please, hold the mouse on the logo | Amsterdam [lrt-tram] Country: Netherlands
Line: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 5, Line 7, Line 8, Line 9, Line 10, Line 12, Line 13, Line 14, Line 16, Line 17, Line 24, Line 26
Inhabitants: City 830000, District 1600000
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DESCRIPTION Amsterdam transit network combines tram, LRT and metro lines. The first tram line opened in 1875 (horse tram) and was totally electrified in 1916. Nowadays tram network consists in 16 lines, along 3 main axis (from the railway station towards southern, western and eastern directions), plus a Circle Line passing as well through the station.
The most recent line is the so-called L26 or IJTram opened in 2005; this express tram line (LRT) connects the Central Railway Station to the new city expansion of IJburg (which consists in 7 islands close to the arbour and connected each other). Line 26 left the Central Station, prosecutes ground level for a short section, then goes underground for 2 km, before surfacing in the harbour area and reaching the westernmost islands of IJburg over EnneYs-Heerma bridge.
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HISTORYdate | section name | line | | 1875 | initial horse tram opening | -- | 1910 | network extension | -- | 1913 | network extension | -- | 1916 | network extension; electrification completed | -- | 1921 | network extension | -- | 1922 | network extension | -- | 1928 | network extension | -- | 1929 | network extension | -- | 1930 | network extension | -- | 1931 | network maximum extension: 25 lines | -- | 1950 | route closures due to substitutive bus service introduction Bos en Lommerplein extension | -- | 1954 | Slotermeer extension | -- | 1962 | Osdorp extension | -- | 1974 | Geuzenveld extension | -- | 1975 | Slotervaart-Zuid extension | -- | 1978 | Station Zuid extension | -- | 1980 | Flevopark extension | -- | 1981 | Station RAI extension | -- | 1982 | Station Sloterdijk extension | -- | 1989 | Bos en Lommer/Slotermeer extension | -- | 1991 | Nieuw Sloten extension | -- | 2001 | De Aker extension | -- | 2004 | Java-eiland | Azartplein | 30-05-2005 | L26 | IJTram | 2006 | VU Medisch Centrum extension | -- | 2013 | L25 | Centraal Station-President Kennedylaan Rivierenbuurt | 2015 | L24 | Centraal Station-VU Medisch Centrum |
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| TECHNICAL DATA Single line length (Km) --
Single line stops --
Single line avg. distance (km) --
Total track length (km) 213
Total network stops ~300
Avg. stop net distance (km) 0.7
Type steel wheels
Current/Voltage 600 V DC overhead
Type of guide/gauge standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Vehicles builder LHB,BN,SIEMENS
Model Type 9G,Type 10G,Type 11G,Type 12G,Combino
Operator GVB
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