Duivendrecht
5054- Opened
- October 1977
- Level
- Elevated
- Municipality
- Ouder-Amstel
- lines
- 50 54
Where does the name come from?
The station is named after the village of Duivendrecht in the municipality of Ouder-Amstel. The village first appears in 1308 as Doevendrecht, roughly meaning 'Doeve's ferry'.
The story
The interchange that isn't in Amsterdam
Duivendrecht is one of the few metro stations that are not in Amsterdam at all. It belongs to the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, a village now hemmed in by Amsterdam, Diemen and the Bijlmermeer. Trains on the East Line have run through here on their way to Zuidoost since 1977.
The current station opened on 23 May 1993, when the southern section of Amsterdam's orbital railway towards Weesp came into use. It is built on two levels. Upstairs is the Amsterdam to Utrecht line with two island platforms: trains stop on the outer faces and the metro on the inner ones, running right between the main-line tracks. Downstairs the Schiphol to Weesp line crosses underneath, with one wide platform that also houses the station hall.
Because the village is small, the station is mainly about changing trains. Since December 2006 fewer trains call here, as services between Utrecht and Schiphol bypass it on the Utrecht curve. That may change again: the first homes in the new De Nieuwe Kern district, planned for up to 6,200 dwellings, are due from 2028.
The village of Duivendrecht was already mentioned in 1308, as Doevendrecht.
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