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The Dutch "ell", which varied from town to town (55–75 cm), was somewhat shorter than the English ell (114.3 cm). A section of measurements is given below: [9] one The Hague ell or standard ell (Haagse of gewone el) = 69.425 cm; one Amsterdam ell (Amsterdamse el) = 68.78 cm; one Brabant ell (Brabantse el) = 69.2 cm or 16 tailles
On many lines services are combined to 4x per hour during day or peak times. From December 2017 Intercity services between Amsterdam, Utrecht and Eindhoven are increased to six trains per hour. Zwolle and Zupthen are full hubs, with (almost) all trains arriving and departing around the same time, creating a connection from and to each direction ...
Cars per unit: 2 Length: 30.6 m (100 ft 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) Width: 2.65 metres (8 ft 8 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) Weight (fully loaded):48.5 t (107,000 lb) Maximum speed: 70 km/h (43 mph) Power: 6 x 77 kW DC power supply: 600/750 volts 1990–2024 Series S3 and M4 Light metro units for operation on Routes 50 and 51, sometimes operates on Route 53
In total over 150 of these waterways crisscross the city and its surroundings, dividing the city of Amsterdam into approximately 90 mini islands. This network of islands is joined by a vast number of bridges, totaling over 1,000. For many centuries, these canals or waterways were used as the main transportation routes in Amsterdam.
In 2007, the GVB became a private corporation under the name GVB Activa B.V., wholly owned by the City of Amsterdam; previously, the GVB was part of the City Of Amsterdam. [4] Between 2006 and 2016, Stadsregio Amsterdam was the authority responsible for all public transport in the greater Amsterdam area; it granted a concession (contract) to ...
The first Dutch railway was built and opened in 1839 on a short stretch between Amsterdam and Haarlem, and was expanded between 1840 and 1847 to The Hague and Rotterdam. [10] Originally built with a broad gauge of 1,945 mm (6 ft 4 + 9 ⁄ 16 in), it was converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge in 1866. [11]
In July 2010, Eberhard van der Laan (Labour Party) was appointed mayor of Amsterdam by the national government for a six-year term after being nominated by the Amsterdam municipal council. [4] After the 2014 municipal council elections , a governing majority of D66 , VVD and SP was formed - the first coalition without the Labour Party since ...
The line was officially opened on 21 July 2018 by the mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema [2] and was opened to the public on the next day, 22 July 2018. [3] This was not the first line 52 in Amsterdam. During May 2008 and July 2013, part of line 50 was run as line 52 due to work in the Station Zuid area. [4]