Unstable Amsterdam is building a new subway line

Film published in 2013. Originally the Noord/Zuidlijn was to open in 2011. After many budget overruns and other setbacks, Amsterdam Metro line 52 finally opened in July, 2018.

Update: Amsterdam Metro Line 52 is up and running

Amsterdam’s long-delayed, problem-plagued North-South metro line — the Noord/Zuidlijn (Metro 52) — officially opened in July, 2018.
It isn’t perfect, especially because it had a negative impact on the rest of Amsterdam’s public transport network
Despite cost overruns, no ticket surcharges are leveled
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Anton Hein

Publisher at DutchAmsterdam | Website | + posts

Anton and Janet Hein live and work in Amsterdam. We are the publishers of DutchAmsterdam.

Anton was born on a houseboat in the center of Amsterdam, right across from the iconic Westertoren and what later became the Anne Frank House museum. Having lived in nearly every district since then, he knows the city like his own back pocket.

Janet was born in England and raised in Ireland before moving to Amsterdam 43 years ago. Even to date she brings an expat’s perspective to the DutchAmsterdam website.