Amsteltram

Amsteltram Amsterdam tram line 25
Coupled 15G trams approaching stop Amstelveen Westwijk
Overview
Locale	Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Uithoorn
Termini	Amsterdam Zuid station Uithoorn Centrum, Uithoorn
Website	GVB: Line 25
Service
Route number	25
Operator(s)	Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf (GVB)
Rolling stock	GVB type 15G, built by CAF
History
Opened	13 December 2020 (to Westwijk) 21 July 2024 (to Uithoorn)
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	600 V DC from overhead catenary
Route map Legend Tramlijn 5 towards Leidseplein Station Zuid metro 50 51 52 A10 motorway metro 50 51 Weesp–Leiden railway Parnassusweg A10 motorway De Boelelaan/VU (closed 2019) A.J. Ernststraat Van Boshuizenstraat city limits Amsterdam Amstelveen Uilenstede Kronenburg Zonnestein Onderuit Oranjebaan Tramlijn 5 branch to Stadshart Amstelveen Centrum (closed 2019) A9 motorway Viaduct Ouderkerkerlaan Ouderkerkerlaan Sportlaan Marne (closed 2019) Gondel (closed 2019) Meent Brink Poortwachter Bovenkerkerweg underpass Spinnerij (closed 2019) Sacharovlaan Westwijk Legmeerpolder depot city limits Amstelveen Uithoorn Aan de Zoom (opened 2024) Uithoorn Station (opened 2024) Uithoorn Centrum (opened 2024) This diagram: view talk edit

Amsterdam tram line 25, also known as the Amsteltram, is a tram line running south from Amsterdam Zuid station in Amsterdam via Westwijk in Amstelveen to Uithoorn Centrum in Uithoorn. It officially opened to Westwijk on 13 December 2020 (unofficially 4 days earlier on 9 December). 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. Line 5 had also shared the same tracks with metro line 51, the former using low-level platforms for regular trams, and the latter using high-level platforms (since demolished).^[1]

The Amsteltram was later extended south of Westwijk to the municipality of Uithoorn with the extension opening 21 July 2024. A trip from Uithoorn Centrum to Amsterdam Zuid station takes about 30 minutes.^[2]

The Amsteltram project website presents the route as two sections. The northern section, between Amsterdam Zuid station and Westwijk in Amstelveen, retains the Amstelveenlijn name, the suffix lijn meaning line. The section south of Westwijk to Uithoorn, phase 2 of the project, is called the Uithoornlijn. News releases sometimes refer to tram line 25 as the Amstelveenlijn, given that it almost completely follows the former metro line 51 route south of Station Zuid through Amstelveen. Out of five names proposed for the line, Amsteltram received a plurality of votes from a group of almost 2,500 local residents. Later, the line received its line number. IJtram (line 26) is another Amsterdam tram line with both a name as well as a number.^[3]