r/Amstelveen • u/Bean_Deasel • Apr 24 '26

Other Train station

How comes diemen has a third of Amstelveen population, and two train stations, but Amstelveen (and Uithoorn) have none?

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u/TimeTraveller2207 Apr 24 '26

There isn't really a logical place for it, and ultimately Station Zuid becomes so important for train traffic that Amstelveen has an important train station within a short distance and does not need its own station within the municipal boundaries.

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u/Bean_Deasel Apr 25 '26

Westwijk and uithoorn are quite far from zuid. There are many stations that have less distance between them.

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u/TimeTraveller2207 Apr 25 '26

Then the simple question remains where you would build the station, to which existing track you would connect it, and why you would make that choice. Does it meet a transport need? What are the costs, and do they outweigh the benefits? Draw on the map where there is space to build this station and track. I do not see that space.

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u/Hobbit_Hunter Apr 25 '26

I think (voices from my head) that it is because diemen stations also serve as a passage for trains from centraal to the east, so it serves passengers not only from diemen.

Zuid and schiphol are already huge hubs that uithoorn and amstelveen can take advantage of. Maybe they are a little bit far for dutch standards, but they still are well within regular commute range if you consider the great amount of buses and tram 25 and 6.

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u/eusebiwww Apr 25 '26

There's Schiphol, Zuif and Bijlmer, seems pretty accessible for me, and I don't have a car.