Meent tram stop

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Meent
General information
LocationGondel, Amstelveen
Netherlands
Coordinates52°16′51.8″N 4°51′25.9″E / 52.281056°N 4.857194°E / 52.281056; 4.857194
Platforms1 centre platform
Tracks2
Other information
WebsiteGVB: Meent
History
Opened2 Dec 1990 for metro line 51[1]
Closed3 March 2019[1]
Rebuilt13 December 2020 for tram line 25[2]
Services
Preceding station Amsterdam Tram Following station
Sportlaan
towards Station Zuid
Line 25 Brink
towards Westwijk
Former services
Preceding station Amsterdam Metro Following station
Gondel Line 51 Brink
towards Westwijk

Meent is a tram stop within the city of Amstelveen, Netherlands. The stop lies along tram line 25, which was dubbed the Amsteltram before it received its line number. It opened officially on 13 December 2020, unofficially 4 days earlier on 9 December.[3][2]

Meent was earlier a stop for metro line 51, a hybrid metro/sneltram (light rail) service that opened in 1990. Like a metro, the sneltram used high-level platforms. Metro line 51 service south of Amsterdam Zuid station was closed in 2019 to rebuild stations with lower platforms to accommodate the new low-floor trams for line 25.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Vosman, Quintus (5 March 2019). "Dutch start reconstruction of Amstelveen LRT" (pdf). International Rail Journal.
  2. ^ a b "Meereizen met lijn 25 al mogelijk vanaf woensdag 9 december" (in Dutch). Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf. 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Vernieuwing Amstelveenlijn: waarom nodig en wat gaat er gebeuren?". Amstelveenlijn (in Dutch). 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

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