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Below are the train routes in the Netherlands as of 2011 (may be outdated) with the number of the training series. The series number is typically a multiple of 100, followed by a number between 1 and 99 (where odd numbers are for trains in one direction and even numbers are for trains in the other, except for some international services).
There are two types of trains: stoptreinen (local trains, which Dutch Railways calls "sprinters") and InterCities, with faster long-distance service. An intermediate category (sneltreinen, "fast trains") began being discontinued in 2007, although regional operators continue to use the term. Sneltrein and InterCity service were very similar.
For trips to Amsterdam Centraal station, passengers had to travel to RAI and transfer to a local train. A direct link was created with the construction of the Amsterdam-Schiphol railway in 1986. A newly built underground station opened in 1995; the former building was demolished.
The concept of a North-South line running from Amsterdam-Noord through the Centraal Station to Schiphol was explored in the 1968 Stadsspor plan. According to the plan the line would continue from Amsterdam Zuid through Amstelveen, along the Beneluxbaan and finally arriving at the airport. It was decided to start development on the Oostlijn ...
The Hoofdgebouw I (Main Building I) complex in Utrecht, former Nederlandse Spoorwegen headquarters and nowadays the office of DB Cargo in the Netherlands. World War I caused an economic downturn in the Netherlands that caused the two largest Dutch railway companies, Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij (HSM) and Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen (SS), to become unprofitable.
Chicago, Illinois, is the third-largest city in the United States and a world transit hub. The area is served by two major airports , numerous highways, elevated/subway local train lines, and city/suburban commuter rail lines; it is the national passenger rail hub for Amtrak routes, and also the main freight rail hub of North America .
The NJDOT established the Transit Village Initiative in 1999 to promote transit-oriented development (TOD), [17] offering multi-agency assistance and grants to municipalities for projects which fulfill certain conditions to promote higher density development and use of public transportation within a 1 mile (1.6 km) radius of a transit hub ...
The Superliner Sightseer Lounge aboard the Southwest Chief. Amtrak operates two types of long-distance trains: single-level and bi-level. Due to height restrictions on the Northeast Corridor, all six routes that terminate at New York Penn Station operate as single-level trains with Amfleet coaches and Viewliner sleeping cars.