Line 54 (Amsterdam Metro)

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.

Line 54
A M5 series train in Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA station
Overview
Native nameMetrolijn 54 / Geinlijn
Owner Amsterdam Metro
LocaleAmsterdam and Ouder-Amstel
Termini
Stations15
Color on map  Yellow
Service
TypeRapid transit
Operator(s)GVB
Rolling stockSerie S3 (2 cars)
Serie M5 (6 cars)
Serie M7 (3 cars)
Daily ridership73,500 (2019)
History
Opened14 October 1977; 47 years ago (14 October 1977)
Technical
Line length12.7 km (7.9 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC (third rail)
Operating speed70 km/h (45 mph)
Route map

Centraal Station enlarge… metro 52
Nieuwmarkt
Waterlooplein
Weesperplein turning track
Weesperplein
Wibautstraat
Amstelstation
Spaklerweg turning track
Spaklerweg
metro 51
LCM(Logistiek Centrum Metro) Yard
NL-A10.svg A 10
metro 50
Van der Madeweg
metro 53
Station Duivendrecht
Strandvliet
Station Bijlmer ArenA
Bullewijk
Bullewijk turning track
NL-A9.svg A 9
Station Holendrecht
Amsterdam–Arnhem railway underpass
Reigersbos
Gein

The Weesperplein–Holendrecht line was opened on 14 October 1977 and replaced the busy bus line 55. On 11 October 1980, the extension from Weesperplein to Centraal Station followed, and on 27 August 1982, the line was completed with the extension from Holendrecht to Gein.[2]

Until 2013, almost only M1, M2 and M3 trainsets were in service on this line, which were built for this line between 1973 and 1980. In the period 2013-2015, these were gradually replaced by the new M5 trainsets. Since then, CAF rolling stock has also been in service and from 2019 to 2024, S1/S2 light rail rolling stock. This latter rolling stock was replaced by the new M7 from 2023.

Service

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Route Train Frequency
Rush-hour and daytime Morning till 7:00, evenings after 20:00 and weekends till 10:00 Evenings till 20:00 and weekends after 10:00 Midsummer Rush-hour and daytime Midsummer mornings till 07:00, evenings and weekends
Gein ↔ Centraal Station 10 minutes 15 minutes 12 minutes 12 minutes 15 minutes

Since 2018 (but not in 2021 and 2022), a regular service has also been running at night on New Year's Eve for the first time, every 15 minutes from 1:30 am.[3]

Station list

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Line Station Transfers Borough
 
Centraal Station Centrum
Nieuwmarkt
Waterlooplein
Weesperplein
Wibautstraat Oost
Amstel
Spaklerweg Ouder-Amstel
Van der Madeweg
Station Duivendrecht Zuid
Strandvliet Zuidoost
Station Bijlmer ArenA
Bullewijk
Station Holendrecht
Reigersbos
Gein
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References

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  1. ^ "GVB". gvb.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ "UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Netherlands > Amsterdam Metro". www.urbanrail.net. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  3. ^ "OV tijdens Kerstvakantie en bij Oud en Nieuw 2017-2018". GVB.
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