Metro Line 53 (), also known as the Gaasperplas Line (''Gaasperplaslijn''), is a line of the
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 o ...
running between
Amsterdam Centraal
Amsterdam Centraal station ( ; abbreviation: Asd) is the largest railway station in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. A major international railway hub, it is used by 192,000 passengers a day, making it the second busiest railway stati ...
and
Gaasperplas metro station in
Amsterdam-Zuidoost
Amsterdam-Zuidoost (; "Amsterdam-Southeast") is a borough (''stadsdeel'') of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It consists of four residential neighborhoods— Bijlmermeer, Venserpolder, Gaasperdam and Driemond—as well as the Amstel III/ Bullew ...
. It is the eastern branch of the Oostlijn.
The Weesperplein–Gaasperplas route was opened on 14 October 1977 and replaced the busy bus line 56. On 11 October 1980, the extension from
Weesperplein to Centraal Station followed. Until 2013, almost only type M1, M2 and M3 rolling stock were in service on this line, which were built for this line between 1973 and 1980. In the period 2013-2015, these were gradually replaced by the new
M5. Since then,
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rolling stock has also been in service, and from 2019 to 2024 with
S1/S2 light rail
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rolling stock. The latter rolling stock was replaced by the new
M7 from 2023.
Service
Station list
Derailments
On Wednesday, April 20, 1983, the last car of a 3 car train derailed next to the Centraal Station. Getting the train back on the rails was a lengthy job due to the limited space inside the tunnel. As a result, Metro traffic between the Centraal Station and
Nieuwmarkt
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 ...
was halted for 3 days.
On Monday April 7, 2008 another train derailed in the same area, resulting in the halting of metro traffic on this section for 2 days. Metro service was resumed on Wednesday April 9 at 12:00.
Trivia
In the early years, the metro stations Venserpolder and Diemen Zuid were still in a barren plain, and the number of passengers using those stations was almost zero. The stations were often called by the drivers as 'Kleipolder' (Clay polder) and 'Niemandsland' (No man's land). Also, when the development of
Duivendrecht
Duivendrecht () is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Ouder-Amstel, and lies about 6 km southeast of Amsterdam’s city centre. It is a suburb of Amsterdam.
History
The village was first m ...
and Diemen Zuid station increased, there was no possibility to enter the metro station from that side. Only later did this become possible.
Gallery
File:Bijlmer metro 1992 1.jpg, The older LHB M3 rolling stock arrining at Kraaiennest station (1992)
File:50 Gaasperplas.JPG, Line 50 at Diemen Zuid towards 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 ...
using M4 rolling stock, during the line 53 replacement between Van der Madeweg and Gaasperplas (2013)
File:GVB - M5, 109-110, lijn 53, Amstelstation (Amsterdam).jpg, A M5 series train pulling into Amstel station
File:GVB - M5, 107-108 & 109-110, line 53, Venserpolder (Amsterdam Zuidoost).jpg, Two M5 series rolling stocks near Venserpolder station
References
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Amsterdam Metro
Underground rapid transit lines
Rail transport in Amsterdam
Rapid transit in the Netherlands