The railway station Amsterdam RAI is situated in southern Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, The Netherlands. It lies between the two directions of the A10

A10 motorway (Netherlands)

The A10 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. This motorway is the ring road around the city of Amsterdam.The motorway has a length of 32 km...

 Amsterdam ring road. It is also a metro station

Metro station

A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

 at which 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:...

 operates two routes. RAI gets its name from the nearby Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre

Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre

The Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre , or RAI for short, is a complex of conference and exhibition halls in the Zuidas business district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The complex gives its name to the nearby Amsterdam RAI railway station...

.

History

The original station opened in 1981 when it was a terminus station, with just one platform and the station had no signals

Railway signal

A signal is a mechanical or electrical device erected beside a railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead to train/engine drivers. The driver interprets the signal's indication and acts accordingly...

. At RAI station you could walk straight onto GVB tram route 4 to central station without changing platforms.

In 1988 the tram terminus moved to street level below the station. This was due to the building of Amsterdam Metro

Amsterdam Metro

The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed rapid transit and light rail system in Amsterdam, and its surrounding municipalities Amstelveen, Diemen, and Ouder-Amstel in the Netherlands. The network is owned by the city of Amsterdam and operated by the Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf, the company that also operates...

 line 51 next to the railway station. This line began operating in 1990. The roof of the railway station was built in 1997. The new station was built in 1991 and Amsterdam RAI became an island platform station and then in 1993 the line was extended towards Weesp.

The design of the station is by architect

Architect

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 Rob Steenhuis.

Trains

Trains serving in 2008 are only stoptrains and sprinter's. There are 6 trains per hour calling at the station with many non-stopping trains.

From station Amsterdam RAI you can travel in the directions

• Weesp–Almere (2x per hour)
• Weesp–Hilversum-Utrecht Centraal (2x per hour)
• Amsterdam Zuid (4x per hour) – Schiphol (4x per hour) – Leiden Centraal (2x per hour)

During some conferences at the RAI Intercities from Leeuwarden/Groningen - Schiphol and Enschede/Deventer - Schiphol also stop at the station.

The following services currently call at Amsterdam RAI:

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Hoofddorp - Duivendrecht - Almere Oostvaarders
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Utrecht - Hilversum - Schiphol - Leiden

Metro, Tram and Bus Services

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:...

 operates all Amsterdam city services and Metro lines 50 and 51 stop at Amsterdam RAI metro station which runs parallel with the NS railway. The station is also served by tram route 4 which terminates below the station at street level.

Operator	Type	Route Number	From	To	Via	Frequency
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:...	Tram	4	Station RAI	Centraal Station	Rembrantplein	6x per hour. Evening/Sunday 4x per hour.
GVB	Metro	50	Isolatorweg	Gein	Station Sloterdijk, Station Lelylaan, Station Zuid, Station RAI, Station Bijlmer ArenA	6 to 8x per hour, weekend 6x per hour.
GVB	Metro/Fast Tram	51	Centraal Station	Amstelveen Westwijk	Station Amstel, Station RAI, Station Zuid, Amstelveen Noord, Amstelveen Centrum	6 to 8x per hour, weekend 6x per hour.
GVB	Bus	62	Amstelstation	Station Lelylaan	Station RAI, Amsterdam Zuid, Haarlemmermeer, Sloten	4x per hour. weekend 2 to 4x per hour.
GVB	Nightbus	354	Centraal Station	Amstelveen Waardhuizen	Leidseplein, Station RAI, Amsterdam Zuid, Amstelveen Centrum, Amstelveen Middenhoven	Nightbus. 1x per hour. Friday + Weekend 2x per hour.