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Amsterdam Metro
The Amsterdam Metro () is a rapid transit system serving Amsterdam, Netherlands, and extending to the surrounding List of municipalities of the Netherlands, 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 . Three routes start at Amsterdam Centraal station, Amsterdam Centraal: Route 53 and Route 54 connect the Amsterdam-Centrum, city centre with the suburban residential towns of Diemen, Duivendrecht and Amsterdam-Zuidoost (the city's southeastern borough), while Line 51 (Amsterdam Metro), Route 51 first runs south and then follows a circular route connecting the southern and western boroughs. Route 50 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M5 (Amsterdam Metro)
The Alstom Metropolis M5 is a fleet of 28 six-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains for the Amsterdam Metro, delivered by the French manufacturer Alstom between 2012 and 2015. The trains are based on the Alstom Metropolis series, with variants in use by metro systems in various foreign cities such as Barcelona Metro, Barcelona, Budapest Metro, Budapest, Santiago Metro, Santiago, and Shanghai Metro, Shanghai. Although the trains are suitable for driverless operation, they are currently operated by drivers. History Initially, 23 M5-series metro trains were ordered to replace the old Alstom Transport Deutschland, LHB M1/M2/M3 trains from 1973 to 1980 on the East Line (''Oostlijn'') and partially expand the limited fleet. For the north–south line (Line 52 (Amsterdam Metro), Line 52), which opened in 2018, an option was taken for a second series of 12 trainsets, originally designated as M6. The procurement of the new trains was part of the tasks assigned to Amsterdam Metro System ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 51 (Amsterdam Metro)
Metro Line 51 (), also known as the Ring Line (), is an Amsterdam Metro line running from Amsterdam Centraal station to Isolatorweg metro station, almost creating a full circle through Amsterdam. It was opened in December 1990 as a metro/tram hybrid line named ('express tram') and served the suburb of Amstelveen. Using special rolling stock, the Amstelveen Line ran as a metro on 750 V DC third rail from Amsterdam Centraal to the Amsterdam Zuid station, where it would switch operation modes and utilize 600 V DC overhead lines and end at Poortwachter tram stop, Poortwachter. An extension to Westwijk tram stop, Westwijk was completed in 2004. In Amstelveen, the line partially ran on the same track as Amsterdam tram line 5, tram line 5 and had many level crossings. The express tram was the result of a compromise between the municipalities of Amsterdam and Amstelveen. A full metro line for the suburb was proposed in the original 1968 plan of the system along with three other lines th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nieuwmarkt Metro Station Inside
Nieuwmarkt (; ) is a square in the centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The surrounding area is known as the Lastage neighborhood. It is situated in the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The square is considered part of Amsterdam's Chinatown, next to the De Wallen (Red Light District). There are over 20 cafés and coffeeshops facing the square. There is a daily market on the square, as well as an organic food market on Saturdays and a market for antiques and books on Sundays in the summer months. The Nieuwmarkt is dominated by a building known as the Waag, originally a gate in the medieval city walls but converted into a weighing house after the walls were demolished in the 17th century. The square was created when the canals around the Waag were filled in 1614, and was used as a marketplace (hence the name). In World War II the square was used by the Nazis as a collection point for Jews who had been rounded up to be sent to the concentration camps. In the 1970s many buildings on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaasperplas
Gaasperplas is an artificial lake used for recreational purposes south-east of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Gaasperplas was created with the extraction of sand for the construction of the Bijlmer. At its deepest the lake is 35 metres deep. It was the setting for the 1982 Floriade landscape and flower show, and the Eastern end of the lake is surrounded by parks and woodlands that once formed part of the event. The lake hosts a Sailing club, Canoe, Windsurfing and Dragon Boat facilities, is popular with anglers, and has a sheltered public beach on the south shore. The section for naturism (officially since 2005) lies on the northern side. One of Amsterdam's principal campsites is located in the area. It is not connected to the navigable canals system, and has a prohibition against the use of motorised boats; these two factors contribute towards a good water quality and abundance of wildlife. A public slipway A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deploye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geuzenveld
Geuzenveld (garden city) is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether .... Amsterdam Nieuw-West Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam {{NorthHolland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westpoort
Westpoort (''Western Gateway or Western Port'') is an international port area and one of the largest industrial parks in the Netherlands. The area covers the Port of Amsterdam and the industrial area in the northwest of Amsterdam. Business While the area has very few permanent residents, it serves as corporate headquarters of over 2000 Dutch and foreign companies that operate in the Netherlands. In 2008 approximately 45,000 people commuted to the area for work, making it the largest commuter destination within city limits. Approximately 70,000 people work in this harbor region of Amsterdam. Geography It is located in the north-western part of Amsterdam. It is divided in the industrial areas of ''Teleport'', '' Sloterdijk'' areas I, II and III, ''De Heining'' and the harbour area (''Havengebied''). Westpoort covers an area of over . The northern border of the area is formed by the North Sea Canal which connects it with the North Sea via the IJ. The district borders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station
Amsterdam Centraal station ( ; Railway stations in the Netherlands, abbreviation: Asd) is the largest railway station in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. A major international Rail transport, railway hub, it is used by 192,000 passengers a day, making it the second busiest railway station in the country after Utrecht Centraal railway station, Utrecht Centraal and the most visited Rijksmonument of the Netherlands. National and international railway services at Amsterdam Centraal are provided by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen), the principal rail operator in the Netherlands. Amsterdam Centraal is the northern terminus of Amsterdam Metro routes 51, 53, 54, and stop for 52 operated by municipal public transport operator Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf, GVB. It is also served by a number of GVB Trams in Amsterdam, tram and Amsterdam IJ Ferries, ferry routes as well as local and regional bus routes operated by GVB, Connexxion and Egged (company), EBS. Amsterdam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osdorp
Osdorp () is neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. A larger area was, from 1981 until 2010, a ''stadsdeel'' (borough) of Amsterdam and in 2010 was merged into the new borough of Amsterdam Nieuw-West Amsterdam Nieuw-West () is a Boroughs of Amsterdam, borough (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Urban districts of the Netherlands, stadsdeel'') comprising the westernmost neighbourhoods of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was created in 2010 after a m .... Neighborhood The core neighborhood of Osdorp is centered on Osdorpplein square and its 150-store shopping center. As the borough of Nieuw-West officially defines neighborhoods, Osdorp is actually split between the neighborhoods of "Nieuw-West Midden" and "Osdorp West".''De negen wijken van Nieuw-West'', Amsterdam Nieuw-West borough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Amsterdam
The Amsterdam Tram ( [ˌɑmstəɹˈdɑmsə tɾɛm]) is a tram network in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It dates back to 1875 and since 1943 has been operated by municipal public transport operator Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB), which also runs the Amsterdam Metro and the city bus and ferry services. Amsterdam has the largest tram network in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Network overview The 15 tram lines within Amsterdam's tram network serve all Boroughs of Amsterdam, boroughs in Amsterdam except for Amsterdam-Noord on the north side of the IJ (Amsterdam), IJ and Amsterdam Zuidoost. Tram lines 5 and 25 extend south of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid to serve the municipalities of Amstelveen and Uithoorn, and tram line 19 extends east of the borough of Amsterdam-Oost to serve the municipality of Diemen. , the fleet consists of 227 trams, of which 155 are Combinos (types 13G and 14G) from Siemens Mobility, Siemens and 72 are Urbos 100 trams from Construcciones y Auxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuel Boekman
Emanuel ("Manus") Boekman (15 August 1889 – 15 May 1940) was a Dutch social democratic politician, statistician, demographer and typographer. He is remembered for his activities as a municipal executive board member for education and culture (''wethouder'') in Amsterdam (1931-1933, 1935-1940) and his advocacy for an active state cultural policy. Life Boekman was born into a dynasty of Jewish booksellers as the eldest son of Maurits Boekman (1869-1942), initially a diamond cutter, and Heintje Peereboom. At the age of twelve, he started working as a typographer. He was interested in politics and became a chairman of his trade union, the Typografen Jongelingen Vereeniging (Young Typographer's Society). Originally he was a follower of the early Dutch socialist Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis. Boekman's spare time was devoted to studying, and he qualified for various teacher's degrees, including of economics. In 1911 Boekman obtained a position as head of the administration of the Ams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeeger Gulden
Zeeger Daniël Johan Wilhelm Gulden (2 March 1875 – 24 November 1960) was a Dutch architect and member of the municipal council of Amsterdam for the Social Democratic Workers' Party. Biography Zeeger Gulden was born in Zaltbommel to the local municipal architect Antonie Marinus Adolf Gulden. After graduating from the ''Hogere Burgerschool'' in Zaltbommel, Zeeger Gulden moved to Amsterdam in 1896, where he was employed as an illustrator at the municipal telephone company. While he was employed at the municipal telephone company, Zeeger Gulden helped found the Amsterdam Union of Municipal Officials in 1907, and became editor of the union's magazine ''Het Prinsenhof''. After he published an article in the magazine that was critical of the municipal government, Zeeger Gulden was fired from the municipal telephone company in 1908. This affair was widely reported on in the media and eventually led to the resignation of Amsterdam mayor Wilhelmus Frederik van Leeuwen. Zeeger Gulden s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
