Amsterdam Metro

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Amsterdam Metro
A M5 train at Noord Station
Overview
Native name	Amsterdamse metro
Owner	City of Amsterdam
Locale	Amsterdam, Diemen, Ouder-Amstel
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	5
Number of stations	39[1]
Daily ridership	247,397 (2018)[2]
Annual ridership	90.3 million (2018)[3]
Website	gvb.nl/en
Operation
Began operation	14 October 1977
Operator(s)	Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf
Number of vehicles	90[4]
Technical
System length	42.7 km (26.5 mi)[5]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail, 750 V DC
Top speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
System map Legend 5051 Isolatorweg Sloterdijk De Vlugtlaan Jan van Galenstraat Noord 52 Postjesweg Noorderpark Lelylaan Heemstedestraat IJ Henk Sneevlietweg 515354 Amstelveenseweg Centraal Station Rokin Nieuwmarkt Vijzelgracht Waterlooplein De Pijp Weesperplein Europaplein Wibautstraat 52 Zuid Amstelstation RAI Spaklerweg Overamstel Van der Madeweg Duivendrecht Venserpolder Ouder-Amstel Amsterdam Amsterdam Diemen Strandvliet Diemen Zuid Bijlmer ArenA Verrijn Stuartweg Bullewijk Diemen Amsterdam Holendrecht Ganzenhoef Reigersbos Kraaiennest 5054 Gein Gaasperplas 53 This diagram: view talk edit

The Amsterdam Metro (Dutch: Amsterdamse metro) is a rapid transit system serving Amsterdam, Netherlands, and extending to the surrounding municipalities of Diemen and Ouder-Amstel. Until 2019, it also served the municipality of Amstelveen, but this route was closed and converted into a tram line. The network is owned by the City of Amsterdam and operated by municipal public transport company Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf (GVB), which also operates trams, free ferries and local buses.

The metro system consists of five routes and serves 39 stations, with a total length of 42.7 kilometers (26.5 mi). Three routes start at Amsterdam Centraal: Route 53 and Route 54 connect the city centre with the suburban residential towns of Diemen, Duivendrecht and Amsterdam-Zuidoost (the city's southeastern borough), while Route 51 first runs south and then follows a circular route connecting the southern and western boroughs. Route 50 connects Zuidoost to the Amsterdam-West borough using a circular line, which it shares with Route 51. It is the only route that does not cross the city centre. A fifth route, Route 52, running from the Amsterdam-Noord (north) borough to Amsterdam-Zuid (south) via Amsterdam Centraal, came into operation on 21 July 2018. As opposed to the other routes, it runs mostly through bored tunnels and does not share tracks with any other route.