THE GS TRAM SITE

ROTTERDAM

NEDERLAND – THE NETHERLANDS

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1 Jan. 1998

VIDEOS

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Above: YouTubeCA video - Old Trams and busses parade in Rotterdam. - Length: 8:01 mins. Above: YouTubeCA video - Rotterdam Trams 1983 Strassenbahn. - Length: 1:24 mins. Above: YouTubeCA video - Rotterdam Metro | 2019 | RET R-net RandstadRail | Light rail | Netherlands - Length: 42:13 mins.

PHOTOS

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MAPS

Rotterdam 1998 tram map

INSET: CENTRAL ROTTERDAM

Rotterdam 1998 downtown tram map

ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS

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CdV Claes de Vrieselaan Kp Kruisplein
Edp Eendrachtsplein      

ROUTES

Operator: RET

URBAN TRAM ROUTES

  1 Oostplein – Kruisplein – Middellandstraat – Marconiplein – Schiedam – Woudhoek [Evenings and Sunday mornings, runs only Centraal Station – Woudhoek]
  2 Charlois – Maashaven – Randweg – Lombardijen – Beverwaard
  3 De Esch – Woudestein – Oostplein – Kruisplein – Centraal Station – [Blijdorp – Diergaarde, anti-clockwise loop]
  4 Schiedam Broersvest – Marconiplein – Delfshaven – Nieuwe Binnenweg – Eendrachtsplein – Kruisplein – Centraal Station – Noordsingel – Bergweg – Station Noord – Molenlaan [Evenings and Sundays, runs only Marconiplein – Molenlaan]
  5 Willemsplein – Eendrachtsplein – Kruisplein – Centraal Station – Blijdorp – Schiebroek
  6 Spangen – Marconiplein – Delfshaven – Westzeedijk – Leuvehaven – Hofplein – Oude Noorden – Station Noord – Kleiweg
  7 Spangen – Middellandstraat – Kruisplein – Centraal Station – Stadhuis – Hofplein – Oostplein – Kralingen – Woudestein
  9 Pelgrimsstraat – Westzeedijk – Claes de Vrieselaan – Middellandstraat – Kruisplein – Centraal Station – Hofplein – Bergweg – Oude Noorden – Kralingen – Woudestein
13 De Esch – Woudestein – Oostplein – Kruisplein – Centraal Station – [Diergaarde – Blijdorp, clockwise loop] [Does not run evenings and Sundays]
20 Centraal Station – Hofplein – Leuvehaven – Erasmusbrug – Laan op Zuid – Randweg – Lombardijen

METRO ROUTES

  C Calandlijn (De Tochten / Binnenhof – Schenkel) / (De Terp) – Capelsebrug – Beurs – Delfshaven – Marconiplein [Including a section of Sneltram (Fast Tram) in the northeast]
  E Erasmuslijn Centraal Station – Beurs – Leuvehaven – Maashaven – Slinge – Tussenwater – De Akkers

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH



HISTORY

GAUGE

TRAM PRESERVATION

The Stichting RoMeO exhibits old trams from the city.

The Museum R.T.M. Ouddorp operates old steam and diesel trams of the RTM vicinal network.


SOURCES

PRINT

WIKIS

WEB SITES

Thanks to Dick van Efferen (from Rotterdam) for the extensive amount of information he kindly sent me, including large map files, and to Peter Zondag (from Utrecht) for information obtained through personal communication.


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