Line 54 (Amsterdam Metro)

Line 54
A M5 series train in Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA station
Overview
Native name	Metrolijn 54 / Geinlijn
Owner	Amsterdam Metro
Locale	Amsterdam and Ouder-Amstel
Termini	Amsterdam Centraal Gein
Stations	15
Color on map	Yellow
Service
Type	Rapid transit
Operator(s)	GVB
Rolling stock	Serie S3 (2 cars) Serie M5 (6 cars) Serie M7 (3 cars)
Daily ridership	73,500 (2019)
History
Opened	14 October 1977; 47 years ago (14 October 1977)
Technical
Line length	12.7 km (7.9 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC (third rail)
Operating speed	70 km/h (45 mph)
Route map Centraal Station metro 52 Nieuwmarkt Waterlooplein Weesperplein turning track Weesperplein Wibautstraat Amstelstation Spaklerweg turning track Spaklerweg metro 51 LCM(Logistiek Centrum Metro) Yard A 10 metro 50 Van der Madeweg metro 53 Station Duivendrecht Strandvliet Station Bijlmer ArenA Bullewijk Bullewijk turning track A 9 Station Holendrecht Amsterdam–Arnhem railway underpass Reigersbos Gein This diagram: view talk edit

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 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

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

Line	Station	Transfers	Borough
	Centraal Station	51 Line 51 52 Line 52 53 Line 53 Amsterdam–Rotterdam Line Amsterdam–Schiphol Line Amsterdam–Elten Line Amsterdam–Zutphen Line Amsterdam–Schiphol Line Den Helder–Amsterdam Line	Centrum
	Nieuwmarkt	51 Line 51 53 Line 53
	Waterlooplein	51 Line 51 53 Line 53
	Weesperplein	51 Line 51 53 Line 53
	Wibautstraat	51 Line 51 53 Line 53	Oost
	Amstel	51 Line 51 53 Line 53 Amsterdam–Arnhem Line
	Spaklerweg	51 Line 51 53 Line 53	Ouder-Amstel
	Van der Madeweg	50 Line 50 53 Line 53
	Station Duivendrecht	50 Line 50 Weesp–Leiden Line Amsterdam–Arnhem Line	Zuid
	Strandvliet	50 Line 50	Zuidoost
	Station Bijlmer ArenA	50 Line 50 Amsterdam–Arnhem Line
	Bullewijk	50 Line 50
	Station Holendrecht	50 Line 50 Amsterdam–Arnhem Line
	Reigersbos	50 Line 50
	Gein	50 Line 50

Gallery

• 
  A former LHB M3 train in the original color combination with orange doors near Holendrecht (2009)
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  A former LHB M2 train in Gein station (2010)
• 
  A former BN S1/S2 series train in Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA station
• 
  An Alstom M5 series train in Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA station

References

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.