Isolatorweg
5051- Opened
- 1 June 1997
- Level
- Elevated
- District
- Westpoort
- lines
- 50 51
Where does the name come from?
The station is named after Isolatorweg, a street named after the electrical isolator. The area lies next to a power station and its streets share an electrical theme, with names such as Generatorstraat, Elektronstraat and Magneetstraat.
The story
The terminus where electricity names the streets
Isolatorweg is the western terminus of the Ring Line. Minister Annemarie Jorritsma officially opened the line on 28 May 1997, and the first passengers boarded on 1 June. Since 3 March 2019 line 51 also ends here, after its branch to Amstelveen was closed to metro trains.
The name suits the surroundings. The station sits on an industrial estate in the western port area, close to a power station, and the streets around it are named after electrical components: Generatorstraat, Elektronstraat, Magneetstraat. An isolator keeps current from going where it should not.
There are no residential neighbourhoods nearby, and the platform shows it: Isolatorweg draws relatively few passengers. The station stands on the railway embankment, has one island platform with two tracks and is one of the few Amsterdam metro stations without an escalator. Beyond the station lies a four-track siding that was expanded in 2014 so that light maintenance can be carried out on metro trains.
Beyond the station is a four-track siding which, since 2014, has been used for light maintenance on metro trains.
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