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Sixhaven metro station

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Metrotunnel Sixhaven
Metrotunnel Sixhaven

Sixhaven is a cancelled underground metro station in Amsterdam-Noord, Netherlands, located on the route of metro line 52 of the Amsterdam Metro. The station was postponed in 2003 due to high costs and low passenger expectancy. The section of the tunnel where the station was proposed was made larger to allow for the station to be constructed at a later date. Discussions of creating the station continued until 2021, when it was cancelled completely.

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Sixhaven metro station
Sixhavenweg, Amsterdam Noord

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Sixhaven

Sixhavenweg
1021 HG Amsterdam, Noord
North Holland, Netherlands
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