Standing Mast Route (from Aalsmeer to Amsterdam) (Amsterdam Night Convoy)
One of our first challenge is to bring Ada from Aalsmeer to Amsterdam Marina. I was preparing for some time and here is some findings.
Some links about standing mast route and my planned route at the bottom
Main challenge with this passage is bridge opening hours, on this page, all informations like opening hours, phone numbers, VHF channels etc. can be found.
https://vaarweginformatie.nl/fdd/main/infra/vin?tabIndex=1
It’s very important to check it in front as from time to time waternet or NS do maintenance on the bridges and locks and they can be closed for all night or even for days.
We’ll start from marina and planing to be at the first bridge(Aalsmeerderbrug) at 17:00. Actually It doesn’t matter too much as it works until 23:00 but after 3 bridge, we’ll be at Schipholbrug and it works between 20:00–21:00. And then Schinkelbrug opens at 23:54 first. As I understand after this night convoy starts and goes until Singelgrachtspoorbruggen, it opens at 02:26h
In my case, I’ll start from Aalsmeer and my route consist of X bridges and X locks;
From 01–04 until & incl. 31–10:
- Aalsmeerderbrug: 0297–324548, VHF18
working days, 05:00h — 23:00h
- Bosrandbrug: 020–6572462, VHF22
working days, 05:00h — 23:00h
- Schipholdraaibrug(before A9 bridge): 020–6413864, VHF22
working days, 05:00h — 23:00h
- Schipholbrug (A9):020–6041540, VHF22
working days; 05:00h — 06:30h
working days; 12:30h — 13:30h
working days; 20:00h — 21:00h
- (lake)
- Schinkelbrug (bridges)(A10) (After Lake) 020–6155115 (Consists of a couple of bridges, opening hours follow each other)
working days; 23:54h — 23:59h
working days; 00:19h — 00:25h
working days; 00:34h — 00:44h
working days; 00:49h — 00:55h
working days; 01:00h — 01:10h
working days; 01:15h — 01:25h
working days; 04:00h — 04:15h
working days; 04:30h — 04:45h
working days; 05:00h — 05:15h
working days; 05:48h — 05:54h
- Nieuwe Meerschutsluis (Lock), 020–6155115 / 020–4080521 VHF22
always
- Zeilstraatbrug (Hoofdorp) VHF22
working days; 00:00h — 07:00h
working days; 09:00h — 16:00h
working days; 18:00h — 23:59h
- Theophile de Bockbrug (Vondelpark)
- Overtoomsesluis
- Kinkerbrug
- Wiegbrug (? Rozengracht)
- Beltbrug
- Van Hallbrug
- Kattenslootbrug (Nassaukade)
- Willemsbrug (Haarlemmerstraat)
- Singelgrachtspoorbruggen (spoorbrug Westerkanaal) (main railway bridge)
every day except holidays; 02:26h — 02:38h
every day except holidays; 02:56h — 03:08h
every day except holidays; 03:14h — 03:30h
every day except holidays; 04:14h — 04:30h
- Westerkeersluisbrug (last bridge)
working days; 00:00h — 07:00h
working days; 07:00h — 07:15h
working days; 09:00h — 16:00h
working days; 18:00h — 23:59h
Links;
https://grachten.waternet.nl/praktische-info/staande-mastroute/
http://www.varendoejesamen.nl/storage/app/media/voorbereiding/Staande-Mast-Route-2014-EN.pdf
https://staticresources.rijkswaterstaat.nl/binaries/staande%20mast%20route%202014_tcm21-22402.pdf
This is my planned route;
