A report on Amsterdam and Amsterdam Metro

The Oude Kerk was consecrated in 1306 AD.

Wall decorations remembering the demolition in the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood and protests against it

Amsterdam citizens celebrating the Peace of Münster, 30 January 1648. Painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst

Route network of the Amsterdam Metro with years of opening

Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by Emanuel de Witte, 1653. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was the first stock exchange to introduce continuous trade in the early 17th century.

View of Vijzelstraat looking towards the Muntplein, 1891

Waterlooplein station, opened in 1980, seen before its 2010s renovation.

Photochrom of Amsterdam's Dam Square at the beginning of the 20th century

People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945

Route 51 lightrail vehicle at Zuid Station, where it changed from third rail to overhead wire power supply.

The 17th-century Canals of Amsterdam were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2010, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North". Along with De Wallen, the canals are the focal-point for tourists in the city.

Platforms of the North–South Line at Amsterdam Centraal

Satellite picture of Amsterdam and North Sea Canal

Ticket barriers for the OV-chipkaart at Venserpolder metro station

1974 original design at Diemen Zuid station, featuring M.O.L. typeface

Large-scale map of the city centre of Amsterdam, including sightseeing markers,.

Nieuwendammerdijk en Buiksloterdijk, Amsterdam-Noord, winter 2010

The Westerkerk in the Centrum borough, one of Amsterdam's best-known churches

2009 style sign at Bijlmer ArenA station

2016 style sign at Amsterdam Centraal station

A 1538 painting by Cornelis Anthonisz showing a bird's-eye view of Amsterdam. The famous Grachtengordel had not yet been established.

The Egelantiersgracht lies west of the Grachtengordel, in the Jordaan neighbourhood.

The Scheepvaarthuis, by architects Johan van der Mey, Michel de Klerk, Piet Kramer is characteristic of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.

The Begijnhof is one of the oldest hofjes in Amsterdam.

The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam and Conservatorium van Amsterdam, two examples of 21st-century architecture in the centre of the city

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world

The Zuidas, the city's main business district

Boats give tours of the city, such as this one in front of the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.

De Wallen, Amsterdam's Red-light district, offers activities such as legal prostitution and a number of coffee shops that sell cannabis. It is one of the main tourist attractions.

An Amsterdammer waits for a traffic light to change at the Muntplein in the heart of Amsterdam.

The Rijksmuseum houses Rembrandt's The Night Watch.

The Van Gogh Museum houses the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and letters.

The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design.

Coldplay performing at the Amsterdam Arena, 2016

The Concertgebouw or Royal Concert Hall houses performances of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and other musical events.

Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam's best-known theatre

One of the decorated boats participating in the 2013 Canal Parade of the Amsterdam Gay Pride

Femke Halsema has been the Mayor of Amsterdam since 2018.

King Willem-Alexander, Princess Beatrix, and Queen Máxima greeting Amsterdammers from the Royal Palace of Amsterdam during Willem-Alexanders inauguration in 2013

The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed subway and above ground rapid transit system consisting of five lines.

Amsterdam Centraal station, the city's main train station

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ranks as Europe's third-busiest airport for passenger traffic.

Police bicyclist crossing a bridge over the Prinsengracht

The Agnietenkapel Gate at the University of Amsterdam, founded in 1632 as the Athenaeum Illustre

The Amsterdam Metro (Amsterdamse metro) is a rapid transit system serving Amsterdam, Netherlands, and extending to the surrounding municipalities of Diemen and Ouder-Amstel.

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A metro started operating in 1977 between the new suburb of Bijlmermeer in the city's Zuidoost (southeast) exclave and the centre of Amsterdam.

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Amsterdam Centraal station

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Aerial photograph of Amsterdam Central station, 1920–1940.

Amsterdam Centraal station, designed by Pierre Cuypers, c. 1890–1900.

First station roof (1889), designed by L.J. Eijmer, as seen from platform 2.

Amsterdam Centraal station at night, 2001

Amsterdam Centraal station from the side

Stationsplein, tram stop for routes 1, 2, 5, 13, 17

A GVB route 33 bus leaves Amsterdam Centraal.

Amsterdam Centraal Station (Station Amsterdam Centraal ; abbreviation: Asd) is the largest railway station in Amsterdam, North Holland, 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 GVB.

The Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf Amsterdam ([χəˈmɛɪntə fɛɹˈfuːɹbədɾæɪf ɑmstəɹˈdɑm])(GVB; English: Amsterdam Municipality Transportation Company) is the municipal public transport operator for Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, operating metro, tram, bus and ferry services in the metropolitan area of Amsterdam.

In addition, a new metro line, the North/South line was opened on 22 July 2018.

Amsterdam Zuid station

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Overview of the station. To the right of the station, the HQ of ABN Amro is just visible.

Combino tram at Amsterdam Zuid station. Note that this photo was taken when trams still had their stop inside the station, rather than the current two stops just outside.

View of the station from between the Zuidas offices.

Amsterdam Zuid ("Amsterdam South") is a railway station situated in the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

, Amsterdam Zuid also has a metro station served by 3 lines (50, 51, 52) of the Amsterdam Metro, and two tram stops (Station Zuid and Parnassusweg) served by tram lines 5 and 25.

Amstelveen

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Municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 89,918 It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area.

Topographic map of Amstelveen, September 2014

Line 25 tram leaving the Amstelveen Poortwachter stop

Jan Cornelis Hofman, self portrait, 1929

The name Amstelveen comes from the Amstel, a local river (as does the name Amsterdam) and veen, meaning fen, peat, or moor.

Tram line 25 replaced a portion of Metro line 51 that used to run between Amsterdam Zuid station and Westwijk.

Amsterdam-Zuidoost

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Original highrise and urban renewal low-rise homes in Bijlmermeer

Amsterdamse Poort shopping centre, Bijlmermeer

Stadsdeelkantoor ('district office') (2006) at Anton de Komplein, Bijlmermeer

Amsterdam-Zuidoost ("Amsterdam-Southeast") is a borough (stadsdeel) of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

In 1977, Amsterdam's first metro line was opened, connecting Zuidoost to the city center and Amsterdam Centraal.

Amsterdam Amstel station

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Sculpture Terugblik (Retrospect, 1939) by Theo van Reijn.

Amsterdam Amstel (abbreviation: Asa) is a railway station in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Metro, tram and city bus services are provided by municipal operator GVB.

Combino tram in the Plantage neighbourhood, in front of the Wertheimpark

Trams in Amsterdam

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In the late 19th century, Dam Square was the centre of the horse-drawn tramway network.

In 1922, the horses of the Sloten horsecar line were replaced by tram-hauling buses, such as this one in Jacob Marisstraat.

A twin axle tram in 1929; this tram type was used until 1968.

Drieasser 3-axle tram cars 533+987 at the Electric Tramway Museum Amsterdam, at Haarlemmermeerstation (Haarlemmermeer railway station). This tram type was used between 1948 and 1983.

Articulated trams in Amsterdam: Zesasser 6-axle in the original grey, and bi-articulated in yellow.

Old articulated tram at the Ceintuurbaan / Ferdinand Bolstraat intersection. This tram type was used between 1957 and 2004.

Yellow Amsterdam tram, series 725–779. This tram type was used between 1974 and 2003. The line colour is shown beside the line number.

'De Red Crosser' 3001 (ex-767) with facilities serving people with disabilities (including a lift). This tram was used between 2003 and 2016.

Achtasser bi-articulated no 797 on the Europaplein in Amsterdam-Zuid. This tram type was used between 1979 and 2015.

Amsterdam tram line 5 from central Amstelveen to central Amsterdam with bidirectional BN-tram built in 1989.

A Combino on the newest Amsterdam tram line, Line 26, opened in 2005, to the new district of IJburg.

Interior of an Amsterdam Combino with conductor's cabin.

The proposed network for 2018, after the opening of the North–south line.

Line 25 on opening day with 15G tram leaving stop Amstelveen Poortwachter.

The Amsterdam Tram (Amsterdamse 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 Bijlmer ArenA station

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Heineken Music Hall, Pathe ArenA and Station Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA

Sign on the platform showing the station name

The station just before the 2007 re-opening.

Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA (abbreviation: Asb), previously named Amsterdam Bijlmer (1971–2006), is a railway station in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of stadsdeel (borough) Amsterdam-Zuidoost in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The station has five platforms and eight tracks; two for the Amsterdam Metro and six train tracks, along with a bus station.