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.
Gein Line
15 stations, from Centraal Station to Gein
- 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
- DuivendrechtSince 1977 Here the metro runs between the intercity tracks: changing trains means crossing the platform. Elevated 5054
- StrandvlietSince 1977 Strandvliet is one of Amsterdam's very first metro stations, open since October 1977. Elevated 5054
- Bijlmer ArenASince 1977 This station has been built three times: in 1971, 1976 and 2007. The latest is 30 metres tall. Elevated 5054
- BullewijkSince 1977 The stream this stop is named after was still labelled 'Oude Amstel' on a map from 1687. Elevated 5054
- HolendrechtSince 1977 For five years Holendrecht was the end of the line; only in 1982 did the metro continue to Gein. Elevated 5054
- ReigersbosSince 1982 Reigersbos's concrete shell was ready in 1975, but the first train only stopped here in 1982. Elevated 5054
- GeinSince 1982 This terminus is named after the river where Mondrian painted the same windmill 25 times. Elevated 5054
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.