We do not often open Zuidasdok work sites to the public. Our guided tours of the Brittenpassage on Saturday, 7 February and Saturday, 21 February were therefore fully booked in no time. You showed a great deal of curiosity: how wide will the passage be? Where exactly will the A10 tunnel run? When will Zuidasdok be completed? There could hardly have been a more fitting place to discuss these* and other questions than inside the Brittenpassage while it is still under construction. The photographs speak for themselves.
*The Brittenpassage will be 15 metres wide, excluding shops. The A10 tunnel will run underground directly in front of the entrance to the Brittenpassage. Zuidasdok is scheduled for completion by 2037.
The photographs used in this article were taken on Saturday, 21 February 2026. The photos from Saturday, 7 February can be viewed here.
Warming up
Despite the grey skies, there was a steady flow of visitors from 9.00 in the morning until 4.00 in the afternoon at our marquee near the entrance to the work site on Arnold Schönberglaan. In groups of twenty, and with a cup of hot chocolate in hand and an orange safety vest over your shoulders, you heard from our public information officers about the Brittenpassage and the regeneration of Amsterdam Zuid station.
Brittenpassage
After the introductory briefing, visitors walked approximately 100 metres to the main attraction: the Brittenpassage work site itself. There, experts such as designer Franklin Besseling explained specific elements of the design, including the small gap between the natural stone wall tiles: ‘The roof of the passenger tunnel can move slightly to absorb the forces from the railway tracks above. A so-called expansion joint prevents the natural stone from cracking.’ Franklin smiled: ‘It is very fun to explain the complexity of the construction by pointing to that single narrow gap in the stone.’
Stay informed
We regularly organise events such as this in the Brittenpassage, as well as site visits such as the major lifting operation at the De Nieuwe Meer junction at the end of last year. We encourage you to subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed. Through our Zuidas-Zuidasdok Information Centre, we also organise regular guided tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays about the development of Zuidas and Zuidasdok. All dates, times and themes can be found here.
Regeneration of Amsterdam Zuid station
Amsterdam Zuid station has reached its capacity. To accommodate the growing number of passengers, we are constructing an additional entrance: the Brittenpassage. It will be 15 metres wide and will include shops and bicycle parking facilities. Once the Brittenpassage opens – by 2027 at the latest – large-scale work will begin on the existing Minervapassage. This passenger tunnel will be widened from 12 to 40 metres, with shops and facilities on both sides. The regeneration of Amsterdam Zuid station is part of Zuidasdok.
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