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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.

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

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

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

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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