Diemen Zuid station

Diemen Zuid
Metro Amsterdam platform
Location	Diemen, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°19′49″N 4°57′23″E / 52.33028°N 4.95639°ECoordinates: 52°19′49″N 4°57′23″E / 52.33028°N 4.95639°E
Line(s)	Weesp–Leiden railway
Other information
Station code	Dmnz
History
Opened	23 May 1993
Services
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Duivendrecht toward Leiden Centraal NS Sprinter 4300 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only Weesp toward Almere Oostvaarders Duivendrecht toward Hoofddorp NS Sprinter 4300 2x/hour; Not on weekdays rush hours Duivendrecht toward Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5700 2x/hour Weesp toward Utrecht Centraal Preceding station   Amsterdam Metro   Following station Venserpolder toward  Centraal Station Line 53 Verrijn Stuartweg toward  Gaasperplas
Location
Diemen Zuid Location in the northern Randstad

Diemen Zuid (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdimən zœyt]; abbreviation: Dmnz) is a railway station is located in Diemen, a city to the southeast of Amsterdam. The railway station is served by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) 'heavy rail' services as well as Line 53 of the Amsterdam Metro.^[1]

The station was first used as only a metro station operated by GVB in 1977. This was one of the original metro line's in Amsterdam and is route 53 Centraal Station to Gaasperplas. In 1993, the Nederlandse Spoorwegen railway station opened at Diemen Zuid. This was as part of the Zuidelijke tak (South section) of the Ringspoorbaan in Amsterdam — this is the present-day line between Schiphol and Weesp.

Services

Trains

The following services currently call at Diemen Zuid:

• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Schiphol – Duivendrecht – Almere Oostvaarders
• 2x per hour local service (stoptrein) Utrecht – Hilversum – Schiphol – Leiden – Leiden – The Hague

Metros

The station is on the 53 metro line operated by Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf.

Buses

The bus lines are operated by Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf. Line 44 (Monday–Sunday) and 46 (Monday–Saturday) are day services. Line 357 (Friday–Sunday) is a night service.

• Line 44: Station Bijlmer ArenA – Bijlmermeer – Station Diemen Zuid – Diemen Sniep – Station Diemen – Diemen Noord
• Line 46: Buikslotermeerplein – Nieuwendam – A10 – Diemen Sniep – Station Diemen Zuid – Duivendrecht, Station Duivendrecht – Station Bijlmer ArenA – Bullewijk – Holendrecht, AMC Hospital
• Line 357: Centraal Station – Rembrandtplein – Station Diemen – Diemen – Station Diemen Zuid – Ganzenhoef – Kraaiennest – Gaasperplas

See also

• List of railway stations in Amsterdam

References

1. "Amsterdam Metro". urbanrail.net. Retrieved 2012-06-28.

External links

• (Dutch) Station Diemen Zuid, train schedules and station facilities