In July, we celebrated progress at the construction site of the new Multimodal Hub Schiphol (MHS). A few months have now passed and we are entering a new phase; the construction site has been officially transferred from Schiphol to ProRail.
In July, we celebrated progress at the construction site of the new Multimodal Hub Schiphol (MHS). A few months have now passed and we are entering a new phase; the construction site has been officially transferred from Schiphol to ProRail.
To ensure the site is transferred free of functions, all objects, paving, and underground infrastructure have been removed. This includes bus shelters and benches, as well as cables and pipes. Contractor BAM has been working extremely hard recently to carry out this preparatory work. ProRail will now start cutting three holes through the tunnel roof, each with a thickness of 1 to 1.5 metres. To facilitate the cutting in the tunnel, ProRail will place supports on the platform. After the cutting process, each hole will be fitted with a staircase, providing a direct connection between the train platform and the bus station. This connection will allow passengers to easily transfer from train to bus, and vice versa.
The construction site was transferred to ProRail a month earlier than planned. The project is now well ahead of schedule, thanks to the hard and efficient work of the joint project team between Schiphol and BAM. However, this progress would not have been possible without the constructive collaboration with Operations and the public transport operators. MHS's success lies in extensively informing and involving our local community and stakeholders. By involving everyone in all project phases, passengers experience minimal disruption from our construction work.
Construction began in the spring of 2024. We first cleared the bus station by relocating coaches, crew transport, and ordered-by-app (TOA) taxis. To keep the bus station accessible for regional buses during construction, we relocated half of all bus routes to temporary stops along lane D. This cleared the entire area where the new bus station will soon be built, allowing us to tackle the work in one go.