Amsterdam Bijlmer arenA station

The old Amsterdam Bijlmer station was built in the early seventies and has two metro lines and two railway lines. As a result of the track doubling between Amsterdam and Utrecht, an additional four railway tracks need to be accommodated at this station. The capacity of the old station will then no longer be adequate to deal with the increasing number of passengers. The character of the new station needs to encompass the style and ambitions of the ArenA area in Amsterdam Zuidoost. This has been realized by combining a specific design with the most suitable materials and by integrating different functions. A prerequisite for the design is that the station has to be constructed while the trains continue to run and the passengers must be able to reach the trains in safety and with a minimum of inconvenience. As a result, it was decided to maximise the size of the prefab elements and minimize auxiliary structures for both the concrete and the steel structures.