On Sunday, 1 November, the existing station entrance will close and the new entrance, the Brittenpassage, will open around 200 metres away. The new passageway is wider and better lit than the existing one. It also has indoor bicycle parking and improved access to the new train and metro platforms. These improvements are welcome, but they will take a little getting used to. So we’ve put together all the practical information you need to help you plan your journey to and from Amsterdam Zuid station starting Sunday, 1 November 2026.
Walking routes
The new Brittenpassage is located near Parnassusweg, around a 200-metre walk from the existing passageway. If you’re standing outside the entrance on Gustav Mahlerplein, turn left into Arnold Schönberglaan. If you’re outside the entrance on Zuidplein, turn right into Eduard van Beinumstraat. Both the metro and train platforms can be reached from the passageway. The additional entrances on Parnassusweg provide access to the train platforms only.
Ticket gates
One new feature is that you can only enter the passageway through ticket gates, using a debit card, OV-pas or OV-chipkaart. Changing between metro and train at Amsterdam Zuid station? You’ll need to use the ticket gates in the passageway: check out of the metro and into the train, or vice versa. If you’re simply walking through the passageway from north to south or the other way around, you can check in and out at the NS ticket gates within 60 minutes, or at the GVB gates within 20 minutes, free of charge. The number of ticket gates has been designed to accommodate the growing number of passengers.
Bicycle parking
There are bicycle racks next to the new Amsterdam Zuid station entrance, both on the north side (Eduard van Beinumstraat) and the south side (Arnold Schönberglaan). There are also designated spaces for (electric) scooters and fatbikes. Cargo bikes and bicycles with crates are best parked in the Strawinskylaan and Mahlerplein bicycle parking facilities (see box below). The station plaza on the north side also provides access to a new indoor bicycle parking facility with 2,000 spaces. You can check in using an OV-pas, debit card or OV-chipkaart. The first 24 hours are free. From the bicycle parking facility, you can walk straight into the passageway.
Plenty of spaces available
You can also continue to use the three existing underground bicycle parking facilities at Zuidplein (1,400 spaces), Strawinskylaan (3,750 spaces) and Mahlerplein (3,200 spaces). In fact, we recommend doing so, as there are always spaces available, particularly at Strawinskylaan and Mahlerplein.
Bus
For the time being, the bus stops will remain in their familiar location on Strawinskylaan, around a 200-metre walk from the Brittenpassage entrance near Zuidplein. Buses to and from Amstelveen, Haarlem, Schiphol and Beverwijk will continue to serve these stops. The arrival and departure stops for several routes will change from 1 November. In mid-November, an additional bus stop will open on Parnassusweg, just south of the A10 Zuid, for buses arriving from De Boelelaan. GVB night bus N84 will also stop here. This new stop is much closer to the Brittenpassage than the stops on Strawinskylaan.
Tram
You can get off the tram for Amsterdam Zuid station at the Parnassusweg stop, which will be renamed Station Zuid from 1 November. The following tram lines stop and depart here: tram 5 (Amstelveen Stadshart – Westerpark), tram 6 (Amstelveen Westwijk) and tram 25 (Uithoorn Centrum – Muiderpoort – Flevopark). The Strawinskylaan tram stop will remain in use for tram lines 5 and 25. Please note, however, that from 1 November it will be around a 250-metre walk from this stop to the station if you’re changing to a train or metro.
New names for bus and tram stops
To make things clearer for public transport passengers, GVB will rename the bus and tram stops around Amsterdam Zuid station from 1 November: The tram stop on Parnassusweg (lines 5, 6 and 25) will become ‘Station Zuid’; The new bus stop on Parnassusweg (Connexxion regional buses) will become ‘Station Zuid’; The bus and tram stops on Strawinskylaan (lines 5, 25, 15 and 62, and regional buses) will become ‘Station Zuid WTC-zijde’.
Metro
The platforms for metro lines 50 (Isolatorweg – Gein), 51 (Isolatorweg) and 52 (Amsterdam Noord) have been relocated. From 1 November 2026, they will be in their new position above the Brittenpassage, with access from the passageway. For the time being, the North/South metro line (line 52) will continue to run at the same frequency, but the new platforms will be much less crowded. Passengers will get off at one platform, after which the metro will continue beyond Parnassusweg to turn around. Passengers waiting to board will be ready on the other platform. This means passengers getting on and off will no longer get in each other’s way.
The passageway
We expect at least as many passengers to use the Brittenpassage as the existing passageway. That’s why we won’t be installing benches or other seating areas just yet. This will ensure there’s enough room for everyone, including passengers changing between services, at busy times. The Brittenpassage will have an NS service desk, a GVB service desk, toilets and seven shops. NS will announce which shops will be opening at a later date. The two train platforms will each have access points on both sides of the passageway, each with two staircases, an escalator and a lift. The two metro platforms will each have one access point, with a staircase, escalator and lift.
Platforms
At a busy station like Amsterdam Zuid, there must always be enough room for passengers arriving, changing trains, waiting and departing. This means there will be less space for benches and enclosed glass waiting areas than you may be used to. One reason for the limited space is that the sections of the platforms above the passageway are largely made of glass. These allow plenty of natural light through but are less suitable for supporting heavy objects. Space is also needed for facilities such as waste bins, and there will be a kiosk on each train platform.
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