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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.
The Rotterdam Metro (Dutch: Rotterdamse metro) is a rapid transit system operated in Rotterdam, Netherlands and surrounding municipalities by RET. The first line, called Noord – Zuidlijn (North – South line) opened in 1968 and ran from Centraal Station to Zuidplein , crossing the river Nieuwe Maas in a tunnel.
Rotterdam Alexander station is also located on the Rotterdam Metro, a rapid transit system operated by RET. It is served by trains of lines A and B and is located on the former Caland line or east–west line ( Dutch : Calandlijn / Oost-Westlijn ).
Binnenhof station is the northern terminus of Line A of the Rotterdam Metro and is situated in Rotterdam-Ommoord. Trains departing from here are destined for Schiedam Centrum for most of the day. After 5pm their destination will be Kralingse Zoom and at night Alexander .
The RandstadRail network consists of four routes: one metro line (E) between The Hague and Rotterdam, and three tram-train lines (3, 4 and 34) between The Hague and Zoetermeer. Line E is operated by RET and uses high-floor Flexity Swift vehicles, while lines 3, 4 and 34 are operated by HTM and use low-floor RegioCitadis vehicles. [3]
De Terp is a subway station on Line C of the Rotterdam Metro and is situated in the town of Capelle aan den IJssel, in the Oostgaarde area, just east of Rotterdam. It is the northern terminus of the line. [1] The station was opened on 26 May 1994 as part of the extension of the East-West Line or Caland Line from Capelsebrug station. The station ...
Wilhelminaplein is an underground subway station in Rotterdam, Netherlands, which lies south of the Maas river. It is part of Rotterdam Metro lines D and E. Wilhelminaplein station was opened in 1997 as a new infill station of the North-South Line, which itself was already opened in 1968. Because the station was constructed at the location ...