SG2

Rijndam

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

General info Rijndam 2016 Screenshot Author: Sjoerd Lines: 4 Traction power supply: Third rail (in the city centre and Museum Shuttle) and Overhead wire (in the Suburbs) Description: First Map by Sjoerd. Contains 4 lines and a Museum Shuttle. M2 and M3 run on Sneltram sections MetroSim Version Requiered: Beta 3.10 Download: N/A, Build-in

Network information Lines There are 4 main lines, and a small museumline: Line M1: Molenwijk - Panbos Line M2: Central Station - 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 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 M2 and M3 Lines M1 and M4

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. Line M2 Line M2 runs underground from Central Station to Westpoort. After Westpoort, the line continues above ground to Station Westplein and Monument. At Station Westplein, metro's switch to Sneltram mode for the last part to Monument. Metro's on line M2 in the direction Central Station will switch to line M3 upon arriving. 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. Metro's on line M3 in the direction Central Station will switch to line M2 upon arriving. 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 the stations on the city centre ring a direct connection to and from the 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. Future Line M2 will be extended from Central Station via a new branch line to Transferium Rijndijk, adding 5 new stations (3 underground, 2 above ground) to the network. This extension will be available in the future update "Rijndam 2018".

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 4-track maintenance facility, 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.