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12-537: Opened in 1961, the RAI welcomed its 75 millionth visitor in February 2001. Up to 2 million people visit the RAI every year. Some 50 international conferences and 70 trade shows are held at the RAI annually. The complex consists of 22 conference rooms and 11 multi-functional halls and has a total floor space of 112,200 m. The largest and oldest hall, Europahal RAI , has capacity for 12,900 people. The complex also includes

24-460: A musical and concert theatre and underground parking space for over 4,000 cars. The convention centre gives its name to the nearby Amsterdam RAI railway station . The origins of the RAI complex can be traced back to 1893, when the trade association RI ( Rijwiel-Industrie , Dutch for "Bicycle Industry") was founded by several bicycle manufacturers. The first bicycle trade show of the RI was held in 1895 at

36-662: Is by architect Rob Steenhuis. In 2012, an expansion of the station from 2 to 4 tracks was commenced. These works were completed in August 2016. The station is named after the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre building. As of 11 December 2016 , the following train services call at this station: During some conferences at the RAI, Intercity services stop here too. GVB operates all Amsterdam city services and Metro lines 50 and 51 stop at Amsterdam RAI metro station which runs parallel with

48-556: The A10 Amsterdam ring road. It is also a metro station at which GVB runs two lines. The station takes its name from the nearby RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre . The original station opened in 1981 when it was a terminus station, with just one platform and the station had no signals . It was then possible to walk straight onto the GVB tramway line 4 (with Amsterdam Central Station as terminus) without changing platforms. In 1988

60-594: The Paleis voor Volksvlijt ("Palace of Industry") building in Amsterdam. In 1900, the RI changed its name to RAI ( Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie ) because many of its members had started manufacturing automobiles in addition to bicycles. In 1922 the RAI occupied an exhibition hall of its own on the Ferdinand Bolstraat in Amsterdam. This building, the "old RAI", was demolished in 1975 and replaced by

72-511: The NS railway. GVB operates one tram service to Amsterdam RAI. This service is operated by GVB. This service is operated by Transdev This article about a Dutch railway station is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dutch railway services Dutch railway services is an index page of all the rail services operated in the Netherlands . Railway services in

84-516: The Netherlands are operated by the following (see also rail transport operators in the Netherlands ): In the Netherlands there are three types of domestic train services on the main lines, these are: Private operators running on regional lines use other brands: The 'Sneltrein' and 'Stoptrein' services used to be operated on the main lines as well. Since 2007 both services were being phased out. As of December 2011, all 'Sneltrein' services on

96-401: The RAI. Parts of the film Trafic (1971) by Jacques Tati were shot at the RAI during the 1970 car show. [REDACTED] Media related to Amsterdam RAI at Wikimedia Commons Amsterdam RAI railway station Amsterdam RAI ( Dutch : Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie ) is a railway station situated in southern Amsterdam , Netherlands. It is located between the two directions of

108-441: The center's first hotel was opened. Europahal RAI was declared a  Rijksmonument  in 2015 together with the advertising pillar in front of it. The RAI trade association still owns 75% of the complex, with the remainder in the hands of the municipality of Amsterdam. Trade shows and other events held annually at the RAI include: In addition, the 1969 Grand Gala du Disque and 1970 Eurovision Song Contest were held at

120-558: The current building complex on Europaplein square, which was opened by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands on February 2, 1961. Vesthallen was completed in 1963, and a separate conference center followed in 1965. Since then, the center has continued to grow with several new halls and meeting rooms. The RAI completed the construction of a 47 metres tall expansion named Elicium in 2009, serving as Europe’s largest conference center. A multi-purpose building, Amtrium , opened in 2015, and an underground car park followed in 2016. In January 2020,

132-451: The main lines had been replaced by either 'Intercity' services or 'Sprinter' services. Meanwhile, all 'Stoptrein' services on the main lines had been rebranded into 'Sprinter' services. International (high speed) services to countries such as Belgium, France and Germany are mostly operated by NS International and Thalys, although other operators have international services as well, such as Deutsche Bahn and Belgian Railway services. Below

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144-399: The tram terminus moved to street level below the station. This was due to the building of Amsterdam Metro line 51 next to the railway station. This line began operating in 1990. The roof of the railway station was built in 1997. The new station was built in 1991 and Amsterdam RAI became an island platform station and then in 1993 the line was extended towards Weesp. The design of the station

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