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Overview of changes to routes

of various public transport services till June 2010.

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Tram 1 > Delft Tanthof
Normal route from Scheveningen Noorderstrand until 'Kneuterdijk' stop. Tram then turns left to 'Buitenhof' and via 'Korte Voorhout' to a temporary stop on Schedeldoekshaven (opposite the VROM Ministry) at Central Station (platform H). The tram continues via the 'Bierkade' stop back to its normal route to Delft Tanthof.
Stops 'Centrum' and 'Spui-Stadhuis' are temporarily out of commission.

Tram 1 > Scheveningen Noorderstrand
Normal route from Delft until 'Bierkade' stop. Then the tram turns right onto Schedeldoekshaven (opposite the VROM Ministry). It continues on via Central Station (platform F) to stops 'Korte Voorhout' and 'Buitenhof' and then right to the 'Kneuterdijk' stop, after whichit contines on its normal route to Scheveningen Noorderstrand.
Stops 'Spui-Stadhuis' and 'Centrum' are temporarily out of commission.

Tram 8 > Vrederust
Normal route from Madurodam to 'Central Station' (platform H). It then follows Schedeldoekshaven (opposite the VROM Ministry) to 'Bierkade' stop and continues on to Vrederust.
Stops 'Kalvermarkt-Stadhuis' and 'Spui-Stadhuis' are temporarily out of commission.

Tram 8 > Madurodam
Normal route from Vrederust until Hollands Spoor Station. The tram then continues via 'Bierkade' stop and the temporary stop on Schedeldoekshaven (opposite the VROM Ministry) to Central Station (platform E) where it returns to its normal route to Madurodam.
Stops 'Spui-Stadhuis' and 'Kalvermarkt-Stadhuis' are temporarily out of commission.

Detour trams 1, 8, 8K, & 9 and tram 10 runs every quarter of an hour

As of 8 March until the end of June trams 1, 8, 8K and 9 will temporarily follow a different route through The Hague city centre. The stops Centrum and Spui will be out of service during this period. Passengers are warned to allow extra time for their journeys.

Tram 10 will run every 15 minutes and buses 22 and 24 will continue to follow their alternative route till the end of May. The “Centrum” stop will remain the pick-up pont for the night buses.

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Peak-hour service tram no.8 and no. 8K to Madurodam starts

Tram no.8 goes into active service as of 31 August from Monday to Friday during morning and evening peak hours (07.00 - 9.30 & 16.00 -18.00). This service will run alternately with tram no.9 on the same route between Vrederust and Madurodam and turn at the terminus loop. Both services will run at 10-minute intervals, meaning a tram will be available every 5 minutes. On the route in the opposite direction between Central Station and Madurodam, trams 8 and 9 will be supplemented with tram no.8K during the peak hours. The precise schedule and route map can be found at www.htm.net.

A.J.G.Landheer, 28 August 2009

Terminus loop opposite Madurodam

1 July 2009 – After a two-week running-in period the tram terminus loop opposite Madurodam was officially opened. The driver of tram 8K allowed a somewhat hesitant Secretary of State Huizinga of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management to take over for a circuit of the terminus loop. Alderman Smits, on behalf of the Haaglanden metropolitan district, welcomed the invited guests who had made the ride from Central Station.

The terminus actually went into service on 15 June and for the time being will only be used by tram 8K (= 8 Kort/Short). This additional service will run on the tram 9 route during peak hours between Madurodam and Central Station.

Terminus loop at Madurodam goes into service

On Monday 15 June, the terminus loop near Madurodam will go into service and the Madurodam stop for trams 5 and 9 relocated on the other side of the junction.

The terminus loop will be used for the extra trams with the number 8K that will run during the morning and evening peak hours on the busiest section of the line between Den Haag Centraal Station and Madurodam.

 

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Tram line 9 to get extra trams in peak hours

There have been several reports in the press about changes to the tram 9 service. Out of the blue came the idea to submerge the tramline running along Koninginnegracht in an underpass at the busy junctions with Dr. Kuyperstraat, Javastraat and laan Copes van Cattenburch. However if this is done it will mean that the underpass will have to start at the Dierentuinbrug (opposite Houtweg and Nieuwe Uitleg on Koninginnegracht) and only surface again at Sumatrastraat. What happens to the tram stops? Will they be in the underpass too and be reached by steps or a lifts? Is there space and are there funds to do this? Or will the stops be relocated along the route at surface level at points that might not necessarily be the most logical. It also begs the question: how does this tally with the fact that this is a conservation area. There was also the idea to relocate the route along Raamweg, but then it would have to go completely underground. Considering the chaos it would cause to accomplish such a plan, this seems highly unlikely.

Peak hour service
Another point concerning route 9 is the introduction of extra rush-hour services between Central Station and Madurodam. A good idea it would seem. But already during peak times, tram 9 runs every 5 minutes in both directions. If this is not properly synchronized, there could be a tram at the busy junctions every 2.5 minutes. So with the extra service this could become every 75 seconds. Taking into account how long each tram takes to cross each junction, there would be almost no time for the traffic lights to change colour to allow the road traffic through; unless they are made to wait. Another reason why the CentrumRing should be rerouted to Professor Teldersweg!

Terminus loop
There is enough space at Central Station for the trams to turn and there are already are stakes in the grass around the Homomonument at the Wittebrug that are evidently for the terminus loop there.

B. Feenstra: A&W Wijkkrant/Community Newspaper February 2009

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The busy number 9 tram service is to get a temporary terminus loop near Madurodam at the end of Koninginnegracht just before George Maduroplein. This will enable the deployment of extra trams during peak hours on the busiest section of the line between Den Haag Centraal Station and Madurodam. The terminus will come into service in spring 2009 for a period of five years. By then a permanent solution is expected to be found. 
 
The effect of the temporary terminus loop on the surrounding neighbourhood will be limited. The plans will be available for public viewing from 11 December.

City Management Service, 2 December 2008

More frequent service at peak times on Tram 10 line

As of 7 january 2008, the frequency of the trams at the peak times in the mornings and early evenings will be increased from 15 minutes to 10 minutes.

Bus route 20 to change when new 2010 service schedule starts on 13 December

The changes mean that part of the former 13 bus route will be reintroduced (bus 20 relaced bus 13 in April 2008 ): the bus will no longer run from Valkenboslaan via Zuiderparklaan and Escamplaan to the Leyenburg Hospital but via Zuiderparklaan, Vreeswijkstraat, Loevesteinlaan, Almeloplein, Meppelweg, Maartendijkslaan, Genemuidenstraat and Leyweg to a new terminus at Carry van Bruggenhof. The route between Oostduin and Valkenboslaan will remain the same, as will the frequency of the buses. Alight at Escamplaan stop for the Leyenburg Hospital.

Number of bus 13 service to change

As of end April the number of bus service 13 will change to 20 and its final destination will be Leyenburg Hospital. The route will remain unchanged till Valkenboslaan, after which the bus will travel along Zuiderparklaan-Escamplaan-Leyweg.

Travellers wishing to get to Leyweg can change to buses 21 or 37; those travelling in the Oostduin direction wishing to reach Vrederust should change to bus 21 which will travel along Leyweg - Hengelolaan - Vrederustlaan - Erasmusweg to its final destination, which remains the same as that of the old number 13 service.

There will also be changes to the timetable of the new number 20 service. The most important being that every day after 20.00 the frequency of the buses will change from every 15 minutes to every 30 minutes.

Timetables and routes

For more detailed information about routes and timetablesvisit www.htm.net