Poortwachter tram stop

Poortwachter 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]

Poortwachter
Location	Poortwachter, Amstelveen Netherlands
Coordinates	52°16′59.7″N 4°50′43.6″E
Platforms	1 centre platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	GVB: Poortwachter
History
Opened	2 Dec 1990 for metro line 51[1]
Closed	3 March 2019[1]
Rebuilt	13 December 2020 for tram line 25[2] Tram line 25 (Amsteltram)
Services
Preceding station   Amsterdam Tram   Following station Brink toward Station Zuid Line 25 Sacharovlaan toward Westwijk Brink toward Centraal Station Line 51 (former sneltram) Spinnerij toward Westwijk

Poortwachter was earlier a stop for metro line 51, a hybrid metro/sneltram (light rail) service, and was the southern terminal of that line before it was extended to Westwijk in 2004. 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 for lower platforms in order to accommodate the new low-floor trams for line 25.[1]

Metro stop Poortwachter before rebuilding as a tram stop

References

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

External links

• GVB website (in Dutch)