Sustainable investment in metro line infrastructure Schiphol

According to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, sustainable aviation starts on the ground. The airport was happy to announce the decision to extend Amsterdam’s North/South Line (Noord/Zuidlijn) to Schiphol, a joint investment in the accessibility of the Netherlands and the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area.

The airport calls the investment “a historic decision”. Extending the North/South Line (Noord/Zuidlijn) will create additional space for international train connections to and from Schiphol, among other things. It “will encourage sustainable connectivity at the regional, national and international levels”, said Robert Carsouw, Chief Financial Officer at Royal Schiphol Group.

The extension is a joint investment by the Dutch Transport Region, the Province of North Holland, the Municipality of Amsterdam, NS, KLM, ProRail, the Municipality of Haarlemmermeer, Schiphol Airport and the State.

Aviation.be reports that the extension of the metro line will bring space in the Schiphol tunnel. This space can be used by both national and international trains. Carsouw: “The latter is important so that the train can serve as an alternative to air travel on short distances. Moreover, it will reinforce Schiphol as a multimodal hub by bringing together public transport, cars and planes. This is good for the sustainable accessibility of the Netherlands.

Maarten Stienen, COO of KLM, commented: “More space in the Schiphol tunnel means that more international trains can stop at the airport. This is an important condition for the successful replacement of the aeroplane by the train at short distances.”