North/South Line underground stations,
Amsterdam
The
regional North/South underground line is to link Purmerend north of Amsterdam with Schiphol.
Phase one, the trajectory between the stations Amsterdam-Noord and
Amsterdam-Zuid WTC, requires laying tubes beneath the historic central area of
Amsterdam and erecting eight stations, three above ground and five below. The
path of the tunnel passes at times beneath the pile foundations of existing
buildings. It is for this reason that the tunnels are placed relatively far
underground. The shallow station concourse is constructed as a sunk square with
a glass awning. Daylight penetrates the reflecting walls and ceilings to a
great depth. The station entrances are kept as close together as possible, to
avoid having underground tunnels everywhere and to cleanly stitch the new line
into the fabric of the city. As for the Central Station area, the new
underground line is a major impetus for radically reorganizing this traffic
interchange and restructuring the station square.
Client
City
of Amsterdam
Architect
Benthem
Crouwel Architekten
Gross floor area
Ca.
10000 m²
per station
Start design
1996
Start construction
2003
Completion
2017
