Jan van Galenstraat metro station

Jan van Galenstraat
General information
Location	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°22′21″N 4°50′7″E / 52.37250°N 4.83528°E / 52.37250; 4.83528
Operated by	GVB
Line(s)	50
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	JLS
History
Opened	28 May 1997; 27 years ago (28 May 1997)
Services
Preceding station Amsterdam Metro Following station De Vlugtlaan towards Isolatorweg Line 50 Postjesweg towards Gein Postjesweg towards Centraal Station Line 51 De Vlugtlaan towards Isolatorweg
Location Jan van Galenstraat Location within metro van Amsterdam

Jan van Galenstraat metro station is a station of the Amsterdam Metro's Route 50 (Ringlijn) and Route 51. It was opened on 28 May 1997 and is named after Commodore Jan van Galen who served under the Dutch Republic. Near the station are located the OLVG West (also known as Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital), Student Hotel Amsterdam West and Sports Hall Jan van Galen.^[1] There is a Tram-stop right by the main entrance.