RandstadRail

RandstadRail
RandstadRail tram at Van Tuyllpark station
Overview
Locale	Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, South Holland, Netherlands
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	4
Number of stations	73
Daily ridership	125,000 (2018)[1]
Operation
Began operation	29 October 2006 (2006-10-29)
Operator(s)	HTM Personenvervoer (HTM) and Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET)
Rolling stock	Bombardier Flexity Swift Alstom RegioCitadis
Technical
System length	~71 km (44 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
System map Legend Arnold Spoelplein 3 Pisuissestraat Mozartlaan 4 De Uithof Heliotrooplaan Beresteinlaan Muurbloemweg Bouwlustlaan Hoefbladlaan De Rade De S. Lohmanplein 34 Dedemsvaartweg Appelstraat Zuidwoldepad Zonnebloemstraat Leyenburg Azaleaplein Monnickendamplein Goudenregenstraat Tienhovenselaan Fahrenheitstraat Dierenselaan Valkenbosplein De la Reyweg Conradkade Monstersestraat Van Speijkstraat Elandstraat HMC Westeinde Brouwersgracht Grote Markt Spui E Den Haag Centraal Beatrixkwartier Laan van NOI Voorburg 't Loo Leidschendam-Voorburg Forepark Buytenwegh Leidschenveen De Leyens Voorweg Leidsewallen Nootdorp Meerzicht Pijnacker Centrum Driemanspolder Pijnacker Zuid Delftsewallen Berkel Westpolder Dorp Rodenrijs Centrum-West 3 Meijersplein / Airport Stadhuis (Z) Melanchthonweg Palenstein Blijdorp Seghwaert Rotterdam Centraal Stadhuis (R) Willem Dreeslaan Beurs Oosterheem Leuvehaven Javalaan Wilhelminaplein Van Tuyllpark Rijnhaven Lansingerland-Z'meer Maashaven 4 34 Zuidplein E Slinge

RandstadRail (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɑntstɑtˌreːl]) is a tram-train network in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area in the west of the Netherlands that is jointly operated by HTM Personenvervoer (HTM) and Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET). It connects the cities of Rotterdam, The Hague and Zoetermeer, primarily using former train and existing tram tracks.^[2][3]

Named after the Randstad conurbation, the light rail network came into operation in 2006, after regular train services on the Hofpleinlijn and Zoetermeer Stadslijn had been discontinued.^[1] The system consists of four routes and serves 73 stations, with a total length of approximately 71 kilometres (44 mi). In 2018, it had a daily ridership of around 125,000 passengers.^[1]