Amsterdam Zuid station

Amsterdam Zuid
Gustav Mahlerplein entrance (May 2021).
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°20′20″N 4°52′23″E / 52.33889°N 4.87306°E / 52.33889; 4.87306
Operated by	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Line(s)	Weesp–Leiden railway
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Other information
Station code	Asdz
History
Opened	21 December 1978; 45 years ago (1978-12-21)
Services Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Schiphol Airport towards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 700 Almere Centrum towards Groningen Schiphol Airport Terminus NS Intercity 1600 Duivendrecht towards Enschede Schiphol Airport towards Den Haag Centraal NS Intercity 1800 Almere Centrum towards Leeuwarden Schiphol Airport towards Dordrecht NS Intercity 2400 Duivendrecht towards Lelystad Centrum Schiphol Airport Terminus NS Intercity 3100 Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA towards Nijmegen NS Intercity 3500 Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA towards Venlo NS Intercity 11600 Duivendrecht towards Amersfoort Schothorst Schiphol Airport towards Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 4300 Amsterdam RAI towards Lelystad Centrum NS Sprinter 5700 Amsterdam RAI towards Utrecht Centraal Preceding station Amsterdam Tram Following station Prinses Irenestraat towards Westergasfabriek Line 5 Parnassusweg towards Stadshart Terminus Line 25 Parnassusweg towards Westwijk Preceding station Amsterdam Metro Following station Amstelveenseweg towards Isolatorweg Line 50 Station RAI towards Gein Station RAI towards Centraal Station Line 51 Amstelveenseweg towards Isolatorweg Europaplein towards Noord Line 52 Terminus
Location Amsterdam Zuid Location within Greater Amsterdam Show map of Greater Amsterdam Amsterdam Zuid Amsterdam Zuid (metro van Amsterdam) Show map of metro van Amsterdam Amsterdam Zuid Amsterdam Zuid (Northern Randstad) Show map of Northern Randstad Amsterdam Zuid Amsterdam Zuid (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands

Amsterdam Zuid ("Amsterdam South") is a railway station situated in the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands. For a number of years, it was named Amsterdam Zuid WTC, in reference to the neighbouring World Trade Center Amsterdam. During 2006, in conjunction with the rapid development of the area surrounding the station, the station was enlarged and the reference to the WTC was formally dropped from the name.

As of 2021^[update], Amsterdam Zuid also has a metro station served by 3 lines (50, 51, 52) of the Amsterdam Metro, and two tram stops (Station Zuid and Parnassusweg) served by tram lines 5 and 25.

During 1978, Amsterdam Zuid station opened on a strategic rail route commonly known as the Zuidtak and formed the heart of the modern Zuidas business district, which houses several large banks, accounting and legal firms, as well as being the main public transport gateway for the VU University campus located just south of the station. Over time, the station has played an increasingly important role in Amsterdam's transport strategy and passenger numbers have grown extensively since its opening. To cope with its high patronage, Amsterdam Zuid has been extended and additional services put on; it has effectively replaced the older Amsterdam Centraal station as the capital's main station for direct trains.

During the 2010s, as a means of allowing for further development at the station, a large expansion plan was proposed for Amsterdam Zuid. During December 2014, an agreement for this expansion plan, which has been referred to as the Zuidasdok project, was signed by various public bodies, authorising it to proceed. The publicly funded project has an estimated cost of approximately €1.9 billion; this price tag means it shall be one of the biggest infrastructure projects ever performed in the Netherlands to date.^[1] Having received political backing, construction commenced in 2019 and is scheduled for completion around 2028.