Amsterdam tram line 12

Tramlijn 12 (Amsterdam)
GVB 2094 on line 12 at Victorieplein
Overview
Locale	Amsterdam
Termini	Central Station Amstelstation
Stations	20
Website	GVB Lijn 12
Service
Route number	12
Operator(s)	Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf (GVB)
History
Opened	16 October 1977
Technical
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	600 V DC overhead
Route map Centraal Station metro 51 52 53 54 Nieuwezijds Kolk Dam Tram 13, 17 Paleisstraat Koningsplein Keizersgracht Prinsengracht Leidseplein Lines 1, 5, 7, 19 Leidseplein Line 1 Museumplein Lines 2,3 Concertgebouw Roelof Hartplein Lines 5, 24 Roelof Hartplein De Pijp metro 52 Lines 3, 24 Van Hilligaertstraat Maasstraat Waalstraat Line 4 Victorieplein Lekstraat Depo Amsteldijk Berlagebrug over the Amstel Amsterdam–Arnhem railway metro 51 53 54 Arnhem-Amsterdam railway Amstelstation metro 51 53 54

Current Route

From July 22, 2018, the day that operations on the North/South line started, line 12, coming from Amstel station, was moved from Van Baerlestraat over the former route of line 5 via Paulus Potterstraat and Leidsestraat to the Central Station . Line 19 has taken over the route from Leidseplein (via Marnixstraat ) to Sloterdijk station . Only line 3 now runs between Van Baerlestraat and Bilderdijkstraat.

Past plans for the line

In the Schedule of Requirements that the Amsterdam City Region had drawn up for a private tender on January 1, 2012, a route change was announced for line 12 via Van Woustraat . However, this change did not take place.

The 2014 transport plan included the intention to route the route of line 12 along Leidseplein, which would provide this square with a direct connection to two NS stations, though this would mean a detour for most passengers. The diversion was comparable to the 'detour' that line 3 made from 1904 until the arrival of the tracks on the Vondelbrug in 1958.

Large infrastructure changes were required at Leidsebosje and in the end this plan did not go ahead.