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Amsterdam Centraal is a terminus station on many historical railway lines in the Netherlands: the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway (1839), also known as the Oude Lijn, via Haarlem, Leiden and The Hague (Den Haag); the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway (1865), also known as the Staatslijn K, from Den Helder to Amsterdam via Alkmaar and Uitgeest; the ...
Amsterdam Holendrecht A new station, in south-eastern Amsterdam, that opened December 2008 on the Amsterdam to Utrecht railway line. It is close to the AMC hospital. Amsterdam Lelylaan Originally an Intercity station, now a local train station in the western Slotervaart borough of Amsterdam. Amsterdam Muiderpoort A junction station in Amsterdam ...
Two trains were involved in a head-on collision between Amsterdam Centraal and Amsterdam Sloterdijk stations; one person died, at least 117 were injured. [20] [21] September 11, 2012 – A HTM city tram crashed into the back of another HTM city tram at an intersection near the railroad station of The Hague Hollands Spoor. Both were carrying a ...
As of 15 December 2019 eight stations are designated Centraal. They are: Amsterdam Centraal, Amersfoort Centraal, Arnhem Centraal, Den Haag Centraal, Eindhoven Centraal, Leiden Centraal, Rotterdam Centraal, and Utrecht Centraal.
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 was halted for 3 days. [3]
Metro Line 51 (Dutch: Metrolijn 51), also known as the Ring Line (Ringlijn), is an Amsterdam Metro line running from Amsterdam Centraal station to Isolatorweg metro station, almost creating a full circle through Amsterdam. It was opened in December 1990 as a metro/tram hybrid line named sneltram ('express tram') and served the suburb of Amstelveen.
It is the most central part of the municipality, comprising the Amsterdam Centraal station, Nieuwe Kerk, Basilica of St. Nicholas, Portuguese Synagogue, Waterlooplein, Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Dam Square, Begijnhof, Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder, Spui, Muntplein, Beurs van Berlage, Damrak, Oude Kerk, Magna Plaza and Royal Palace of Amsterdam.
They were nicknamed 'Hoek van Hollanders' because they were used between Rotterdam and Hook of Holland. Eight units were built: 4 with and 4 without luggage-section. They were built by Werkspoor, Beijnes en Allan and consisted of 2 coaches. Mat '36: This is practically the same as the Mat '35 EMU. They were built by Werkspoor in 1937–8.