Marne tram stop

Marne
General information
Location	Beneluxbaan, Amstelveen Netherlands
Coordinates	52°17′13.1″N 4°51′40.9″E
History
Opened	2 December 1990[1]
Closed	3 March 2019[1]
Former services
Preceding station Amsterdam Metro Following station Sportlaan towards Centraal Station Line 51 Gondel towards Westwijk
Location Marne Location within metro van Amsterdam

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

1. Vosman, Quintus (5 March 2019). "Dutch start reconstruction of Amstelveen LRT" (pdf). International Rail Journal.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "Waarom komen haltes te vervallen?". Amstelveenlijn (in Dutch). 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.