Rijndam 2018

Rijndam

Rijndam is a fictional city in Dutch style (made by Sjoerd Ydema), located along the river Rhine, with a metro network inspired by several different Dutch and non-Dutch metro networks.

There are three versions of the Rijndam network;

• Rijndam 1985
• Rijndam 2016
• Rijndam 2018

Rijndam 2018

General info Rijndam 2016 Screenshot Author: Sjoerd Ydema Lines: 4 Traction power supply: Third rail (in the city centre and Museum Shuttle) and Overhead wire (in the Suburbs) Description: Rijndam 2018; two years after Rijndam 2016, line M2 is extended to Transferium Rijndijk. The network contains 4 lines and a Museum Shuttle. M2 and M3 run on Sneltram sections MetroSim Version Requiered: Beta 3.11 Download: N/A, Build-in

Network information Lines There are 4 main lines, and a small museumline: Line M1: Molenwijk - Panbos Line M2: Transferium Rijndijk - Monument Line M3: Central Station - Rijnland Ziekenhuis (Hospital) Line M4: Central Station - Rijndam Airport Museumline: Noordvliet - Transport Museum Depots The network has several depots: Depot Molenwijk Depot Bergenseweg Depot Rijndam Airport Depot Transferium Rijndijk (stabling tracks) Train-Protection Systems ATB on line M1 (MLW-NDP), M2, M3, M4 (RCS-NDP) and museum shuttle. ZUB on line M1 (NDP-PNB) and M4 (NDP-RDA) Train usage

Lines Line M1 Line M1 runs above ground from Molenwijk to Simvlietlaan and from Nobelplein to Panbos. Between Simvlietlaan and Nobelplein, line M1 runs underground. The section from Nobelplein to Panbos was once a local railwayline, starting at a station at Rijndam Noorderpoort. A few years ago, the Rijndam city council has decided to connect this railway to the metro network. This was done to eliminate the need for passenger interchange, to increase the frequency of services on the line, and to allow for the demolition and redevelopment of the site of the former train station. Power on this section is supplied by overhead whires; at Nobelplein, line M1 metro's switch from 3rd rail to overhead power supply. The railway section has ZUB train protection; the switch from ATB to ZUB is done at Noorderpoort. Between Noordvliet and Panbos, the line runs on a single track. Destination codes: M - Molenwijk C - Central Station P - Noorderpoort V - Noordvliet B - Panbos Line M2 Line M2 runs above ground from Transferium Rijndijk to Koning Willem I and from Brielselaan to Monument. Between Koning Willem I and Brielselaan, line M2 runs underground. At Station Westplein, metro's switch to Sneltram mode for the last part to Monument. The basic frequency (since Rijndam 2016) has been raised from 6 trains an hour to 8 trains an hour. Destination codes: T - Transferium Rijndijk G - Central Station via National Opera S - Station Westplein O - Monument Line M3 Line M3 runs underground from Central Station to Westpoort. After Westpoort, the line continues above ground to Station Westplein and Rijnland Ziekenhuis (Hospital). At Station Westplein, metro's switch to Sneltram mode for the last part to Rijnland Hospital. After Rijndam 2016, with the introduction of the line M2 extension to Transferium Rijndijk, the route of line M3 has changed. line M3 now runs to Central Station via Nationale Opera (along the same route as line M2). This way, the basic frequency on both line M2 and M3 could be raised from 6 trains per hour to 8 trans per hour, without this casing problems on line M1 (which still runs a 10-minute interval due to its single track section). Destination codes: G - Central Station via National Opera C - Central Station via Garenmarkt (not used in normal service) S - Station Westplein R - Rijnland Ziekenhuis (Hospital) Line M4 Line M4 connects the city with Rijndam Airport. It runs underground from Central Station to Noorderpoort, and then continues above ground to Rijndam Airport. Shortly before reaching the aiport, the line returns underground, to terminate under the Airport terminal building containing terminals 1,2 and 3 (passengers for terminal 4 can change here for a shuttle service). As with line M1, the section outside of the city uses a converted railway line, with power supply by overhead whires (the switch from 3rd rail to overhead whires is done after the line surfaces leaving Noorderpoort) and ZUB train protection. Near the tunnel entrance, a small portion of the former connection to the old site of the Noorderpoort Train station can still be seen. Line M4 has its own depot at the airport, using the site of a former underground cargo terminal. Trains on line M4 start at the airport, run to Central Station via Garenmarkt, and back to the airport via Nationale Opera; a counter-clockwise loop trough the city centre. This is done in order to give all stations on the city centre ring a direct connection to and from the airport. Since Rijndam 2016, the inhabitants of 's Gravendijk have made a petition to re-open their station. 's Gravendijk is now a regular stop on line M4. Destination codes: C - Central Station P - Noorderpoort A - Rijndam Airport L - Rijndam Airport (used for Airport -> CS -> Airport) Museumline The metro transport museum is located at the Wagenmakerstraat in Noordvliet, at the end of a old freight branch off the Rijndam - Panbos line. Here, a small depot has been build in order to preserve, maintain and display the historic metro trains. The line connecting the museum to the nearby Noordvliet station (on line M1) has been converted for use by these old metro trains; it has 3rd rail power supply and ATB train protection. Destination codes: V - Noordvliet W - Transport museum

Other locations Depots Depot Molenwijk Depot Molenwijk is the main depot on the network. It is situated near the terminus Molenwijk at line M1. It has 13 sidings for stabling up to 100 SG3-type metro trains, a 6-track maintenance facility (a new building has replaced the old one from Rijndam 1985/2016), a track for testing trains, and a mainline railway connection for receiving or sending cargo. Depot Bergenseweg Depot Bergenseweg is a former freightyard near Bergenseweg metro station, connected to the metro network at Station Westplein. After the national railway company abandoned it, it has been closed off from the main railway line, and converted for use by the Rijndam metro network (power supply by overhead whires). Three tracks have been converted to serve as stabling facility for metro trains. The other tracks are not electrified and are available for stabling track maintenance rolling stock and/or out-of-service metro trains. There is also a short section of track leading to the docks at the Rhine river. Depot Rijndam Airport Depot Rijndam Airport uses the site of a former underground cargo terminal. It has 4 tracks, with capacity for up to 16 SG3-type metro trains. It is the only fully underground depot on the network. Depot Transferium Rijndijk Depot Transferium Rijndijk consists of 4 stabling tracks directly behind the Transferium Rijndijk terminus. It is used to stable the first 4 trains out of this station of the day, so extra early out-of-service runs from depot Molenwijk are not necessary.