Amsterdam Lelylaan is a railway station in west Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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. It is served by trains of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Nederlandse Spoorwegen

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 and metros of the GVB

Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf

The Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf is the municipal transport company of Amsterdam. As of 2007, the GVB is an independent corporation wholly owned by the city of Amsterdam.-History:...

. The station opened on 1 June 1986. It is located on the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway, a few km south of Amsterdam Sloterdijk railway station. South of this station, trains turn west towards Schiphol railway station, while metros turn east towards Amsterdam Zuid railway station. The station is located in the Amsterdam borough of Slotervaart

Slotervaart

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, on a long viaduct spanning three roads.

Construction

The station was built in 1986 when a link was constructed from Amsterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport. The new line reduced journey time from Centraal Station and Schiphol to as little as 16 minutes. The other stations built on this line were Amsterdam Sloterdijk (rebuilt) and Amsterdam De Vlugtlaan

Amsterdam De Vlugtlaan railway station

Amsterdam De Vlugtlaan is a metro station on line 50 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was also a railway station.-Train station:The station opened on 1 June 1986 with the opening of the western section of the Amsterdam Ring railway. It was situated between Amsterdam Lelylaan and Amsterdam Sloterdijk...

. De Vlugtlaan was closed in May 2000 to enable construction of the Hemboog.

Nederlandse Spoorwegen

For its first 10 years, Intercity trains called at Lelylaan station, providing direct services to places as far away as Brussels

Brussels

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, Berlin

Berlin

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 and Leeuwarden. From 1996 to 2006, only stopping trains called at this station. In 2006 an intercity service Schiphol-Amsterdam Centraal-Lelystad was introduced, which also calles at Lelylaan.

GVB

The metro platform is an island platform, which has a direct link onto GVB tram lines 1 and 17. The main entrance is further south. In the early 2000s the stairs to the tram lines were closed off with fences to counter fare evasion

Fare evasion

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, which was running high, with people running off the train and straight onto a tram. Early 2007 the gates were opened again, but only during daytime.

Until 1988 the only tram here had been the 1, but in that year the 17 was extended from Surinameplein to Osdorp

Osdorp

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. The two lines follow different routes into the city centre. In 1997 GVB opened its fourth metro line, the 50 (Isolatorweg - Gein).

The station is also served by a small bus station.

Train services

Since 1986, train services calling at this station have changed a lot. Since the end of 2003, there is a direct connection to Zaandam and Hoorn. The following services currently call at Amsterdam Lelylaan:

• 2x per hour intercity service Hoofddorp - Amsterdam - Lelystad
• 2x per hour express service (sneltrein) Amsterdam - Schiphol - The Hague
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Zaandam - Hoorn Kersenboogerd

Tram Services

The current tram situation has its origin in December 2001. The first tram in this area was in 1954, when line 1 ran to Slotermeer. It was extended in 1962. In 1988 line 17 was extended to Osdorp as well, after it used to terminate at Surinameplein 1 km east of Lelylaan. Line 1 terminated at Dijkgraafplein and line 17 terminated at the Osdorpplein, near Meer en Vaart. In 2001 the current service pattern came into operation.

Tram Service	Operator	From	To	Via	Frequency
1	GVB Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf The Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf is the municipal transport company of Amsterdam. As of 2007, the GVB is an independent corporation wholly owned by the city of Amsterdam.-History:...	Centraal Station	Osdorp De Aker	Leidsestraat, Overtoom, Surinameplein, Station Lelylaan, Pieter Calandlaan (Osdorp)	8 to 10x per hour (Monday-Friday), 6x per hour (Weekend)
17	GVB	Centraal Station	Osdorp Dijkgraafplein	Westermarkt, Marnixstraat Bus Station, Kinkerstraat, Surinameplein, Station Lelylaan, Meer en Vaart, Osdorp Central	6 to 10x per hour (Monday-Friday), 6x per hour (Weekend)

Bus services

Bus Service	Operator	From	To	Via	Frequency	Notes
19	GVB	Station Lelylaan	Station Sloterdijk	Sloten, Osdorp Central, Osdorpplein, Sloterpark, Geuzenveld	2 to 6x per hour. 2x per hour (Weekend)
62	GVB	Station Lelylaan	Station Amstel	Hoofddorpplein, Haarlemmermeer, Vu Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam Zuid, Station RAI	2 to 4x per hour
63	GVB	Station Lelylaan	Osdorp De Aker	Pieter Calandlaan (Amsterdam West), Meer en Vaart, Osdorp Noord	2 to 4x per hour
64	GVB	Station Lelylaan	Station Sloterdijk	Lucas Hospital, Slotermeer, Bos en Lommer	2 to 4x per hour
95	GVB	Station Lelylaan	Sloten, Louweshoek	Sloten	2x per hour. No Sunday Service.	Operates 9am - 3pm Monday - Friday, 11am - 5pm Saturdays
195	GVB	Station Lelylaan	Schiphol P30	Sloten, IBM, Ringvaart, Schiphol Noord, Schiphol Centrum	2 to 4x per hour. No Sunday Service.	Schiphol Sternet
247	GVB	Bos en Lommer	Station Lelylaan	Mercatorplein, Surinameplein	Morning Rush Hour Only. 4 per day (Week), 3 per day (Saturday), 2 per day (Sunday)	Bus service only operates from Bos en Lommer to Lelylaan only, Not return.
353	GVB	Centraal Station	Osdorp De Aker	Spaarndammerbuurt, Marnixstraat, Overtoom, Surinameplein, Station Lelylaan, Pieter Calandlaan, Meer en Vaart, Dijkgraafplein	Nightbus. 1 per hour (Monday-Thursday), 2x per hour (Fri,Sat,Sun).	Operates from midnight through the night.

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