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Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET; English: Rotterdam Electric Tram) is the main public transport operator in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It started in 1905 when they took over the city tram lines from RTM (Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij).
Old Rotterdam tram stop sign, at Oostmolen in Mijnsheerenland, 2008. The RET has had two predecessor tramway companies, the RTM and the RETM, respectively. The RTM ( Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij ) was founded in 1878 to operate the first horse-drawn tramway in Rotterdam, which opened in 1879.
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 ...
Rotterdam Metro, serving Rotterdam, Schiedam, Spijkenisse, Albrandswaard, and Capelle aan den IJssel, operated by Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET) RandstadRail line E, serving Rotterdam, The Hague and the suburbs in between, running partially on the lines of the Rotterdam Metro and partially shared with tram lines 3 and 4
Several Rotterdam tram and city bus lines call at the Rotterdam Blaak station. A tram stop is located between the entrances of the railway and the metro station, where line 21 and line 24 stop. All subway lines, trams and city buses are operated by RET. The routes of the city buses and trams are as follows:
Trams in Rotterdam RTM (1886-1968) RETM (1904–1927) RET (since 1927) Rotterdam: Horse 1 June 1879 18 May 1925 Steam 9 April 1881 16 December 1924 Petrol (gasoline) 19 May 1924 25 October 1968 Electric 18 September 1905 See also: RandstadRail. STM (Schiedamse Tramweg Maatschappij) Schiedam: Horse 19 September 1902 Jan 1918 Trams in The Hague HTM
Schiedam Centrum is a railway station and metro station in Schiedam, just to the west of Rotterdam, Netherlands, on the railway line between The Hague and Rotterdam Centraal. Train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen , and metro, tram and bus services are operated by Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram .
Since 2004 there is a tram tunnel with two underground tram stations (Spui and Grote Markt) in The Hague city centre; it is shared by tramline 6 and RR-lines 2, 3 and 4. Line 9 at Scheveningen. Trams & LRVs: 600 volt DC-series: 70 GTL8-trams and 40 Avenio-trams; 600 & 750 volt DC-series: 72 LRVs called RegioCitadis.