
It is the only route that does not cross the city centre. Route 50 connects Zuidoost to the Amsterdam-West borough using a circular line, which it shares with Route 51. Three routes start at Amsterdam Centraal: Route 53 and Route 54 connect the city centre with the suburban residential towns of Diemen, Duivendrecht and Amsterdam-Zuidoost (the city's southeastern borough), while Route 51 first runs south and then follows a circular route connecting the southern and western boroughs. The metro system consists of five routes and serves 39 stations, with a total length of 42.7 kilometers (26.5 mi). The network is owned by the City of Amsterdam and operated by municipal public transport company Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf (GVB) which also operates trams, free ferries and local buses. Until 2019 it also served the municipality of Amstelveen but this route has been closed for conversion into a tram line. The Amsterdam Metro ( Dutch: Amsterdamse metro) is a rapid transit system serving Amsterdam, Netherlands, and extending to the surrounding municipalities of Diemen and Ouder-Amstel.



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