Amsteltram

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Amsterdam tram line 25, also known as the Amsteltram, is a tram line running south from Amsterdam Zuid station in Amsterdam via Westwijk in Amstelveen to Uithoorn Centrum in Uithoorn. It officially opened to Westwijk on 13 December 2020 (unofficially 4 days earlier on 9 December). The tram line replaced metro line 51 (a.k.a. the Amstelveenlijn), a light rail line (sneltram) that ceased running south of Amsterdam Zuid station on 3 March 2019 to convert it for low-floor trams. Tram line 5 shares the stops with line 25 between Zuid station and Oranjebaan stations. Line 5 had also shared the same tracks with Metro Line 51, the former using low-level platforms for regular trams, and the latter using high-level platforms (since demolished). The Amsteltram was later extended south of Westwijk to the municipality of Uithoorn with the extension opening 21 July 2024. A trip from Uithoorn Centrum to Amsterdam Zuid station takes about 30 minutes. On 29 March 2026, tram line 25 was extended north-eastwards from Amsterdam Zuid Station to Muiderpoort Station. The Amsteltram project was built in two phases. Phase 1, the northern section between Amsterdam Zuid station and Westwijk in Amstelveen, retained the Amstelveenlijn name, the suffix lijn meaning line. The section south of Westwijk to Uithoorn, phase 2 of the project, was called the Uithoornlijn. News releases sometimes refer to tram line 25 as the Amstelveenlijn, given that it almost completely follows the former metro line 51 route south of Station Zuid through Amstelveen. Out of five names proposed for the line, Amsteltram received a plurality of votes from a group of almost 2,500 local residents. Later, the line received its line number. IJtram (line 26) is another Amsterdam tram line with both a name as well as a number.