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Tram operation in The Hague started in 1864. After World War II (WWII) the tram system in The Hague was deteriorated, but the city decided to retain and improve the system. The city closed underused lines and made extensions of tram lines to many new residential and business districts in The Hague and suburbs. For the connection with the satellite city Zoetermeer, a heavy railway line was built. After a period of decline in the 1960s, the tram system became more and more important in order to cope with the consequences of developments in The Hague and the growing urbanization of the region. This region is strongly connected with the Rotterdam region, which means that public transport in these regions should be integrated. The urbanization of The Hague, Rotterdam, and Zoetermeer required an appropriate light rail system. To establish the RandstadRail system, two railway lines between the cities were converted to light rail and integrated with the tram in The Hague and the metro in Rotterdam. This system started operation in Rotterdam in 1968. The Hague decided to adapt the tram system to the developments in the city and region. Because of the flexibility of tram and light rail, The Hague’s tram system formed the basis of an integrated tram and light rail system serving the city and the region and was strongly connected with the Rotterdam region. The Hague’s tram system is not a separate system anymore, and its future is determined by the recently established Metropolitan Region Rotterdam–The Hague (MRDH). This paper provides an overview of development of the tram system of The Hague since WWII.

01613496

English

pp 397-412

2016-9

Transportation Research Circular

13th National Light Rail and Streetcar Conference

9780309450591

Digital/other

Figures; Photos

History; Light rail transit; Trolley cars

RandstadRail

Netherlands

Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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