Wibautstraat is an underground metro station in the city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Served by metro lines 51, 53 and 54 of the Amsterdam Metro, the station was constructed with the cut-and-cover method. It was opened on 16 October 1977. The station consists of two station halls with two entrances each. The island platform is between the two halls. The station was renovated in 2010 and 2018. The five pieces of artwork inside the station created by a cartoonist refer to three major Dutch newspapers—de Volkskrant, Het Parool and Trouw—that had their offices at Wibautstraat and are considered to have cultural and historical value after the newspapers left the street to different locations. Layout The station was designed by two architects from the Government of Amsterdam: Ben Spangberg and . The station is located under the street which shares its name, next to a town square. There are two station halls below surface, with a island platform between them located below surface. It has two entrances for the northern hall and two for the southern hall, with only the northern ones having elevators. Entrances of station were kept as small as possible due to the protests. The track between Wibautstraat and Amstel station is long. after leaving Wibautstraat, the metros leave the tunnel and come above ground. History Construction and opening In a 1968 metro plan released by the information office of the municipality, the station was called Oosterparkstraat instead of Wibautstraat. Most underground areas of the Amsterdam Metro were constructed by using caissons. However, different from other stations, Wibautstraat station and the tunnels near it were constructed with the cut-and-cover method. The tunnel walls were created underground and immediately topped with a roof, allowing the roads above to be reconstructed again. This was done to relieve the busy traffic above the street. The soil below the roof was later excavated and the tunnel floor poured. A metro was first rolled into the underground tunnels on 25 January 1977. Prior to public opening, journalists and members of the municipality council were given a ride from Amsterdam Amstel to Weesperplein. The regular metro operations were tested with 100 personnel in September 1977. The metro line, including Wibautstraat, opened to the public on 16 October. Later developments A 2006 study on the fire safety of the Amsterdam Metro showed that in case of a fire at Wibautstraat, only 700 of the 1,700