Europaplein metro station (Dutch: ''Station Europaplein'') is a station on the Route 52 (North–South Line) of the

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. It was opened on 22 July 2018. Europaplein is an underground station situated in the

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neighbourhood of

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(Amsterdam South). The station is expected to handle around 20,000 passengers and arrivals per day.

History

The station, designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects, is situated beneath the Europaplein in the

neighbourhood in front of the main entrance of the

Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, formerly Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre or simply RAI Amsterdam (Dutch pronunciation: , acronym for ''Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie''), is a complex of Conference hall, conference and Convention ...

. The station has two side platforms of 130 meters long and approximately 4.5 meters wide at its narrowest point, which widens to 8 meters at each platform end where the entrances are located. The station was the only one on the Noord/Zuid line built using cut-and-cover methods. At 8 meters below sea level, the platforms can be accessed by fixed staircases (in addition to up-only escalators, as well as lifts). The station has two entrances both in front of the convention centre, the northern entrance in front of the Europe Complex, and the southern entrance in front of the Holland Complex. The station is within walking distance of the Amsterdam RAI railway station which lies to the south. The artwork at platform level is a photo collage by artist Gerald van der Kaap. The collages span the length of the station and are featured on both platforms. The municipal government selected his work by special committee in May 2013.

Gallery

File:Bord metrostation Europaplein.jpg, Europaplein station sign, Noord-Zuid Line File:Perron metrostation Europaplein inclusief muren.jpg, Europaplein station during an open house, May 2018. File:Perron metrostation Europaplein inclusief spoor.jpg, Europaplein station during an open house, May 2018. File:20180120 EPP03.jpg, Platforms looking southward, January 2018. File:20180120 EPP05.jpg, Northbound platform, January 2018. File:20180120 EPP14.jpg, Northbound platform, January 2018. File:20150613 Europaplein04.JPG, Northbound platform, January 2018. File:20150613 Europaplein01.JPG, Southern ticket hall nearing completion phase, June 2015. File:20150613 Europaplein02.JPG, Southern ticket hall looking near the lifts and stairways toward the platforms, June 2015 File:20150613 Europaplein03.JPG, Southern end of platforms showing lifts and stairways to ticket hall, June 2015. File:20150613 Europaplein05.JPG, Side platforms looking southward nearing completion, June 2015. File:2011-02-24 Europaplein01.jpg, Europaplein station box, February 2011. File:StationEuropaplein2009.JPG, Europaplein station box, June 2009.

References

External links

GVB website

Foto's van Station Europaplein in de Beeldbank van het Stadsarchief Amsterdam

North-South Line project site
{{Amsterdam Metro Line 52 navbox Amsterdam Metro stations Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 2018