Gondel tram stop

Tram stop in Amstelveen, Netherlands

Gondel

General information
Location| near Beneluxbaan and Gondel, Amstelveen
Netherlands
Coordinates| 52°17′4.2″N 4°51′33.5″E﻿ / ﻿52.284500°N 4.859306°E﻿ / 52.284500; 4.859306
History
Opened| 2 December 1990[1]
Closed| 3 March 2019[1]
Former services
| Preceding station  | Amsterdam Metro | Following station

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Marne

towards Centraal Station

|  | Line 51 |  | Meent

towards Westwijk

Location

Gondel

Location within metro van Amsterdam

Gondel was a metro station in Amstelveen on metro line 51, a hybrid metro/sneltram (light rail) route that used high-floor trams. The station closed on 3 March 2019 and was subsequently demolished. After closure, the metro line south of Amsterdam Zuid station, often called the Amstelveenlijn, was converted for low-floor trams. Today, there is no tram stop at the site. Since its opening in 9 December 2020, the trams of line 25 have been bypassing the site without stopping.[1][2][3]

In order to increase reliability and reduce travel time on the rebuilt line, five line 51 stations, including Gondel, were demolished instead of being rebuilt as stops for low-floor trams. The former metro station site is 350 metres (1,150 ft) from the rebuilt Meent tram stop and 800 metres (2,600 ft) from the Sportlaan tram stop. Gondel used to serve the Waardhuizen and Middenhoven residential areas.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Vosman, Quintus (5 March 2019). "Dutch start reconstruction of Amstelveen LRT" (pdf). International Rail Journal.
2. ^ "Vernieuwing Amstelveenlijn: waarom nodig en wat gaat er gebeuren?". Amstelveenlijn (in Dutch). 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
3. ^ "Meereizen met lijn 25 al mogelijk vanaf woensdag 9 december" (in Dutch). Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf. 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
4. ^ "Waarom komen haltes te vervallen?". Amstelveenlijn (in Dutch). 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 26 January 2021.