Transportation in the Netherlands

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Trains can travel at very high speed, are heavy, are unable to deviate from the track and require a great distance to stop. ...

Railway tracks

(2001) - File links The following pages link to this file: Transportation in the Netherlands Train routes in the Netherlands Railway stations in the Netherlands ...

• all standard gauge (1.435 m) (from 1839 till the early 1850s 1.945 m; it was changed because Germany and Belgium had 1.435 m, see [1])
• total: 2809 route-km, 6505 track-km
• electrified 2061 km (2001), 1500 volt DC, see w:nl:Elektrificatie#Nederland.
• single track: 931 km.
• 3,004 level crossings, of which 2,144 are protected.

Two new lines are being constructed: the HSL (see below) and a freight line from Rotterdam to Germany, the Betuweroute. As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Overhead wire in Coventry, England A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives or multiple units. ... A level crossing at Chertsey, England, as the barriers rise The term level crossing (also called: railroad crossing or grade crossing) is a crossing on one level (or at grade) - without recourse to a bridge or tunnel - used to describe the crossing of a railway line by a road, path... For the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness; also HLS) color space, see HLS color space. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... The Betuweroute is a new freight railway being constructed from Rotterdam to Germany. ...

The Hanzelijn project is a planned railway line Lelystad-Dronten-Kampen and upgrading of the stretch Kampen-Zwolle. Lelystad is a municipality and a city located in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. ... Dronten is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Kampen is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... For other places named Zwolle, see Zwolle (disambiguation). ...

The maglev Amsterdam - Almere - Lelystad - Emmeloord - Heerenveen - Drachten - Groningen (city) project was cancelled in Spring 2005. In stead of this rather expensive project Hanzelijn will be constructed. See directly above. Maglev can refer to General Magnetic levitation Magnetic levitation trains This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Almere is a municipality in the central Netherlands, a polder reclaimed from IJsselmeer . ... Lelystad is a municipality and a city located in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. ... Emmeloord is the administrative center of the polder and the municipality of Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands. ... Heerenveen (Frisian: It Hearrenfean) is a municipality and a town in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. ... Smallingerland is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Groningen is a municipality and city in the north of the Netherlands, and capital of Groningen province. ...

Since December 2003 new tracks are operated:

• Hemboog between Schiphol/Amsterdam-Lelylaan and Zaandam, bypassing the crossing at Amsterdam Sloterdijk (see [2]) Hemboog at Amsterdam Sloterdijk. It provides a direct connection between Schiphol and Zaandam / Hoorn. It would also allow a direct train service from Schiphol to Alkmaar, but that is not provided yet.
• Gooiboog between Hilversum/Naarden-Bussum and Almere Muziekwijk (see [3])

The "Utrechtboog" each track over a separate viaduct, still under construction. Some catenary poles are already mounted. Photo 10 July 2005

A third connection being constructed is: Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs) at Schiphol Airport Schiphol (municipality Haarlemmermeer) is the Netherlands main airport. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Place with a railway station, in the municipality Zaanstad Zaandam is the largest town of the municipality. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs) at Schiphol Airport Schiphol (municipality Haarlemmermeer) is the Netherlands main airport. ... Alkmaar is a city in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Hilversum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands. ... Bussum (population: 31,300 in 2004) is a town in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Almere is a municipality in the central Netherlands, a polder reclaimed from IJsselmeer . ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 325 KB)The railway arc allowing direct train connection between Utrecht and Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, still under construction, Photo taken on July 10, 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 325 KB)The railway arc allowing direct train connection between Utrecht and Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, still under construction, Photo taken on July 10, 2005. ...

• Utrechtboog between Schiphol/Amsterdam-Rai and Bijlmer/Utrecht, bypassing the crossing at Duivendrecht. More information (in Dutch) on [4].

ProRail takes care of maintenance and extensions of the national railway network infrastructure (not metros or trams), allocating rail capacity, and traffic control. Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs) at Schiphol Airport Schiphol (municipality Haarlemmermeer) is the Netherlands main airport. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Ouder-Amstel (population: 13,055 in 2004) is a municipality in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... In the Netherlands ProRail (written in camel case) is a government task organisation that takes care of maintenance and extensions of the national railway network infrastructure (not the metro or tram), of allocating rail capacity, and of traffic control. ...

The rail capacity supplied by ProRail is used by five public transport operators (see below) as well as cargo operators: Railion, ERS, ACTS, Shortlines. Also there is Herik Rail, with seven carriages, where trains can be chartered for parties, meetings, etc. Railion is a European (mainly German) railroad cargo carrier. ... ERS can refer to: The card game Egyptian Ratscrew Either of the two European Remote-Sensing Satellites The Electoral Reform Society This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

Not operational is the NESM Nostalgie Expresse. In 2003 the NESM Nostalgie Expresse has briefly operated charter trains in the Netherlands but gone out of business. ...

See also europa.eu.

There are two crossings of regular railway lines, both non-level and with a station providing stops on both lines: Amsterdam Sloterdijk (ass) and Duivendrecht (dvd). A third crossingis under construction east of Zoetermeer, also non-level but without stops, one line is the HSL. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Duivendrecht is a village in the Netherlands (municipality Ouder-Amstel). ... Zoetermeer (population: 115,913 in February 2005) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... For the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness; also HLS) color space, see HLS color space. ...

Non-electrified lines

(with timetable number) // Train routes by timetable number Train routes in the Netherlands are identified by numbers. ...

• Groningen-Delfzijl 84
• Groningen-Roodeschool 83
• Groningen-Nieuweschans Grens 85
• Groningen-Leeuwarden 80
• Leeuwarden-Harlingen 81
• Leeuwarden-Stavoren 82
• Zwolle-Kampen 63
• Zwolle-Wierden 65
• Almelo-Marienberg 72
• Zutphen-Hengelo 73
• Enschede-Glanerbrug Grens 522
• Zutphen-Apeldoorn 67
• Zutphen-Winterswijk 71
• Arnhem-Winterswijk 70
• Arnhem-Tiel 68
• Nijmegen-Roermond 29
• Landgraaf-Landgraaf Grens 525

Railways for public transport

• operated mainly by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), minor parts by NoordNed, Syntus, Connexxion, DB Regionalbahn Westfalen, and (from Dec 2004) Prignitzer Eisenbahn (PE Holding AG, Arriva) (for the latter two, see Enschede); all have a common tariff system.

Trains have 1st and 2nd class. Skytrain Bangkok. ... Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) is the main public transport railway company in the Netherlands. ... NoordNed Personenvervoer bv is a public transport company operating trains and buses in the northeast of the Netherlands. ... Syntus bv is a public transport company operating trains and buses in the east of the Netherlands. ... Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands. ... DB Regionalbahn Westfalen is German railroad company. ... An Arriva bus arriving at Telford Central An Arriva train in North Wales Arriva is a private company that runs public transport services throughout the United Kingdom. ... Enschede is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region. ... There are various types of trains designed for particular purposes, see rail transport operations. ...

See also:

• Train routes in the Netherlands
• Railway stations in the Netherlands
• Trains in the Netherlands

// Train routes by timetable number Train routes in the Netherlands are identified by numbers. ... There are 387 train stations in the Netherlands, since December 2004, when Almere Oostvaarders was opened. ... Trains in the Netherlands Types of trains There are two types of double decker trains: the DDM (Dubbeldeks Materieel, see picture) train, consisting of one or more combinations of 3 or 4 coaches; there are two varieties: without motors, coupled to an electric locomotive; the mDDM: one of the coaches...

International trains

• Amsterdam C - Schiphol Airport - The Hague HS - Rotterdam C - Dordrecht - Roosendaal - Antwerp Berchem - Mechelen - Brussels Nord - Brussels C - Brussels Midi). See also Train routes in the Netherlands#Train number series (series 600).
  • The train has a multisystem_locomotive which can use 1500 volt DC (Netherlands) and 3000 volt DC (Belgium).
• Thalys [5]: Amsterdam C - Schiphol Airport - The Hague HS - Rotterdam C - Antwerp Berchem - Brussels Midi -Paris Nord; twice a week also to Marne-La-Vallée-Chessy (Disneyland Resort Paris)
  • The train can use 1500 volt DC (Netherlands), 3000 volt DC (Belgium) and 25000 volt AC 50 Hz (France).
  • High-speed between Brussels and Paris.
  • HSL-project: a new high-speed railway is being built between Schiphol Airport and Brussels.
• Amsterdam Centraal - Berlin Ostbahnhof, Germany, has stops in the Netherlands at::
  • Amsterdam Centraal
  • Amersfoort
  • Deventer
  • Hengelo
  • (further see Transportation in Germany)
• Amsterdam Centraal - Frankfurt Hbf, Germanyand Basel SBB, Switzerland and once a day City-NightLine further to Munich, Germany and ]] and Vienna Westbf, Austria, partly by ICE [6], has stops in the Netherlands at:
  • Amsterdam Centraal
  • Duivendrecht (not all trains stop here)
  • Utrecht Centraal
  • Arnhem
  • (further see Transportation in Germany)

See also Rail_transport_by_country#Europe. Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) (municipality Haarlemmermeer) is the Netherlands main airport. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... This is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. ... Roosendaal is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Mechelen Cathedral Mechelen (English traditionally Mechlin) is a municipality located in Belgium, Flemish region, province of Antwerp. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the headquarters of the European Union, as two of its four main institutions have their headquarters in the... // Train routes by timetable number Train routes in the Netherlands are identified by numbers. ... Overhead wire in Coventry, England A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives or multiple units. ... Thalys PBKA Thalys is a high-speed train network built around the high-speed line between Paris and Brussels. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Castle of the Sleeping Beauty in Disneyland Park Disneyland Resort Paris is a vacation and recreation resort in Marne-la-Vallée, near Paris, featuring two Disney theme parks, Disneyland Park (usually called Disneyland Paris) and Walt Disney Studios. ... Japanese Shinkansen trains began the development of modern high-speed railways (shown here: West Japan Railway Company 500 Series Shinkansen at Kyoto). ... For the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness; also HLS) color space, see HLS color space. ...   Berlin[?] (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city; down from 4. ... Amersfoort is also a town in South Africa. ... Deventer is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel on the east bank of the IJssel river. ... This article is about the city in Overijssel, Netherlands. ... // Rail transport Railways: total: 40,826 km, including at least 14,253 km electrified and 14,768 km double- or multiple-tracked (1998) Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the major German railway company. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Germany Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Germany Deutschland. ... Location within Switzerland Basel (English traditionally: Basle , German: Basel , French Bâle , Italian Basilea ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... ICE train The InterCity Express or ICE is a type of high-speed train operated by DB Fernverkehr in Germany and neighboring countries, for example to Zürich, Switzerland or Vienna, Austria. ... Ouder-Amstel (population: 13,055 in 2004) is a municipality in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Arnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine, and the capital of the Gelderland province. ... // Rail transport Railways: total: 40,826 km, including at least 14,253 km electrified and 14,768 km double- or multiple-tracked (1998) Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the major German railway company. ... This page provides an index of articles on Rail transport by country. ...

Night service

There is a night service, called Nachtnet (Night Network, although it is just a single U-shaped line) with an hourly service connecting Rotterdam Central, Delft, The Hague Central, Leiden Central, Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam Central, Utrecht Central (i.e., most of the large cities in the Randstad as well as the main airport). Due to the U-shape, the travelling time from the first four stations to Utrecht is longer than during the day. (Other little map, also showing the railway line itself)

edit this map For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... Delft City Hall (Stadhuis) Delft is a city in South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag). ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ... Leiden (in English also, but now rarely, Leyden) is a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands. ... Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) (municipality Haarlemmermeer) is the Netherlands main airport. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... The main municipalities of the Randstad; note that the marked areas are not just the built-up areas but the whole municipalities The Randstad is an agglomeration in the Netherlands. ...

Off-Peak Discount Pass

See rush hour. Rush hour in a city A rush hour is a part of the day with busy traffic and hence traffic congestion on the roads and crowded public transport; normally the two periods in a day when people are travelling to or from work or school. ...

Public transport in general

Public transport authorities in the Netherlands; see nl:OV-autoriteit (in Dutch)

For metro and tram there are no night services. There are night buses in a number of cities, usually on Friday and Saturday night only, sometimes only during the first part of the night, and per line often in one direction only; e.g. the Connexxion-Niteliner. Public transport authorities in the Netherlands; see nl:OV-autoriteit (in Dutch). ... Public transport authorities in the Netherlands; see nl:OV-autoriteit (in Dutch). ... A night bus is a bus service which operates through the night time hours. ...

A public transport pass for train (2nd class), bus, metro and tram costs 3210.50 euro/year (2005). It is also valid on the ferries Vlissingen-Breskens, Amsterdam-IJmuiden and Rotterdam-Dordrecht. It is not valid on most other ferries, nor on the Thalys. Night services by train are included, those by bus are not. The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... Flushing (Dutch Vlissingen) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. ... Oostburg (population: 18,174) is a town in the southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland. ... Velsen (population: 67,642 in 2004) is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, on both sides of the North Sea Canal. ... This is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. ... Thalys PBKA Thalys is a high-speed train network built around the high-speed line between Paris and Brussels. ...

Other public transport

All metros and trams and almost all buses share the National Tariff System. For buses exceptions are: A bus is a large wheeled vehicle, intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver. ...

• neighborhood buses
• night buses
• some bus services that are mainly for pleasure, such as serving an amusement park or beaches, e.g.:
  • special summer bus service from Zandvoort train station to the south side (near the nude beach) and to Bloemendaal aan Zee

See also List of airports in the Netherlands. This article is about the form of transport. ... A night bus is a bus service which operates through the night time hours. ... Zandvoort (population: 16,866 in 2004) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... A nude beach is a beach where the users generally wear no clothing. ... Bloemendaal (population: 16,922 in 2004) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... This is a list of airports in The Netherlands. ...

Metro

(all standard gauge (1.435 m)) Metro and Subway redirect here. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ...

• Amsterdam, Diemen, Ouder-Amstel, operated by Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB) (GVB site, Urbanrail site)
  • power 750 volt DC
• Rotterdam, Schiedam, Spijkenisse, Albrandswaard, Capelle aan den IJssel, operated by Rotterdamse Electrische Tramweg Maatschappij (RET); see Rotterdam metro.(RET site, Urbanrail site)
  • power 750 volt DC
  • The eastern parts of the system have some level crossings (with priority), and could therefore be called light rail instead of metro; however, they are integrated in the system; these parts have overhead wires, while the rest has third-rail, the vehicles can handle both.

Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Diemen Noord by night Diemen (population: 24,049 in 2004) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Ouder-Amstel (population: 13,055 in 2004) is a municipality in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... The Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB) (municipal transport company) of Amsterdam operates 3 metro lines, partly elevated, no level crossings. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... Schiedam is a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Spijkenisse (population: 75,170 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Albrandswaard (population: 19,607 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Capelle aan den IJssel (population: 65,354 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ...

Tram / light rail

(all standard gauge (1.435 m)) A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ...

• Amsterdam, Diemen, Amstelveen, operated by GVB
  • power 600 volt DC

• Rotterdam, Schiedam, operated by RET
  • lines: 1 Schiedam Woudhoek - CS - De Esch, 2 Charlois - Lombardijen NS, 4 Molenlaan - CS - Heemraadsplein, 5 Schiebroek - CS - Willemsplein, 7 Spangen - CS - Woudestein, 8 Spangen - CS - Oostplein, 20 CS - Lombardijen, 23 CS - Beverwaard, 25 CS - Carnisselande.

• The Hague, Rijswijk, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Delft, Nootdorp, operated by Haagsche Tramweg Maatschappij (HTM)
  • power 600 volt DC

• Utrecht, Nieuwegein, IJsselstein, operated by Connexxion (light rail in the sense of intermediate form between tram and train, with its own right-of-way, with level crossings with priority).
  • Stops for both branches: Moreelsepark - Stadsbusstation - Westplein - Graadt van Roggenweg - Ziekenhuis Oudenrijn - Vijf Meiplein - Vasco da Gamalaan - Kanaleneiland Zuid - Westraven - Zuilenstein - Batau Noord - Wijckersloot - Nieuwegein Centrum.
  • Further stops for Nieuwegein branche: Merwestein - Fokkesteeg - Wiersdijk - Nieuwegein Zuid.
  • Further stops for IJsselstein branche: St. Antonius Ziekenhuis - Doorslag - Hooge Waard - Eiteren - Clinckhoef - Achterveld.

• Houten, operated by NS (light rail line, could be called metro, though not underground, with its own right-of-way, without level crossings).
  • power 1500 volt DC (tram has been adapted with a so-called 'downchopper' to allow the use of this higher voltage), overhead wires
  • picture: [7]

Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Diemen Noord by night Diemen (population: 24,049 in 2004) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Amstelveen is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... The Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB) (municipal transport company) of Amsterdam operates 3 metro lines, partly elevated, no level crossings. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... Schiedam is a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ... Jaagpad street in Rijswijk Rijswijk ( listen), also Ryswick in English (population: 47,693 in 2004) is a suburb of The Hague in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Leidschendam-Voorburg (population: 73,832 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Delft City Hall (Stadhuis) Delft is a city in South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag). ... Pijnacker-Nootdorp (population: 37,696 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... HTM Personenvervoer NV (HTM, from the former name Haagsche Tramweg Maatschappij) is a public transport company in the Netherlands operating trams and buses in The Hague, Rijswijk, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Delft, Nootdorp. ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Nieuwegein is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... IJsselstein is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. ... Houten is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ...

Randstad Rail and other light rail projects

Randstad Rail (named after the Randstad agglomeration) is a project (expected to be operative in 2006) to: The main municipalities of the Randstad; note that the marked areas are not just the built-up areas but the whole municipalities The Randstad is an agglomeration in the Netherlands. ... In the study of human settlements, an agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place (usually a municipality) and any suburbs or adjacent satellite towns. ...

• connect the Erasmus Line of the Rotterdam metro system to the existing railway Hofplein Line that is converted from heavy rail to light rail, allowing the Rotterdam metro trains to run to the Hague Centraal railway station; at the north end of the Hofplein Line a new connection is made with the Hague Centraal to keep heavy rail and light rail apart;
• connect tram lines 3 and 6 in The Hague with the existing railway Zoetermeer Line that is also converted from heavy rail to light rail and is extended with a new Oosterheem Line which will become part of line 6; existing tram tracks are adapted for longer and wider vehicles

See www.randstadrail.nl, [8] (pdf), and [9]. Zoetermeer (population: 115,913 in February 2005) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ...

There are plans for the construction of a light rail line between Maastricht and Kerkrade. Maastricht (Limburgish and city dialect: Mestreech; French: Maestricht) is a municipality, and capital of the province of Limburg. ... Kerkrade is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. ...

See also RijnGouweLijn. Light rail train The RijnGouweLijn or RGL is a light rail project in South Holland, Netherlands. ...

Bus

A special bus line around Amsterdam is the Zuidtangent, which has largely its own bus lane, with priority at crossings [10]. Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ...

Route: Haarlem - Hoofddorp - Schiphol Airport - Amstelveen - Amsterdam southeast

Arnhem has a trolleybus system. Haarlem is a city in the west of the Netherlands, capital of the North Holland province. ... Haarlemmermeer (population: 127,750 in 2004) is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) (municipality Haarlemmermeer) is the Netherlands main airport. ... Amstelveen is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Arnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine, and the capital of the Gelderland province. ... An articulated trolleybus in Arnhem A trolleybus (also known as electric bus, trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is a bus powered by two overhead electric wires, from which the bus draws electricity using two trolley poles. ...

Bus companies include Arriva, Connex, Connexxion, Hermes, NoordNed, Syntus. A bus is a large wheeled vehicle, intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver. ... An Arriva bus arriving at Telford Central An Arriva train in North Wales Arriva is a private company that runs public transport services throughout the United Kingdom. ... Connex is the brand name of the transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement. ... Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands. ... NoordNed Personenvervoer bv is a public transport company operating trains and buses in the northeast of the Netherlands. ... Syntus bv is a public transport company operating trains and buses in the east of the Netherlands. ...

Hermes operates in the southeast of the Netherlands.

Cycle ways

The Netherlands have a high amount of bicycle ways. Biking is a common way of transport.

Highways

total: 125,575 km
paved: 113,018 km (including 2,235 km of expressways)
unpaved: 12,557 km (1998 est.)

See List of highways in the Netherlands

These are the Highways (Dutch: autosnelwegen) with the most important towns at or near the highways: A1: Amsterdam - Hilversum - Amersfoort - Apeldoorn - Deventer - Hengelo - Germany A2: Amsterdam - Utrecht - s-Hertogenbosch - Eindhoven - Weert - Geleen - Maastricht - (border) Visé A4: Amsterdam - Schiphol - Leiden - The Hague - Delft A4: Vlaardingen - Hoogvliet A4: Bergen op Zoom - Antwerp...

Waterways

5046 km, of which 47% is usable by craft of 1000 metric ton capacity or larger, see List of waterways and [11]. The List of waterways is a link page for any river, canal, estuary or firth. ...

Pipelines

crude oil 418 km; petroleum products 965 km; natural gas 10,230 km

Ports and harbors

Amsterdam, Delfzijl, Den Helder, Dordrecht, Eemshaven, Groningen, Haarlem, IJmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Utrecht, Vlissingen) Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Satellite image of the Ems estuary showing the location of Delfzijl (left bank, center) Delfzijl is a municipality and city in the northeast of the Netherlands. ... Den Helder is located in the northmost point of North Holland, the Netherlands. ... This is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. ... Eemsmond is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Groningen is a municipality and city in the north of the Netherlands, and capital of Groningen province. ... Haarlem is a city in the west of the Netherlands, capital of the North Holland province. ... Velsen (population: 67,642 in 2004) is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, on both sides of the North Sea Canal. ... Maastricht (Limburgish and city dialect: Mestreech; French: Maestricht) is a municipality, and capital of the province of Limburg. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... Terneuzen is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland, in the middle of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Flushing (Dutch Vlissingen) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. ...

Merchant marine

total: 563 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,035,899 GRT/4,576,841 DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 343, chemical tanker 41, combination bulk 2, container 56, liquified gas 20, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large load carrier 8, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 25, refrigerated cargo 32, roll-on/roll-off 16, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 5 (1999 est.)
note: many Dutch-owned ships are also operating under the registry of Netherlands Antilles (1998 est.)

Airports

See List of airports in the Netherlands This is a list of airports in The Netherlands. ...

See also

• Train routes in the Netherlands
• Railway stations in the Netherlands
• Trains in the Netherlands

• Category:Roads in the Netherlands
• Category:Road transport in the Netherlands

• Transportation in Europe
• Transportation by country

// Train routes by timetable number Train routes in the Netherlands are identified by numbers. ... There are 387 train stations in the Netherlands, since December 2004, when Almere Oostvaarders was opened. ... Trains in the Netherlands Types of trains There are two types of double decker trains: the DDM (Dubbeldeks Materieel, see picture) train, consisting of one or more combinations of 3 or 4 coaches; there are two varieties: without motors, coupled to an electric locomotive; the mDDM: one of the coaches... This page links to several topics related to transportation in Europe Contents // Categories: Stub | Transportation in Europe | Transportation ... Transportation by country A Afghanistan - Albania - Algeria - Andorra - Angola - Anguilla - Antigua and Barbuda - Argentina - Armenia - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan B Bahamas - Bahrain - Bangladesh - Barbados - Belarus - Belgium - Belize - Benin - Bermuda - Bhutan - Bolivia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Botswana - Brazil - Brunei - Bulgaria - Burkina Faso - Burma - Burundi C Cambodia - Cameroon - Canada - Cape Verde - Central African Republic...

External links

• Public transport in the Netherlands:
  • http://www.9292ov.nl/
  • Planned train departures in the next hour (up to 20 trains) from 83 stations, real-time adjusted for delays
  • National Tariff System (bus, tram, metro)
  • http://homepages.cwi.nl/~dik/english/public_transport/
  • First Experiences with Tendering at the Tactical Level (Service Design) in Dutch Public Transport
• train schedules for the whole of Europe (German Railways site)
• Netherlands light-rail projects
• Light Rail Atlas
• Public transport to beaches (zip-file) - from Den Helder to Hoek van Holland, with map showing railways and bus lines, and showing km-pole numbers, used for defining beach locations.

Railway maps: Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ... Den Helder is located in the northmost point of North Holland, the Netherlands. ... Hoek van Holland (literally Corner of Holland, but known in English as Hook of Holland) is a town in South Holland in the Netherlands. ...

• http://www.treinen.demon.nl/map/ns2.htm (with intercity routes colored)
• Map with distances
• http://railweb.techsite.cz/mapy/mnls.jpg (with table numbers used in the paper version of the timetable)
• http://trainspotting.buekkes.de/maps/benelux-network/benelux-network.gif - (whole Benelux, indicating single or multiple track and electrification)
• Schematic maps of all tracks, switches and platforms: http://www.sporenplan.nl/html_nl/sporenplan/ns/ns_normaal/start.html
• http://www.spoorzoeker.nu/spoorkrt/spk1850.htm - maps showing development of the railway network since the first track in 1839; see also [12].
• For railway stations and surroundings, see also Railway stations in the Netherlands#Maps.

Line maps for other public transport: // Train routes by timetable number Train routes in the Netherlands are identified by numbers. ... Benelux Benelux Benelux is the region of Europe comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. ... Double switch aka scissors crossovers A railroad switch (known in British and Australian English as (a set of) points or, in technical usage, a turnout) is a mechanical installation provided at a point where rail track A divides into two tracks B and C. It can be set in either... A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. ... There are 387 train stations in the Netherlands, since December 2004, when Almere Oostvaarders was opened. ...

• Amsterdam [13]
• Arnhem [14] (not up-to-date)
• Dordrecht and Werkendam [15] (consists of part of the NS map mentioned below with bus lines added)
• Eindhoven [16], [17]
• Nijmegen [18]
• Renesse [19]
• Roosendaal [20]
• Rotterdam [21]
• The Hague all, tram, bus
• free buses The Hague - Noordwijk/Oegstgeest [22]
• Utrecht (city) [23]
• Zoetermeer [24]

• Arriva maps, various parts of the Netherlands
• Friesland
• East of Gelderland (Syntus)
• Limex (southwest of Limburg)
• Fast Ferry Rotterdam - Dordrecht
• Border areas (with info in Dutch)
• Coastal areas: see above.

The maps by Carto Studio's, though meant only as examples, may also be of some use. Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Arnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine, and the capital of the Gelderland province. ... This is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. ... Werkendam is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Eindhoven is a municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender brooks. ... Nijmegen (obsolete spellings: Nijmwegen, Nymegen, Nieumeghen — known in German as Nimwegen, French as Nimègue, and Spanish as Nimega) is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, near the German border. ... Roosendaal is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ... Noordwijk (population: 24,452 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Oegstgeest (population: 21,188 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Zoetermeer (population: 115,913 in February 2005) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ...

Oddly and unfortunately, for large parts of the Netherlands bus line maps do not seem to be available on the web. However, they are often posted at bus stops and can sometimes also be obtained on paper in bus information offices (sometimes in a less detailed version, e.g. without bus stops being marked). Connexxion has 13 maps on paper that can be sent by mail on request, see Connexxion maps. Bus shelter Center Street Northeast Salem, Oregon A bus stop is a place where a public transport bus stops for the purpose of allowing passengers to board or leave the bus. ... Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands. ...

Maps showing all streets and also public transport

General map showing railways and stations well (i.e. also in smaller scales), but, oddly, without station names:

• NS rail travel planner - contains a detailed map of the whole country; to view a location, specify it as destination and choose an arbitrary point of departure, then ask for the route map of the post transport from the station. If you specify "Public transport" as means of pre or post transport, you will be redirected to http://www.ovr.nl with the corresponding map.

General maps showing railways well, but stations only in larger scales,

• Multimap - with station names
• Vialys - with station names popping up

General map showing railways well, but stations only when highly zoomed in, and no station names:

• Yellow pages / Telephone directory - A map (plattegrond) is provided after searching for a company or person; if one just wants to use the map, do an arbitrary search like [25], select Plattegrond and by zooming out and selecting an area to zoom in go to any part of the map.

Of these three, only the NS map shows metro lines, without stations, and none show tram or bus lines. www.ovr.nl shows only the single bus stop concerned on the map, not the line or the other stops.

For general maps see also Geography of the Netherlands. There are hardly any maps on Internet that show virtually all streets as well as tram or bus lines (the maps of Dordrecht and Werkendam mentioned above seem to be the only ones, with on the latter not all lines). However, such maps are available on paper for many cities. Geography of the Netherlands The Netherlands is one of the most geographically unique countries on Earth. ... This is about the Dutch city of Dordrecht. ... Werkendam is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ...

Lighthouse patterns

• Light patterns for lighthouses in the Netherlands