Amsterdam 2019

The system after the discontinuation of metro line 51 between Station Zuid on 3 March 2019, and the reopening of tram line 5 on 26 Aug. 2019.

VIDEOS


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

Above: YouTube^CA video - Trams in Amsterdam, Netherlands - Length: 6:56 mins.	Above: YouTube^CA video - The Metro System of Amsterdam, Netherlands 2017 - Length: 15:44 mins.	Above: YouTube^CA video - Hybrid Metro/Tram in Amsterdam, Netherlands - Sneltramlijn #51: 2017 - Length: 7:49 mins.

PHOTOS

MAPS

Amsterdam 2019 tram map

INSET: CENTRAL AMSTERDAM

Amsterdam 2019 downtown tram map

ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS

FBS	Ferdinand Bolstraat	VBS	Van Baerlestraat
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.

ROUTES

Operator: Gemeentevervoerbedrijf (GVB)

URBAN TRAM ROUTES

1	Muiderpoortstation - Wijttenbachstraat - Oosterpark - 's-Gravesandeplein - Sarphatistraat - Weteringschans - - Leidseplein - Overtoom - Surinameplein - Cornelius Lelylaan - Pieter Calandlaan - Osdorp (De Aker)
2	Centraal Station – Voorburgwal - Paleis - Spuistraat - Spui - Leidsestraat - Leidseplein - Rijksmuseum - Constantijn Huygensstraat - Willemsparkweg - Hoofddorpplein - Heemstedestraat - Bocholstraat - Nieuw Sloten
3	Zoutkeetsgracht - Marnixstraat - Frederik Hendrikplantsoen - Bilderdijkstraat - Constantijn Huygensstraat – Van Baerlestraat - Ceintuurbaan – 's-Gravesandeplein - Oosterpark - Wijttenbachstraat - Muiderpoortstation - Insulindeweg - Flevopark
4	Centraal Station – Damrak - Dam - Rokin - Muntplein - Rembrandtplein - Utrechtsestraat – Frederiksplein - Van Woustraat - Rooseveltlaan - Europaplein - Station RAI
5	Van Hallstraat - Nassaukade - Marnixstraat - Leidseplein - Rijksmuseum - Van Baerlestraat - Beethovenstraat - Station Zuid - Amstelveen Binnenhof [Between Station Zuid - Amstelveen operated like a light rail line]
(6)	Station Zuid - Amstelveen Binnenhof [Operated like a light rail line; Weekdays rush hours only]
7	Sloterpark – Slotermeer - Bos en Lommerweg - Admiraal de Ruijterweg - Jan Evertsenstraat - Mercatorplein - Hoofdweg - Kinkerstraat - Marnixstraat - Leidseplein - Weteringschans - Frederiksplein - Sarphatistraat - Alexanderplein - Czaar Peterstraat - Azartplein
11	Centraal Station – Voorburgwal - Paleis - Spuistraat - Spui - Leidsestraat - Leidseplein - Overtoom - Surinameplein [Limited service: afternoons & early evenings only]
12	Centraal Station – Voorburgwal - Paleis - Spuistraat - Spui - Leidsestraat - Leidseplein - Rijksmuseum - Van Baerlestraat - Ceintuurbaan – De Pijp - Ferdinand Bolstraat - Churchillaan - Vrijheidslaan - Amstelstation
13	Centraal Station - Voorburgwal - Paleis - Rozengracht – De Clercqstraat - Jan Evertsenstraat - Mercatorplein - Jan Evertsenstraat - Burg. Röellstraat - Geuzenveld
14	Centraal Station – Damrak - Dam - Rokin – Muntplein - Rembrandtplein - Waterlooplein - Plantage – Alexanderplein - Mauritskade - Zeeburgerdijk - Javaplein - Insulindeweg - Flevopark
17	Centraal Station – Voorburgwal - Paleis - Rozengracht – Marnixstraat - Kinkerstraat – Hoofdweg - Surinameplein - Cornelius Lelylaan - Osdorpplein - Tussenmeer - Osdorp (Dijkgraafplein)
19	Station Sloterdijk - Admiraal de Ruijterweg - De Clercqstraat - Marnixstraat - Leidseplein - Weteringschans - Frederiksplein - Sarphatistraat - Alexanderplein - Linnaeusstraat - Middenweg - Diemen
24	Centraal Station – Damrak - Dam - Rokin - Muntplein - Vijzelstraat - De Pijp - Ceintuurbaan - Beethovenstraat - Stadionweg - Stadionplein - VU Medisch Centrum - De Boelelaan
26	Centraal Station – Piet Heinkade - Piet Heintunnel - IJburglaan - IJburg

METRO ROUTES

50	Isolatorweg - Station Sloterdijk - Station Lelylaan - Station Zuid - Station RAI - Van der Madeweg - Bijlmer - Gein
51	Centraal Station - Nieuwmarkt - Waterlooplein - Weesperplein - Amstelstation – Station RAI - Station Zuid - Station Lelylaan - Station Sloterdijk - Isolatorweg
52	Noord - Noorderpark - Centraal Station - Rokin - De Pijp - Europaplein - Station Zuid
53	Centraal Station - Nieuwmarkt - Waterlooplein - Weesperplein - Amstelstation – Van der Madeweg - Diemen Zuid - Gaasperplas
54	Centraal Station - Nieuwmarkt - Waterlooplein - Weesperplein - Amstelstation – Van der Madeweg - Bijlmer - Gein

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

Urban trams: ca. 95 km.
Metro + Light rail: 52.2 km

HISTORY

Urban trams: (horse-drawn) 3 June 1875 - 6 Aug. 1916; (electric) 14 Aug. 1900 - today.
LRT: 1 Dec. 1990 - today.
Metro: 16 Oct. 1977 - today.
Interurban trams (NZH):
- Amsterdam - Het Schouw - Monnickendam - Purmerend: 22 June 1894 - 22 June 1932 (steam), 23 June 1932 - 14 May 1949 (electric).
- Amsterdam - Het Schouw - Edam: 13 Dec. 1888 - 30 Nov. 1932 (steam), 1 Dec. 1932 - 30 Sept. 1956 (electric; extended to Volendam)
- Amsterdam - Haarlem - Zandvoort: 6 Oct. 1904 - 31 Aug. 1957.
- Amsterdam - Haarlem - Zandvoort: 6 Oct. 1904 - 31 Aug. 1957.
- Amsterdam Weesperpoort - Diemen - Muiden - Muiderberg - Naarden - Laren (GoTM): 22 July 1881 - 15 Jan. 1932 (steam), 16 Jan. 1932 - 12 Feb. 1940 (Murderberg - Laren ceased to operate on 14 Oct. 1939) (petrol engines).

GAUGE

Horse.drawn trams: 1422 mm.
Urban trams: 1435 mm.
Metro/LRT: 1435 mm.
Interurban trams (NZH): 1000 mm.
Interurban trams (GoTM): 1435 mm.

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

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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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AMSTERDAM

NEDERLAND – THE NETHERLANDS

26 Aug. 2019

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