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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)
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 ...
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.
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.
Nieuwmarkt (Dutch for "New Market" is located in Amsterdam's Chinatown, next to the De Wallen (Red Light District). It is dominated by a building known as the Waag . There are over 20 cafés and coffeeshops facing the square.
M5 units are 6 car trains based on the Metropolis family of trains by Alstom, [85] [86] with a length of 116 metres (381 ft) and width of 3 metres (9.8 ft). 23 of these trains were ordered in 2010 to replace the oldest type of metro in Amsterdam, the M1/M2/M3 series, as well as the brand new North–South Line. [87]
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.
On 23 March 2021, line 5 became the second GVB line to operate the new 15G trams from CAF, the first being line 25. The trams on line 5 are in the blue-white GVB livery while those on line 25 are in the R-net livery. Both lines 5 and 25 require bidirectional trams. On line 5, the CAF trams replace the older eleven remaining 11G BN trams. [16]