A.J. Ernststraat tram stop

A.J. Ernststraat is a tram stop within the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The stop serves tram lines 5 and 25. Line 25, dubbed the Amsteltram before receiving its line number, opened officially on 13 December 2020, unofficially 4 days earlier on 9 December.[1][2]

A.J. Ernststraat
General information
LocationBuitenveldertselaan & Arent Janszoon Ernststraat, Amsterdam
Netherlands
Coordinates52°19′52.8″N 4°52′7.8″E / 52.331333°N 4.868833°E / 52.331333; 4.868833
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
WebsiteGVB: A.J. Ernststraat
History
Rebuilt2019–2020
Services
Preceding station Amsterdam Tram Following station
Parnassusweg Line 5 Van Boshuizenstraat
towards Stadshart
Parnassusweg
towards Station Zuid
Line 25 Van Boshuizenstraat
Former services
Preceding station Amsterdam Metro Following station
De Boelelaan/VU Line 51 Van Boshuizenstraat
towards Westwijk

Before being rebuilt in 2019 and 2020, the stop used to serve both the low-floor trams of tram line 5 plus the high-floor trams of metro line 51, a hybrid metro/sneltram (light rail) service that opened in 1990. Both lines 5 and 51 shared the same pair of tracks but used separate, adjacent platforms. There were a pair of low-level platforms for line 5 and a separate pair of high-level platforms for line 51, with stairs connecting the two platform levels. In 2019, metro line 51 service south of Amsterdam Zuid station was terminated to rebuild stations to accommodate only the low-floor trams of lines 5 and 25; the high-level platforms were demolished, and the low-level platforms were lengthened to handle a coupled pair of low-floor trams. As part of the rebuild, the stop was relocated from the south side of Arent Janszoon Ernststraat to the north side of the intersection with Buitenveldertselaan.[3][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "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. ^ Vosman, Quintus (5 March 2019). "Dutch start reconstruction of Amstelveen LRT" (pdf). International Rail Journal.