Duivendrecht station (DVD) is a combinedrail andmetro station inDuivendrecht,Netherlands. The station opened on 23 May 1993 as part of the extension of the Zuidtak of the AmsterdamRingspoorbaan, betweenAmsterdam RAI andWeesp.This station allows for the interchange between two grade-separated railways:
theAmsterdam–Arnhem railway on the upper floor, consisting of two island platforms with the outer sides serving heavy rail and the inner sides serving theAmsterdam Metro, which runs in between the tracks of the main railway.
theWeesp–Leiden railway on the lower floor, consisting of one broad island platform which also houses the station hall.
Duivendrecht is largely an interchange station: the village itself is quite small. However, the Duivendrecht railway station is near theAmsterdam ArenA and theAmsterdam Bijlmer ArenA railway station. Since December 2006, fewer trains call at Duivendrecht because passenger trains heading from Utrecht towards Schiphol v.v. nowadays use theUtrechtboog.
