THE GS TRAM SITE

ROTTERDAM

NEDERLAND – THE NETHERLANDS

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14 Dec. 2014

Rotterdam after the the extension of metro line E to Slinge in 2011, the creation of new tram line no.24 and the extension of line no.4 to Spangen in 2012, and the remaking of the Keizerswaard transport hub in 2014.

VIDEOS

Rotterdam tram video Randstad rail video Rotterdam Metro video
Above: YouTubeCA video - Rotterdam Tram | 2019 | RET | Netherlands - Length: 24:29 mins. Above: YouTubeCA video - RandstadRail rijdt in Den Haag: RandstadRail tram in the Hague, Netherlands. - Length: 6:21 mins. Above: YouTubeCA video - Rotterdam Metro | 2019 | RET R-net RandstadRail | Light rail | Netherlands - Length: 42:13 mins.

PHOTOS

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MAPS

The RandstadRail Light Rapid Rail system, joining The Hague, Rotterdam and nearby smaller municipalties, is shown on a separate map in its entirety.

Rotterdam 2014 tram map

INSET: CENTRAL ROTTERDAM

Rotterdam 2014 downtown tram map

By-pass the Randstad system map.

THE RANSTADRAIL SYSTEM

Randstadrail 2014 LRT map



I created the above maps by overlaying OpenStreetMap (OSM) maps with my own data. Copyright on the OSM maps is © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under a CC-BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 licence).

Please note that the OSM maps used as templates for these maps correspond to the situation at the time the maps were downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, they may show bridges and highways that were built later.

ROUTES

Operator: RET

URBAN TRAM ROUTES

  2 Charlois – Maashaven – Randweg – Station Lombardijen - Lombardijen – Keizerswaard
  4 Spangen - Marconiplein – Delfshaven – Nieuwe Binnenweg - Centraal Station – Bergweg – Station Noord – Straatweg - Molenlaan
  7 Willemsplein – Eendrachtsweg - Centraal Station – Stadhuis – Hofplein – Oostplein – Kralingen – Woudestein
  8 Spangen – Marconiplein – Delfshaven – Westzeedijk – Leuvehaven – Beurs - Centraal Station – Stadhuis – Oude Noorden – Station Noord – Kleiweg
11 Blijdorp Zoo – Bergselaan - Schiekade - Centraal Station (north entrance) – Blijdorp Zoo [Circular route, clockwise]
12 Centraal Station – Stadhuis – Leuvehaven – Erasmusbrug – Laan op Zuid – Stadion Feyenoord [Only for football games and other special events at Feyenoord stadium]
20 Centraal Station – Beurs – Leuvehaven – Erasmusbrug – Laan op Zuid – Randweg – Station Lombardijen - Lombardijen [Weekday rush hours only]
21 De Esch – Woudestein – Oostplein – Beurs - Stadhuis - Centraal Station – Middellandstraat – Marconiplein – Schiedam – Woudhoek
23 Beverwaard – Keizerswaard – Sportdorp – Laan op Zuid – Erasmusbrug – Leuvehaven – Beurs - Stadhuis - Centraal Station – Middellandstraat – Marconiplein
24 De Esch – Woudestein – Oostplein – Beurs - Stadhuis - Centraal Station – Middellandstraat – Marconiplein – Schiedam – Holy
25 Carnisselande – Zuidwijk - Vreewijk – Randweg – Laan op Zuid – Erasmusbrug – Leuvehaven – Beurs - Centraal Station – Schiekade - Bergpolder – Melanchton weg - Schiebroek

METRO AND LRT ROUTES

  A Binnenhof – Station Alexander - Schenkel – Capelsebrug – Oostplein - Beurs – Delfshaven – Marconiplein – Schiedam [Sneltram (Fast Tram) between Binnenhof & Capelsebrug]
  B Nesselande – Station Alexander - Schenkel – Capelsebrug – Oostplein - Beurs – Delfshaven – Marconiplein – Schiedam [Sneltram (Fast Tram) between Nesselande & Capelsebrug]
  C De Terp – Capelsebrug – Oostplein - Beurs – Delfshaven – Marconiplein – Schiedam – Pernis – Tussenwater – De Akkers
  D Centraal Station – Beurs – Leuvehaven – Maashaven – Slinge – Tussenwater – De Akkers
  E Den Haag Centraal Station – Station Laan van NOI – Leidschenveen – Pijnacker – Berkel en Rodenrijs – Rotterdam Centraal Station Beurs – Leuvehaven – Maashaven – Slinge [Between Den Haag Centraal Station - Rotterdam Centraal Station is the LRT line formerly known as the Erasmuslijn, between Rotterdam Centraal Station - Slinge, runs in the metro tunnel]

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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