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Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands, has about 730,000 inhabitants (1.3 million in metropolitan area) and is famous for its huge canal system. TRAM -
network length 95 km (of which 4.6 km are shared by Sneltram line 51) |
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Line 26 is a new express tram line, opened on 31 May 2005, that runs form the Centraal Station to IJburg, a newly built area on artificial islands in the IJmeer. It is 8.5 km long and runs on a segregated right-of-way for most of its length and in a tunnel for 1.5 km. The stop Rietlandpark is located 6 m below ground level, though uncovered, resembling a full metro station.
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GVB - Amsterdam Public Transport Authority (Official Site) Dave Pirmann's Page has hundreds of photographs on Amsterdam Transport incl. Metro Han Schomakers' page which explains colour-coding on Amsterdam metro and tram cars De Amsterdamse Tram - Sneltram & Metro Gallery De Amsterdamse Tram at Wikipedia.nl Amsterdam Tram Track Map at gleisplanweb.de |
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