Waterlooplein metro station
Waterlooplein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Waterlooplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°22′02″N 4°54′06″E / 52.36722°N 4.90167°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf (GVB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | 51, 53, 54 (Metro) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | GVB tram: 14 GVB bus: N85, N86, N87, N89, N91, N93 (night) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 5700 (Centrum) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 October 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Waterlooplein is an underground metro station in the city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Served by metro lines 51, 53 and 54 of the Amsterdam Metro, the station was constructed by sinking caissons with a length of 40 metres (130 ft), with the first one being lowered in 1972. There were "open tube" days in 1975 showcasing the station, which was the first time the public got access to the underground tunnels of the metro system.
The station, opened to metro traffic on 11 October 1980, has an island platform of 180 metres (590 ft) and two halls with a total of five entrances. Waterlooplein, along with other stations on the East Line, had a major renovation in 2016 that brought back the brutalist architecture used in the original station. There are two pieces of artwork located in the station: one in a station hall and the other on the platform level.