A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, but because trams operate on rails, they often include railway platforms, especially if stepless entries are provided for accessibility. However, trams may also be used with bus stop type flags and with mid-street pavements as platforms, in street running mode.
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Tram stop in the context of Transport hub
A transport hub is a place where passengers and cargo are exchanged between vehicles and/or between transport modes. Public transport hubs include railway stations, rapid transit stations, bus stops, tram stops, airports, and ferry slips. Freight hubs include classification yards, airports, seaports, and truck terminals, or combinations of these. For private transport by car, the parking lot functions as an unimodal hub.
Tram stop in the context of Trams in The Hague
The Hague Tram (Dutch: Haagse tram) is a tram network forming part of the public transport system in and around the city of The Hague in South Holland, Netherlands.
Opened in 1864, as of 2018 the network has twelve tram lines, three of which were built to light rail standards and operate under the RandstadRail brand. The network has 117 kilometres of rails and 241 stops. The network is owned by the Municipality of The Hague and operated by HTM Personenvervoer (HTM) since 2002 HTM is the successor of N.V. Gemengd Bedrijf Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij (1 January 1927 – 11 June 2002) and before that N.V. Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij (HTM) (1 May 1887 – 1 January 1927).
Tram stop in the context of Island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are sometimes used between the opposite-direction tracks on twin-track route stations as they are cheaper and occupy less area than other arrangements. They are also useful within larger stations, where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be accessed from opposite sides of the same platform instead of side platforms on either side of the tracks, simplifying and speeding transfers between the two tracks.
The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms on twin-track routes is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks.
Tram stop in the context of Utrecht Centraal railway station
Utrecht Centraal, officially Station Utrecht Centraal (Dutch: [staːˈɕɔn ˈytrɛxt sɛnˈtraːl]), is the transit hub that integrates three bicycle parkings, two bus stations, two tram stops and the central railway station for Utrecht, Netherlands. It is the biggest train station in the Netherlands.
Both the railway station and the bus station are the largest and busiest in the Netherlands. The bicycle parking station on the east side is the largest in the world.
Tram stop in the context of Bredene
Bredene (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbreːdənə] ; West Flemish: Brèinienge) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Bredene proper. On 1 January 2006, Bredene had a total population of 15,118. The total area is 13.08 km which gives a population density of 1156 inhabitants per km.
Bredene is situated at the Belgian coast and makes its income mostly out of tourism. In the period of July and August, the population doubles due to many events that attract people from everywhere. Belgium's only nude beach is at 51°14′58″N 02°57′38″E / 51.24944°N 2.96056°E near tram stop "Bredene Renbaan (Hippodroom)".