Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf
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The Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB) (municipal transport company) of Amsterdam operates
- 3 metro lines, partly elevated, no level crossings.
- a light rail line (sneltram = fast tram) to the neighboring town Amstelveen, partly using metro tracks, partly on the street with its own lanes, but with level crossings (Route 51).
- 17 tram lines, on the street, partly mixed with all other traffic, partly on lanes shared with buses and taxis, and partly on separate lanes.
- many bus lines; bus traffic is often mixed with other traffic, but sometimes on lanes shared with trams and taxis or lanes for buses only.
- Several ferries across the IJ; at least one is frequent, operating 24 hours a day, free of charge.
A new metro line, North/South Line is under construction and is set to open 31 May.
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[edit] Metro
(standard gauge (1.435 m))
- Amsterdam, Diemen, Ouder-Amstel
[edit] Network
[edit] Line 50 (green)
| Line 50: Isolatorweg - Gein | |
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Isolatorweg - Sloterdijk NS - De Vlugtlaan - Van Galenstraat - Postjesweg - Lelylaan NS - Heemstedestraat - Sneevlietweg - Amstelveenseweg - Zuid NS - RAI NS - Overamstel - Van der Madeweg - Duivendrecht NS - Strandvliet - Bijlmer ArenA NS - Bullewijk - Holendrecht - Reigersbos - Gein |
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[edit] Line 51 (orange)
| Line 51: Centraal Station - Amstelveen - Westwijk | |
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Centraal Station - Nieuwmarkt - Waterlooplein - Weesperplein - Wibautstraat - Amstelstation NS - Spaklerweg - Overamstel - RAI NS - Zuid - De Boelelaan/Vrije Universiteit - A.J. Ernststraat - Van Boshuizenstraat - Uilenstede - Kronenburg - Zonnestein - Onderuit - Oranjebaan - Amstelveen Centrum - Ouderkerkerlaan - Sportlaan - Marne - Gondel - Meent - Brink - Poortwachter - Spinnerij - Sacharovlaan - Westwijk |
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[edit] Line 52 (blue, under construction)
| Future line 52 (North/South Line): Buikslotermeerplein – Zuid NS | |
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Buikslotermeerplein - Van Hasseltweg - Centraal Station - Rokin - Vijzelgracht - Ceintuurbaan - RAI NS / Europaplein - Zuid NS |
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[edit] Line 53 (red)
| Line 53: Centraal Station - Gaasperplas | |
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Centraal Station - Nieuwmarkt - Waterlooplein - Weesperplein - Wibautstraat - Amstelstation NS - Spaklerweg - Van der Madeweg - Venserpolder - Diemen Zuid NS - Verrijn Stuartweg - Ganzenhoef - Kraaiennest - Gaasperplas |
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[edit] Line 54 (yellow)
| Line 54: Centraal Station - Gein | |
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Centraal Station - Nieuwmarkt - Waterlooplein - Weesperplein - Wibautstraat - Amstelstation NS - Spaklerweg - Van der Madeweg - Duivendrecht NS - Strandvliet - Bijlmer ArenA NS - Bullewijk - Holendrecht - Reigersbos - Gein |
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[edit] Tram/light rail
(standard gauge (1.435 m))
- Amsterdam, Diemen, Amstelveen
- power 600 volt DC
- the line to Amstelveen partly runs on metro track, therefore the light rail vehicles on this line are capable of using 600 volt DC as well as 750 volt DC
- tram lines
- 1 Amsterdam Centraal (Centraal Station or CS) - Osdorp De Aker
- 2 CS - Nieuw Sloten
- 3 Zoutkeetsgracht - Muiderpoort station
- 4 CS - Rai NS
- 5 CS - Amstelveen Binnenhof
- 7 Slotermeer - Leidseplein - Flevopark
- 9 CS - Diemen Sniep
- 10 Van Hallstraat - Azartplein
- 12 Amstel station - Station Sloterdijk
- 13 CS - Geuzenveld Lambertus Zijlplein
- 14 Slotermeer - Dam - Flevopark
- 16 CS - Free University Medical Center (Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum or VUMC)
- 17 CS - Osdorp Dijkgraafplein
- 24 CS - VUMC
- 25 Passenger Terminal - CS - Pres. Kennedylaan
- 26 CS - IJburg
Line 6 (Plantage Parklaan - Leidseplein - VUMC) was discontinued in 2006.
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- Recent Projects:
- IJ-line (26) (opened in May 2005)
- Cargo tram (pilot from January 2007)
- 155 new Combino trams from Siemens AG Verkehrstechnik, built in 2002-200]
- Recent Projects:
[edit] Ticketing
The Amsterdam public transport network falls under the National Tariff System of the Netherlands, although the GVB does offer a few of their own tickets, notably the 24- 48- and 72- hour tickets.
[edit] External links
