Amsterdam Zuid station will have no train services at all this Saturday and Sunday, February 28 and March 1, as ProRail carries out signal works at one of Amsterdam’s busiest rail hubs.
It’s the latest in a string of planned closures across Amsterdam’s network. With ProRail running over 400 rail projects in 2026, this kind of disruption is very much part of the new normal.
Plan in extra time — but don’t panic, the metro’s got you covered.
What you actually need to know
No trains will stop at or depart from Amsterdam Zuid on Saturday, February 28, or Sunday, March 1. The closure covers the full weekend — not just peak hours.
But fret not! The metro is still running, so your access to the station isn’t completely cut off.
ProRail recommends planning your journey in advance via the NS travel planner and factoring in extra travel time wherever Amsterdam Zuid would normally feature in your route.
Why is this happening?
The works are part of the long-running Zuidasdok project, a major redevelopment of Amsterdam Zuid led jointly by ProRail, the gemeente (municipality) Amsterdam, and Rijkswaterstaat.
The station is being completely reimagined for a future surge in passenger numbers.
The station currently handles around 80,000 travellers per day. By 2030, that figure is projected to triple to 250,000, driven by growth along the Schiphol–Amsterdam–Almere–Lelystad corridor and the continued impact of the Noord/Zuidlijn metro that opened in 2018.
Plus, as ProRail states, managing international travel in Amsterdam will help trains “offer a clean alternative to air travel within Europe.”
The bottom line? More and more train travellers, both international and domestic, are moving through the city, and Amsterdam needs to adjust.
The biggest changes
This weekend, engineers are adjusting the signals so that from Monday, trains can stop and depart roughly 100 metres further west than they currently do — closer to the Parnassusweg.
In addition, to accommodate the growth in travellers, the station is gaining a second entrance.
The existing Minervapassage is being widened from around 12 to 40 metres, and a brand new passage — the Brittenpassage — is expected to open by 2027, sitting around 200 metres west of the current entrance.
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A third train platform is also in the works, intended to shift international rail services away from Amsterdam Centraal and into Amsterdam Zuid.
The idea is to position the station as a genuine hub for European train travel — a greener alternative to short-haul flights across the continent.
ProRail is also using the closure to advance work on a future pedestrian and cycling tunnel called the Vivaldipassage, which will eventually link the Antonio Vivaldistraat to the Beatrixpark.
Whew, that’s a lot of changes. Let’s hope they’re all for the better!
Travelling through Amsterdam Zuid this weekend? Drop your alternative route in the comments — you might just save a fellow commuter some headaches.
