European Trams
Amsterdam, Holland
| The Amsterdam Tram is a tram network in
Amsterdam, Netherlands. The network dates back to 1875 and since 1943,
it has been operated by municipal public transport operator GVB, which also runs the Amsterdam metro
and the city bus and ferry services. The Amsterdam Tram is the largest tram
network in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. The trams on the network run on standard gauge track. Since 1900, they have been powered by electricity, at 600 V DC. At the terminus station of almost every tram route is a turning loop, so that the route can be operated by unidirectional trams. The only exception is Amstelveen Binnenhof, one of the termini of route 5, which must therefore be served by bi-directional vehicles. As of 2014, there are 16 tram routes and the network comprised a total of 80.5 km of track with some sections used only for vehicles not in service. The fleet consists of 216 trams, of which 24 are bidirectional for use on loop-less route 5. |
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Line 51 tram 49 at the Van Boshuizenstraat stop on 23rd October |
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Tram 2005 outside Amsterdam Centraal on 23rd October |
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Tram 2103 outside Amsterdam Centraal on 23rd October |
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Tram 2006 outside Amsterdam Centraal on 23rd October |
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Line 5 tram 834 outside Amsterdam Centraal on 23rd October |
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Line 5 tram 841 outside Amsterdam Centraal on 23rd October |
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Line 5 tram 912 at the Van Boshuizenstraat stop on 23rd October |
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Tram 60 at Amsterdam Centraal underground station on 24th October |