Amsterdam Metro

The Amsterdam Metro (Dutch: Amsterdamse metro) is a rapid transit system serving Amsterdam, Netherlands, and extending to the surrounding municipalities of Diemen and Ouder-Amstel. Until 2019, it also served the municipality of Amstelveen, but this route was closed and converted into a tram line. The network is owned by the City of Amsterdam and operated by municipal public transport company Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf (GVB), which also operates trams, free ferries and local buses.

Amsterdam Metro
Europaplein metro station on Route 52
Overview
Native nameAmsterdamse metro
OwnerCity of Amsterdam
LocaleAmsterdam, Diemen, Ouder-Amstel
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines5
Number of stations39
Daily ridership247,397 (2018)
Annual ridership90.3 million (2018)
Websitegvb.nl/en
Operation
Began operation14 October 1977
Operator(s)Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf
Number of vehicles90
Technical
System length42.7 km (26.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail, 750 V DC
Top speed70 km/h (43 mph)

The metro system consists of five routes and serves 39 stations, with a total length of 42.7 kilometers (26.5 mi). Three routes start at Amsterdam Centraal: Route 53 and Route 54 connect the city centre with the suburban residential towns of Diemen, Duivendrecht and Amsterdam-Zuidoost (the city's southeastern borough), while Route 51 first runs south and then follows a circular route connecting the southern and western boroughs. Route 50 connects Zuidoost to the Amsterdam-West borough using a circular line, which it shares with Route 51. It is the only route that does not cross the city centre. A fifth route, Route 52, running from the Amsterdam-Noord (north) borough to Amsterdam-Zuid (south) via Amsterdam Centraal, came into operation on 21 July 2018. As opposed to the other routes, it runs mostly through bored tunnels and does not share tracks with any other route.

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