Sacharovlaan is a tram stop within the city of
Amstelveen,
Netherlands. The stop lies along tram line 25, which was dubbed the
Amsteltram
Amsterdam tram line 25, also known as the Amsteltram, is a tram line between Amsterdam Zuid station in Amsterdam and Westwijk in Amstelveen. It officially opened on 13 December 2020 (unofficially 4 days earlier on 9 December). Work is underway to ...
before it received its line number. It opened officially on 13 December 2020, unofficially 4 days earlier on 9 December.
The tram stop serves the Legmeer business district.
Sacharovlaan was earlier a stop for metro line 51, a hybrid metro/''sneltram'' (light rail) service, that opened to Sacharovlaan and Westwijk in 2004. Like a metro, the ''sneltram'' used high-level platforms. Metro service south of
Amsterdam Zuid station was closed in 2019 to lower platforms to accommodate the new low-floor trams for line 25.
References
External links
GVB website{{in lang, nl
Tram stops in Amsterdam
Disused Amsterdam Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 2004