The Weesperplein–Holendrecht line was opened on 14 October 1977 and replaced the busy bus line 55. On 11 October 1980, the extension from Weesperplein to Centraal Station followed, and on 27 August 1982, the line was completed with the extension from Holendrecht to Gein.[2]
Until 2013, almost only M1, M2 and M3 trainsets were in service on this line, which were built for this line between 1973 and 1980. In the period 2013-2015, these were gradually replaced by the new M5 trainsets. Since then, CAF rolling stock has also been in service and from 2019 to 2024, S1/S2 light rail rolling stock. This latter rolling stock was replaced by the new M7 from 2023.
Service
Route
Train Frequency
Rush-hour and daytime
Morning till 7:00, evenings after 20:00 and weekends till 10:00
Evenings till 20:00 and weekends after 10:00
Midsummer Rush-hour and daytime
Midsummer mornings till 07:00, evenings and weekends
Gein ↔ Centraal Station
10 minutes
15 minutes
12 minutes
12 minutes
15 minutes
Since 2018 (but not in 2021 and 2022), a regular service has also been running at night on New Year's Eve for the first time, every 15 minutes from 1:30 am.[3]
