Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf

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The Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB) (municipal transport company) of Amsterdam operates

3 metro lines, partly elevated, no level crossings.
a light rail line (sneltram = fast tram) to the neighboring town Amstelveen, partly using metro tracks, partly on the street with its own lanes, but with level crossings (Route 51).
17 tram lines, on the street, partly mixed with all other traffic, partly on lanes shared with buses and taxis, and partly on separate lanes.
many bus lines; bus traffic is often mixed with other traffic, but sometimes on lanes shared with trams and taxis or lanes for buses only.
Several ferries across the IJ; at least one is frequent, operating 24 hours a day, free of charge.

A new metro line, North/South Line is under construction.

1 Metro
2 Tram / light rail
3 Ticketing
4 External links

[edit] Metro

main article: Amsterdam Metro.

(standard gauge (1.435 m))

Amsterdam, Diemen, Ouder-Amstel
- power 750 volt DC

50: Isolatorweg - Gein
- Isolatorweg - Sloterdijk NS - De Vlugtlaan - Jan van Galenstraat - Postjesweg - Lelylaan - Heemstedelaan - Henk Sneevlietweg - Amstelveenseweg - Zuid/WTC NS - RAI NS - Overamstel - Van der Madeweg - Duivendrecht NS - Strandvliet/Arena - Bijlmer NS - Bullewijk - Holendrecht - Reigersbos - Gein.
51: Centraal station - Amstelveen Poortwachter (partly light rail)
- Centraal Station - Nieuwmarkt - Waterlooplein - Weesperplein - Wibautstraat - Amstel NS - Spaklerweg - Overamstel - RAI NS - Zuid/WTC (change to light rail) - De Boelelaan/VU - A. J. Ernststraat - Van Boshuizenstraat - Uilenstede - Kronenburg - Zonnestein - Onderuit - Oranjebaan - Amstelveen Centrum - Oudekerkerlaan - Sportlaan - Marne - Meent - Brink - Poortwachter.
53: Centraal station - Gaasperplas
- Centraal Station - Nieuwmarkt - Waterlooplein - Weesperplein - Wibautstraat - Amstel NS - Spaklerweg - Van der Madeweg - Venserpolder - Diemen Zuid NS - Verrijn Stuartweg - Ganzenhoef - Kraaiennest - Gaasperplas.
54: Centraal Station - Gein
- Centraal Station - Nieuwmarkt - Waterlooplein - Weesperplein - Wibautstraat - Amstel NS - Spaklerweg - Van der Madeweg - Duivendrecht NS - Strandvliet/Arena - Bijlmer NS - Bullewijk - Holendrecht - Reigersbos - Gein.

[edit] Tram / light rail

(standard gauge (1.435 m))

Amsterdam Tram (Combino type)

Amsterdam, Diemen, Amstelveen
- power 600 volt DC
- the line to Amstelveen partly runs on metro track, therefore the light rail vehicles on this line are capable of using 600 volt DC as well as 750 volt DC
- tram lines
  - 1 CS - Osdorp De Aker
  - 2 CS - Nieuw Sloten
  - 3 Zoutkeetsgracht - Muiderpoort station
  - 4 CS - Rai NS
  - 5 CS - Amstelveen Binnenhof
  - 7 Slotermeer - Leidseplein - Flevopark
  - 9 CS - Diemen Sniep
  - 10 Van Hallstraat - Azartplein
  - 12 Amstel station - Station Sloterdijk
  - 13 CS - Geuzenveld Lambertus Zijlplein
  - 14 Slotermeer - Dam - Flevopark
  - 16 CS - VU Medisch Centrum
  - 17 CS - Osdorp Dijkgraafplein
  - 24 CS - VU Medisch Centrum
  - 25 Passenger Terminal - CS - Pres. Kennedylaan
  - 26 CS - IJburg

Line 6 (Plantage Parklaan - Leidseplein - VU Medisch Centrum) was discontinued in 2006.

- Recent Projects:
  - IJ-line (26) (opened in May 2005)
  - Cargo tram (pilot from January 2007)
  - 155 new trams of the type Combino of Siemens AG Verkehrstechnik, built in 2002-2004

[edit] Ticketing

The Amsterdam public transport network falls under the National Tariff System of the Netherlands, although the GVB does offer a few of their own tickets, notably the 24- 48- and 72- hour tickets.