The Amsterdam Ferries, run by GVB, consist of several lines over the IJ and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal in the Netherlands.
[1] The F1 line started on March 15, 2014, as a one-year test for the connection between Azartplein in the Oostelijk Havengebied and the east end of the Johan van Hasseltweg.
This has greatly reduced the distance across the IJ, making the sailing time shorter and the frequency higher.
The Buiksloterwegveer (line F3), also known as de Tolhuis ferry, sails from the Centraal Station to the Buiksloterweg .
Starting on July 7, 2014, a third ferry was added during rush hour, allowing the frequency to be improved to every 4 minutes.
The third ferry operated on a trial basis until November 2014 but returned from March 30, 2015, due to the large number of cyclists.
The ferry sails every twenty minutes from Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM and since April 11, 2008 also in the evenings and on weekends.
The F9 ferry was established on January 9, 2023, sailing every twenty minutes from Monday to Friday across the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal between the Ertskade on the island of Sporenburg and the Zeeburgereiland, where the new Sluisbuurt neighborhood is being built.
[6][7] The connection was established because the number of residents on Zeeburgereiland is set to grow significantly, from about 10,000 in 2020 to 30,000 in 2038.