THE GS TRAM SITE

AMSTERDAM

NEDERLAND – THE NETHERLANDS

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1 July 1970

VIDEOS

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Above: YouTubeCA video - 1973: Amsterdam en zijn trams - oude filmbeelden - Length: 2:50 mins. Above: YouTubeCA video - 1990's Amsterdam Trams 5 - Length: 12:30 mins. Above: YouTubeCA video - 1990s Amsterdam Trams & Cyclists - Length: 7:56 mins.

PHOTOS

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MAPS

Amsterdam 1970 tram map

INSET: CENTRAL AMSTERDAM

Amsterdam 1970 downtown tram map

ABBREVIATIONS ON THIS MAP

ACS Albert Cuypstraat SHK Stadhouderskade
FHP Frederik Hendrikplantsoen      


I created the above maps by overlaying OpenStreetMap (OSM) maps with my own data. Copyright on the OSM maps is © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under a CC-BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 licence).

Please note that the OSM maps used as templates for these maps correspond to the situation at the time the maps were downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, they may show bridges and highways that were built later.


TRAM ROUTES

Operator: Gemeentevervoerbedrijf (GVB)

  1 Centraal Station – Voorburgwal - Paleis - Spui - Leidsestraat - Leidseplein - Stadhouderskade - Overtoom - Amstelveenseweg - Stadionplein
  2 Centraal Station – Voorburgwal - Paleis - Spui - Leidsestraat - Leidseplein - Stadhouderskade - Overtoom - Constantijn Huygensstraat - Willemsparkweg - Hoofddorpplein
  3 Zoutkeetsgracht - Marnixstraat - Frederik Hendrikplantsoen - Bilderdijkstraat - Constantijn Huygensstraat – Ceintuurbaan – Oosterpark - Wijttenbachstraat - Stat. Muiderpoort
  4 Centraal Station – Damrak - Dam - Rokin - Utrechtsestraat – Frederiksplein - Van Woustraat - Rooseveltlaan - Europaplein
  7 Mercatorplein - Jan Evertsenstraat - Witte de Withstraat - Kinkerstraat - Marnixstraat - Leidseplein - Weteringschans - Frederiksplein - Van Woustraat - Ceintuurbaan - Wibaustraat - Amstelstation
  9 Centraal Station – Damrak - Dam - Rokin – Waterlooplein - Plantage – Alexanderplein - Linnaeusstraat - Middenweg - Ajaxstadion
10 Van Hallstraat - Nassaukade - Marnixstraat - Leidseplein - Weteringschans – Frederiksplein - Sarphatistraat – Roeterstraat - Plantage - Alexanderplein - Mauritskade - Zeeburgerdijk - Javaplein - Molukkenstraat
13 Centraal Station - Voorburgwal - Paleis - Rozengracht – De Clercqstraat - Jan Evertsenstraat - Mercatorplein - Hoofdweg - Bos en Lommerplein - Slotermeer - Sloterplas
16 Centraal Station – Damrak - Dam - Rokin - Muntplein - Vijzelstraat - Albert Cuypstraat - De Lairessestraat - Station Haarlemmeer
17 Centraal Station – Voorburgwal - Paleis - Rozengracht – Marnixstraat - Kinkerstraat – Hoofdweg - Surinameplein - Cornelius Lelylaan - Tussenmeer - Osdorp
24 Centraal Station – Damrak - Dam - Rokin - Muntplein - Vijzelstraat - Ceintuurbaan - Beethovenstraat - Stadionweg - Olympiaweg
25 Centraal Station – Damrak - Dam - Rokin - Muntplein - Vijzelstraat - Churchillaan - Rijnstraat - Pres. Kennedylaan
27 Centraal Station – Voorburgwal - Paleis - Rozengracht – Marnixstraat - Kinkerstraat – Hoofdweg - Surinameplein [Monday-Friday rush-hour service only]

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH



HISTORY

GAUGE

TRAM PRESERVATION

The Electrische Museumtramlijn Amsterdam, started in 1975, runs old trams (from Amsterdam and elsewhere) along a 7-km track starting at Haarlemmermeerstation.


SOURCES

PRINT

WIKIS

WEB SITES

Thanks to Prof. Maurits van Witsen from the Netherlands (and of the web site lightrail.nl) for the large amount of historical information on the Amsterdam system he furnished me through personal communication.

Thanks to Peter Zondag (from Utrecht, The Netherlands) for information obtained through personal communication.


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