Zoetermeer Stadslijn is a light-rail line converted from a former commuter rail line in the Netherlands, between The Hague and Zoetermeer. [1]
Zoetermeer Stadslijn is a light-rail line converted from a former commuter rail line in the Netherlands, between The Hague and Zoetermeer. [1]
Originally, the line was managed by the Dutch Railways (NS). [2] Since June 2006, it has served as a light-rail line, using trams. The light-rail connection, combined with The Hague-Rotterdam line, is called the RandstadRail.
After the Oosterheem neighbourhood was built in Zoetermeer, an extra track was added. It does not take the round line, unlike the other routes, but splits between Seghweart and Leidsewallen stations.[ citation needed ]
Since the extra Oosterheem line was added, two lines reach the Zoetermeer Stadslijn and are called line 3 and line 4. Line 3 uses the older track, and line 4, or the Oosterheem line, takes the newer track. In 2020 a new line 34 was added combining the routes of line 3 in The Hague and that of line 4 in Zoetermeer.
Line 3 takes the old track and makes a lap. At Centrum West, it turns and circles back over the whole track to Den Haag Centraal Station.
The route starts at Den Haag, passes through Voorburg and Leidschendam, and continues through Den Haag Leidschenveen, at the following stops:
Then, it enters Zoetermeer at station Voorweg Laag. In Zoetermeer has the following stops:
At the end of the route, the vehicle turns around and drives the route back to Den Haag.
Line 4 takes the same route as line 3 until Seghwaert, where it splits and goes into the Oosterheem neighbourhood.
The route starts at Den Haag and goes through Voorburg and Leidschendam and Den Haag again, just like line 3. In Zoetermeer it has the following stations:
That is the end of the track.
On this part of the route the stops are identical to that of line 4
The Hague is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. It is the administrative and royal capital of the Netherlands and its seat of government, as well as the capital of the province of South Holland. It hosts the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. It has been described as the de facto capital of the Netherlands.
Leidschendam-Voorburg is a municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It had a population of 75,425 in 2019, and covers an area of 35.62 km2 (13.75 sq mi) of which 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) is water.
Zoetermeer is a city in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 37.05 km2 (14.31 sq mi) of which 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi) is water. A small village until the late 1960s, it had 6,392 inhabitants in 1950. By 2013 this had grown to 123,328, making it the third largest population centre in the province of South Holland, after Rotterdam and The Hague. While now a city in its own right, Zoetermeer started out as a suburb of The Hague and is still a part of the Greater The Hague urban area; it is about 12 km east of The Hague, 15 km north of Rotterdam and 12 km south of Leiden.
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Voorburg 't Loo is the RandstadRail station of Voorburg, the Netherlands.
Leidschendam-Voorburg is the RandstadRail station in of Leidschendam-Voorburg, the Netherlands.
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Voorweg is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
Centrum-West is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
Stadhuis is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
Palenstein is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
Seghwaert is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
Willem Dreeslaan is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
Dorp is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
Meerzicht is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
Driemanspolder is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
The Hague Tram is a tram network forming part of the public transport system in and around the city of The Hague in South Holland, the Netherlands.
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