Amsterdam Metro

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The Amsterdam Metro (Dutch: Amsterdamse Metro) is a rapid transit system serving Amsterdam, Netherlands, and extending into the surrounding municipalities of Diemen and Ouder-Amstel. The network is owned by the City of Amsterdam and operated by GVB, the municipal public transport company that also operates the city’s trams, buses, and ferries. The metro forms one part of Amsterdam’s rail-based public transport network alongside the extensive tram system and frequent regional and intercity trains operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). The metro is a relatively recent addition to Amsterdam’s transportation system, with service beginning in October 1977. The first line, the Oostlijn (East Line), connected the city centre to the newly developed Bijlmermeer area in the southeastern borough of Amsterdam-Zuidoost via Lines 53 and 54. Further expansion was delayed due to public opposition, resuming in the 1990s with the opening of Line 51, a hybrid metro/tram route developed as a compromise with...

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