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The Bijlmermeer (pronounced [ˌbɛilmərˈmeːr]), or colloquially the Bijlmer (pronounced [ˈbɛilmər]), is a neighborhood in the Amsterdam-Zuidoost borough (Dutch: stadsdeel) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The other neighborhoods in Amsterdam-Zuidoost are Gaasperdam, Bullewijk, Venserpolder and Driemond.
Amsterdam-Zuidoost (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstərdɑmˈzœyt.oːst]; "Amsterdam-Southeast") is a borough (stadsdeel) of Amsterdam, Netherlands.It consists of four residential neighborhoods—Bijlmermeer, Venserpolder, Gaasperdam and Driemond—as well as the Amstel III/Bullewijk Business Park and the Amsterdam Arena entertainment and shopping district.
As of March 3, 2019, the M5 series was used on Line 51, which no longer operates as a light rail line to Amstelveen but was rerouted from Zuid Station to Isolatorweg as a full metro service. On November 6, 2015, trainset 162 was delivered and coupled to trainset 161, delivered on 30 October, completing the delivery of all 28 M5 trainsets.
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]
Length: 37.5 m (123 ft 3 ⁄ 8 in) Width: 3.0 m (9 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) Weight (fully loaded): 54 t (119,000 lb) Maximum speed: 70 km/h (43 mph) Power: 4 x 195 kW DC power supply: 750 volts 1977–2015 Series S1 and S2 Hybrid metro/tram units for operation on Route 51 Built by BN (25 units total) Cars per unit: 2 Length: 30.6 m (100 ft 4 + 3 ...
The first Amsterdam boroughs were created in 1981, with other boroughs created in later years. The last area to be granted the status of borough was Amsterdam-Centrum (2002). The existing system of seven boroughs, covering most parts of Amsterdam , is the result of a major borough reform in 2010.
Metro Line 54 (Dutch: Metrolijn 54), also known as Gein Line (Geinlijn, formerly Holendrechtlijn) is a line of the Amsterdam Metro between Amsterdam Centraal station and Gein station in the Gein district in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. [1] This is the southern branch of the Oostlijn.
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]