Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf /

The Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB) is the municipal transport company of Amsterdam. As of 2007, the GVB is an independent corporation wholly owned by the city of Amsterdam. The forerunner of the GVB, the Gemeentetram Amsterdam (GTA) (Amsterdam Municipal Tramway), was established in 1900 by the city after it acquired a private tram company. In 1925, it introduced its first bus line. In 1943, the GVB acquired its current form when Gemeentetram merged with Gemeenteveren Amsterdam, the municipal ferry company. The GVB operates a number public transportation networks in and around the city of Amsterdam, including: In addition, a new metro line, the North/South line, is under construction and is scheduled to be completed in 2017. 1,435 mm (4 ft 8⁄2 in) gauge (standard gauge) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8⁄2 in) gauge (standard gauge) Route 6 (Plantage Parklaan - Leidseplein - VUMC) was discontinued in 2006. 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