Every metro station in Amsterdam
From Noord to Gein: where do the names come from, what was there before, and why did the Nieuwmarkt erupt in 1975? Click a station on the map or pick a line.
Gaasperplas Line
14 stations, from Centraal Station to Gaasperplas
- Centraal StationSince 1980 A metro tunnel was built beneath Centraal Station while trains kept running overhead. Underground 51525354
- NieuwmarktSince 1980 Nieuwmarkt station is one big artwork about the riots its own construction sparked in 1975. Underground 515354
- WaterloopleinSince 1980 In one of Waterlooplein's halls, footprints in the floor light up one by one, as if someone is walking. Underground 515354
- WeesperpleinSince 1977 In a nuclear war, 12,000 people could have sheltered inside Weesperplein metro station. Underground 515354
- WibautstraatSince 1977 Wibautstraat station uses cartoonist Opland's work to recall when three newspapers were based here. Underground 515354
- AmstelSince 1977 Queen Wilhelmina opened Amstel station in 1939; 38 years later the metro arrived. Elevated 515354
- SpaklerwegSince 1982 Spaklerweg was only added in 1982, almost five years after Amsterdam's first metro ride. Elevated 515354
- Van der MadewegSince 1977 This station has its own wash plant, where metro trains go through the brushes. At street level 505354
- VenserpolderSince 1977 Venserpolder opened in October 1977, when Amsterdam's metro first carried passengers. Elevated 53
- Diemen ZuidSince 1977 Diemen Zuid had had a metro for sixteen years before trains started calling in 1993. Elevated 53
- Verrijn StuartwegSince 1977 This metro stop in Diemen bears the name of an economist who chaired the Dutch Social and Economic Council. Elevated 53
- GanzenhoefSince 1977 Ganzenhoef's glass makeover ran so far over budget that a whole renovation programme was halted. Elevated 53
- KraaiennestSince 1977 The pattern in Kraaiennest's steel facade is adapted from a baroque chateau gate. Elevated 53
- GaasperplasSince 1977 Line 53's terminus was already here when the 1982 Floriade opened its gates next door. Elevated 53
The first ride
On 14 October 1977 Amsterdam's first metro train ran on the East Line, from Weesperplein to the Bijlmer, where the route split towards Gaasperplas and Holendrecht. The historic centre was not yet served: trains only reached Centraal Station on 11 October 1980, through the contested tunnel under the Nieuwmarkt.
To Schiphol, and a station that never came
In November 2022 the national government decided to extend the North/South Line to Schiphol and Hoofddorp, but the project is under pressure: in early 2026 it was found to be 3 to 6 billion euros short, with a decision on how to proceed expected at the end of 2026. Sixhaven station in Noord, for which the tunnel was already widened, was shelved indefinitely in January 2021.