Amsterdam ArenA | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Netherlands | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°18′58″N4°56′34″E / 52.31611°N 4.94278°E /52.31611; 4.94278 | ||||
| Operated by | Nederlandse Spoorwegen | ||||
| Platforms | 1 (train) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | Asdar | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 28 November 1996 | ||||
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Halte Amsterdam ArenA (Asdar) is a single rail trainhalt in theBijlmermeer neighbourhood ofstadsdeel (borough)Amsterdam-Zuidoost inAmsterdam,Netherlands. Situated right at theJohan Cruyff Arena, a football stadium which was previously known as the Amsterdam Arena, the station is specially built for supporter trains deployed during football matches that are considered high risk to the public, such as when local football clubAFC Ajax face eitherFeyenoord,FC Utrecht,PSV orADO Den Haag. In away matches supporters arrive and depart via this rail station. Regular attendants of the Ajax matches usually arrive via either theDuivendrecht station or theAmsterdam Bijlmer ArenA station. Many away supporters also commonly arrive at the stadium by bus as well.[1]
Completed in 1996 along with the then newly constructed stadium, the station has oneplatform and onetrack and its train services are operated by theNederlandse Spoorwegen. The station is specifically designed for supporter trains of away supporters of clubs for matches which are considered a high risk factor such as when Ajax play their arch-rivals Feyenoord, or against teams likeFC Groningen for example.[2] It is also sometimes used as a pickup point for Ajax fans for risk-games, or the Dutch cup final.
The stop is situated at the connector ofDiemen Zuid station and Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA railway station (see diagram in articleAmsterdam–Arnhem railway) and consists of a single platform which is connected to theJohan Cruyff Arena via a steel bridge. The steel bridge of the station won an architecture prize in the city. The location is just as the Stadium, in between the Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA railway station and theStrandvliet metro station.[3]
The stop is only accessible from the direction of Diemen Zuid. Trains arriving from the direction ofWoerden,Utrecht andBreukelen have to first reach the Diemen Zuid station before heading back towards the ArenA.[4]
