Amsterdam tram line 5

Tramlijn 5 (Amsterdam)
11G tram on line 5 at Amstelveen Stadshart
Overview
LocaleAmsterdam, Amstelveen
Termini
WebsiteGVB: Line 5
Service
Route number5
Operator(s)Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf (GVB)
Rolling stockbidirectional trams
History
Opened20 December 1978
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification600 V DC overhead
Route map

Zoutkeetsgracht
Haarlemmerplein
Nieuwe Willemsstraat
Marnixplein
Bloemgracht
Rozengracht
Lines 13,17,19
Rozengracht
Elandsgracht
Lines 7,17
Elandsgracht
Leidseplein
Lines 1,2,7,12,19
Leidseplein
Line 1
Museumplein
Lines 2,3
Concertgebouw
Roelof Hartplein
Lines 3,12,24
Roelof Hartplein
Gerrit van der Veenstraat
Stadionweg
Line 24
Stadionweg
Prinses Irenestraat
Amsteltram siding
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
Stadshart Amstelveen
Amsteltram branch to Westwijk

Tramlijn 5 is a tram line operating between Amsterdam and Amstelveen in the Netherlands. Operated by the municipal transport company GVB, the route normally runs between Van Hallstraat (signed as Westergasfabriek) in Amsterdam and Stadshart in the neighbouring municipality of Amstelveen. Tram line 5 connects several important areas of the city, including the Zuidas financial district and Leidseplein, and also provides a rapid tram route south of Amsterdam Zuid station to Stadshart, Amstelveen's town centre.