerstation - Olympisch Stadion - Amstelveen Busstation - Aalsmeer Busstation'' *397 ''Amsterdam Busstation Elandsgracht - Leidseplein - Museumplein - Haarlemmermeerstation - Olympisch Stadion - Schiphol Noord - Schiphol Airport - Hoofddorp Station - Nieuw-Vennep P+R Getsewoud Zuid'' AmsterdamMetroWashingtonStyle (from 2018)

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References

External links

GVB website
{{Amsterdam Metro Line 51 navbox Amsterdam Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1997 Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 1990s