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5 unusual facts about Trams in Amsterdam


Trams in Amsterdam

The main Amsterdam tram workshop has been based since May 2005 in Diemen-Zuid.

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They were built by Werkspoor in Utrecht-Zuilen, and replaced the then oldest trams in the fleet, which had entered service in 1900.

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Also in 1990, line 9 to the Watergraafsmeer was extended to Diemen (Sniep).

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The only exception is Amstelveen Binnenhof, one of the termini of line 5, which must therefore be served by bidirectional vehicles.

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Also in the early 1970s, two series of new trams were ordered from Linke-Hofmann-Busch in Salzgitter, Germany, to operate the new western extensions.



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