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North/South
Overview
Stations8
Websiteamsterdam.nl/noordzuidlijn
History
Opened2017
Technical
Line length9.7 km (6.0 mi)

The North/South Line is a future metro line that will run between Amsterdam Noord and Amsterdam Zuid. It is scheduled for opening in 2017. The line will serve 8 stations in 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi).

History

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North/South Line (Amsterdam metro)
Noord
Noorderpark
Centraal Station (51, 53, 54)
Rokin
Vijzelgracht
De Pijp
Europaplein
Station Zuid (50, 51)

Plans for a line like the North/South Line can be dated back to 1968. It was then decided by the municipality of Amsterdam to build another line, the Oostlijn, instead, because they feared for collapsing buildings in the center of Amsterdam. During the late eighties, a political party called D66 wanted to research a possibility for the creation of this line. In 1999 it was decided that such a line would be created. In 2003, construction on the North/South line was started.

Route

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The line consists of 8 stations over 9.7 km. It travels through the Amsterdam Centraal railway station where it connects with four other metro lines. Most of the track is not shared with other lines. It travels underneath the IJ to Amsterdam Noord. There it doesn't travel underground.

Services

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Trains of Series M5 will be on the North/South line.

List of stations

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Station Image Opened[citation needed] Additional information Position
Noord 2017
Noorderpark 2017
Centraal Station 2017
Rokin 2017
Vijzelgracht 2017
De Pijp 2017
Europaplein 2017
Zuid 2017

Notes and references

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References

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Category:Transport in Amsterdam