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Marnixstraat is a main street in Amsterdam. A large bus depot and the main police station are located on the street. [2] Martelaarsgracht; N. Nes (Amsterdam)
Leidseplein (English: Leiden Square) is a square in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the Weteringschans neighborhood (Centrum borough), immediately northeast of the Singelgracht. It is located on the crossroads of the Weteringschans, Marnixstraat and Leidsestraat.
All 28 trains are now designated as M5 by GVB. [5] The fleet of this type has reached its final size. To increase flexibility and capacity, the Amsterdam Regional Transport Authority (Stadsregio Amsterdam) ordered shorter M7 trains, deliveries of which began in 2021. These consist of 30 three-car trainsets (with an option for 30 more) that can ...
The line is 9.7 km long, of these 7.1 km are underground. [5] [6] The end to end travel time is 15 minutes, and from the Centraal Station to the north terminus 4 minutes and 11 minutes to the south terminus. The line starts above ground in Amsterdam-Noord and passes under the IJ and the Centraal Station.
Muntplein, often referred to simply as the "Munt", is in fact a bridge — the widest bridge in Amsterdam — which crosses the Singel canal at the point where it flows into the Amstel river. The square is a bustling intersection of six streets.
The line ran as a metro using the existing track of the East Line from Amsterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Zuid on 750 V DC third rail. After Zuid, the trains would extend their pantographs and pick up current from 600 V DC overhead lines to serve Amstelveen as a tram. [24] The line used a tunnel beneath Amsterdam Zuid to join the Parnassusweg ...
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On 11 October 1980, the extension from Weesperplein to Centraal Station followed, and on 27 August 1982, the line was completed with the extension from Holendrecht to Gein. [ 2 ] Until 2013, almost only M1, M2 and M3 trainsets were in service on this line, which were built for this line between 1973 and 1980.