Marne tram stop
Marne | |||||||||||
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Location | Beneluxbaan, Amstelveen Netherlands | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°17′13.1″N 4°51′40.9″E / 52.286972°N 4.861361°E | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 2 Dec 1990[1] | ||||||||||
Closed | 3 March 2019[1] | ||||||||||
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Marne was a metro station in Amstelveen on metro line 51, a hybrid metro/sneltram (light rail) route that used high-floor trams. The station closed on 3 March 2019 and was subsequently demolished. After closure, the metro line south of Amsterdam Zuid station, also known as the Amstelveenlijn, was converted for low-floor trams. Today, there is no tram stop at the site. Since its opening in 9 December 2020, the trams of line 25 have been bypassing the site without stopping.[1][2][3]
In order to increase reliability and reduce travel time on the rebuilt line, five line 51 stations, including Marne, were demolished instead of being rebuilt as stops for low-floor trams. The former metro station site is 400 metres (1,300 ft) from the Sportlaan tram stop, which was rebuilt for trams below street level.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Vosman, Quintus (5 March 2019). "Dutch start reconstruction of Amstelveen LRT" (pdf). International Rail Journal.
- ^ "Vernieuwing Amstelveenlijn: waarom nodig en wat gaat er gebeuren?". Amstelveenlijn (in Dutch). 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Meereizen met lijn 25 al mogelijk vanaf woensdag 9 december" (in Dutch). Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf. 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Waarom komen haltes te vervallen?". Amstelveenlijn (in Dutch). 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.