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18-529: Opened in 1961, the RAI welcomed its 75 millionth visitor in February 2001. Up to 2 million people visit the RAI every year. Some 50 international conferences and 70 trade shows are held at the RAI annually. The complex consists of 22 conference rooms and 11 multi-functional halls and has a total floor space of 112,200 m. The largest and oldest hall, Europahal RAI , has capacity for 12,900 people. The complex also includes

36-457: A musical and concert theatre and underground parking space for over 4,000 cars. The convention centre gives its name to the nearby Amsterdam RAI railway station . The origins of the RAI complex can be traced back to 1893, when the trade association RI ( Rijwiel-Industrie , Dutch for "Bicycle Industry") was founded by several bicycle manufacturers. The first bicycle trade show of the RI was held in 1895 at

54-580: A week. These routes operate as a hub and spoke model. Hours of operation are extended longer on Saturday and Sunday mornings due to a later start of service for daytime routes. Since 1 July 2013, GVB Veren ( veren meaning ferries) has been operating ferry services crossing both the IJ and the North Sea Canal on behalf of the City of Amsterdam. Most of these ferries offer free rides for pedestrians and cyclists. Within

72-548: A week. One route (369) runs between Schiphol Airport and Sloterdijk station (railway and metro connections). Three routes (461, 463, 464) offer free rides to the Gelderlandplein shopping centre in the Buitenveldert neighbourhood of Amsterdam. As of March 2021 , there were 233 buses in the fleet of which 31 were electric. The busiest bus route as of 2017, is bus route 21, running every 8 minutes or less, seven days

90-648: Is by architect Rob Steenhuis. In 2012, an expansion of the station from 2 to 4 tracks was commenced. These works were completed in August 2016. The station is named after the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre building. As of 11 December 2016 , the following train services call at this station: During some conferences at the RAI, Intercity services stop here too. GVB operates all Amsterdam city services and Metro lines 50 and 51 stop at Amsterdam RAI metro station which runs parallel with

108-546: The A10 Amsterdam ring road. It is also a metro station at which GVB runs two lines. The station takes its name from the nearby RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre . The original station opened in 1981 when it was a terminus station, with just one platform and the station had no signals . It was then possible to walk straight onto the GVB tramway line 4 (with Amsterdam Central Station as terminus) without changing platforms. In 1988

126-576: The Paleis voor Volksvlijt ("Palace of Industry") building in Amsterdam. In 1900, the RI changed its name to RAI ( Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie ) because many of its members had started manufacturing automobiles in addition to bicycles. In 1922 the RAI occupied an exhibition hall of its own on the Ferdinand Bolstraat in Amsterdam. This building, the "old RAI", was demolished in 1975 and replaced by

144-515: The metropolitan area of Amsterdam. The forerunner of the GVB, the Gemeentetram Amsterdam (GTA) (Amsterdam Municipal Tramway), was established on 1 January 1900 by the city after it acquired a number of private companies. The first electric tram ran on 14 August 1900. In 1925, the GTA introduced its first bus line. In 1943, Gemeentetram merged with Gemeenteveren Amsterdam (established in 1897),

162-553: The City of Amsterdam, there are seven ferry routes across the IJ, two of which operate overnight. Outside of Amsterdam, the GVB operates three ferry routes across the North Sea Canal at Zaandam , Velsen and Assendelft . The GVB has 19 ferry boats servicing these routes, and is replacing diesel-powered ferries with electrically-operated vessels. The ferries have a maximum speed of 19 kilometres per hour (12 mph). Ferry routes crossing

180-581: The City of Amsterdam; previously, the GVB was part of the City Of Amsterdam. Between 2006 and 2016, Stadsregio Amsterdam was the authority responsible for all public transport in the greater Amsterdam area; it granted a concession (contract) to the GVB to provide public transport services. In 2010, Stadsregio Amsterdam extended the concession of the GVB for the period 2012–2017, and at the end of 2013, further extended it until 2024. On 1 January 2017, Vervoerregio Amsterdam replaced Stadsregio Amsterdam as

198-722: The IJ are: Ferry routes crossing the North Sea Canal are: The Amsterdam public transport network falls under the National Tariff System of the Netherlands and the GVB has a few of its own tickets, notably the 24-, 48- and 72- hour tickets. The electronic OV-chipkaart has been the only ticketing system valid in the Amsterdam metro since the summer of 2009, and in the rest of the network (tram, bus) since June 2010. Most trams carry conductors, but as they no longer stamp passengers' strippenkaarten their role has been deskilled; it now consists in ensuring security along with selling

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216-495: The NS railway. GVB operates one tram service to Amsterdam RAI. This service is operated by GVB. This service is operated by Transdev This article about a Dutch railway station is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf GVB is the municipal public transport operator for Amsterdam , the capital of the Netherlands , operating metro , tram , bus and ferry services in

234-401: The RAI. Parts of the film Trafic (1971) by Jacques Tati were shot at the RAI during the 1970 car show. [REDACTED] Media related to Amsterdam RAI at Wikimedia Commons Amsterdam RAI railway station Amsterdam RAI ( Dutch : Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie ) is a railway station situated in southern Amsterdam , Netherlands. It is located between the two directions of

252-441: The center's first hotel was opened. Europahal RAI was declared a  Rijksmonument  in 2015 together with the advertising pillar in front of it. The RAI trade association still owns 75% of the complex, with the remainder in the hands of the municipality of Amsterdam. Trade shows and other events held annually at the RAI include: In addition, the 1969 Grand Gala du Disque and 1970 Eurovision Song Contest were held at

270-612: The current building complex on Europaplein square, which was opened by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands on February 2, 1961. Vesthallen was completed in 1963, and a separate conference center followed in 1965. Since then, the center has continued to grow with several new halls and meeting rooms. The RAI completed the construction of a 47 metres tall expansion named Elicium in 2009, serving as Europe’s largest conference center. A multi-purpose building, Amtrium , opened in 2015, and an underground car park followed in 2016. In January 2020,

288-417: The municipal ferry company, to form Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf Amsterdam ( Dutch pronunciation: [ɣəˈmeːntə vɛrˈvuːrbədrɛif ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ; lit.   ' Amsterdam Municipality Transportation Company ' ). In 1977, the first metro line was introduced. By 2002, the organization was simply called GVB. In 2007, the GVB became a private corporation under the name GVB Activa B.V., wholly owned by

306-932: The public transport authority for the greater Amsterdam area. The GVB operates a number of public transportation networks in and around the city of Amsterdam, including: The newest metro line is the North/South line , which was opened on 22 July 2018. Until 3 March 2019, line 51 to Amstelveen was a metro service between Central Station and Station Zuid. At Station Zuid it switched from third rail to pantograph and catenary wires . From there to Amstelveen Centrum it shared its track with tram line 5 . The light rail vehicles on this line are capable of using both 600V (overhead) and 750V DC (third rail) power supplies. As of March 2021 , GVB bus services had 22 regular daytime routes (numbered between 15–68), 8 rush-hour routes (200-series route numbers), 11 night routes (numbered as "N" plus two digits) of which just 2 routes run seven days

324-399: The tram terminus moved to street level below the station. This was due to the building of Amsterdam Metro line 51 next to the railway station. This line began operating in 1990. The roof of the railway station was built in 1997. The new station was built in 1991 and Amsterdam RAI became an island platform station and then in 1993 the line was extended towards Weesp. The design of the station

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