Jan van Galenstraat metro station is a station of the Amsterdam Metro's Route 50 (Ringlijn) and Route 51. It was opened on 28 May 1997 and is named after Commodore Jan van Galen who served under the Dutch Republic. Near the station are located the OLVG West (also known as Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital), Student Hotel Amsterdam West and Sports Hall Jan van Galen.[1] There is a Tram-stop right by the main entrance.
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| Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°22′21″N 4°50′7″E / 52.37250°N 4.83528°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | GVB | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | 50 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | JLS | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 May 1997 | |||||||||||||||
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Tram Services
editThe following services call at Jan van Galenstraat:
- 13 Geuzenveld - Mercatorplein - Marnixstraat - Westermarkt - Dam - Centraal Station
References
edit- ^ Borowski, Birgit (January 2005). Amsterdam. Baedeker. p. 129. ISBN 978-3-8297-1023-7. Retrieved 23 April 2012.