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The Amsterdam Tram (Dutch: Amsterdamse tram [ˌɑmstəɹˈdɑmsə tɾɛm]) is a tram network in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It dates back to 1875 and since 1943 has been operated by municipal public transport operator Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB), which also runs the Amsterdam Metro and the city bus and ferry services.
The Amsterdam tram line 24 was established on October 17, 1929, and operated the route from the Central Station via Damrak – Dam – Rokin – Vijzelstraat – Ferdinand Bolstraat – Ceintuurbaan – Roelof Hartstraat – Joh. M. Coenenstraat – Beethovenstraat – Stadionweg, where a loop was driven through Turnerstraat and Olympiaweg to a stand at Stadionplein .
In Amsterdam, Vervoerregio Amsterdam decided to use the R-net livery and logo on all metro trains but on only one tram line . The GVB blue-white livery is used on all other Amsterdam tram lines. [5] In the GVB's order for 72 15G trams from CAF, 25 trams have in R-net livery with the remainder in GVB livery. [6]
The tram line replaced metro line 51 (a.k.a. the Amstelveenlijn), a light rail line (sneltram) that ceased running south of Amsterdam Zuid station on 3 March 2019 to convert it for low-floor trams. Tram line 5 shares the stops with line 25 between Zuid station and Oranjebaan stations.
Amsterdam tram line 26, popularly known as the IJtram, is a tram line operating between Amsterdam Centraal station and the IJburg district in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. As of 2019 [update] , the IJtram was the busiest tram line in Amsterdam, [ 2 ] carrying 30,000 riders per day. [ 3 ]
After the end of the transport of goods on the last functioning part of the Haarlemmermeer railway lines, between Uithoorn and the Haarlemmermeer Station, in 1972, the idea a number of tram interested parties were given the idea of remodeling this line as an electric museum tram. [2] In 1975, the Amsterdam transport company gave GVB assistance ...
Amsterdam Lelylaan is a railway, metro, tram and bus station in west Amsterdam. It is served by trains of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen and metros of the GVB. The station opened on 1 June 1986. It is located on the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway, a few km south of Amsterdam Sloterdijk railway station.
In 2007, the GVB became a private corporation under the name GVB Activa B.V., wholly owned by the City of Amsterdam; previously, the GVB was part of the City Of Amsterdam. [4] Between 2006 and 2016, Stadsregio Amsterdam was the authority responsible for all public transport in the greater Amsterdam area; it granted a concession (contract) to ...