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Rotterdam Rail Company

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The Rotterdamse Rail Bedrijf — or Rotterdam Rail Company in English — is the dominant rail, road, and nautical public transportation organisation in the Brabantian city of Rotterdam. It currently operates 71 intraprovincial bus lines, 14 extraprovincial bus lines, 18 tram lines, 8 metro/subway lines, 5 express lines, and 3 intercity lines. It is funded directly and unconditionally by the government of the Rotterdam Province, guaranteeing low fares and reliable service. The RRB was founded as a competitor to the Rotterdamse Tram Maatschappij (RTM) on May 18th 1931, though the first line — Bus Line 1 — did not start regular service until the 1st of June of the same year.

The RRB has a positive reputation with Rotterdam's citizens as well as their employees, due to the fact that service is rarely delayed or cancelled, and that the RRB has their own set of labour rights called the Aanzienlijke Arbeidsvoorwaarden, which provides their workers with custom-set basic labour rights, comfort, flexible shifts, decent PTO, and maximum working hours.

Services

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This segment does not consist of a full comprehensive list of all transit services run by the RRB. This segment only contains lines that are notable, historically remarkable, or highly exploited.

Bus

Line	Route	Via (notable only)	Details
1	Feijenoord - Schiedam Central	Rotterdam Central	An honorary historical line that has barely changed since it's first opening in 1931. The line may only be driven by bus drivers who have been working for the RRB for over seven years.
32	Overschie - Feijenoord	Dijkzigt, Erasmus MC, Blaak
38	Schiedam Central - Crooswijk	Beukelsweg, Rotterdam Central, Weena
44	Rotterdam Central - Zuidplein	Dijkzigt, Henegouwerplein
56	Vlaardingen West - Holy North
70	Keizerswaard - Charlois	Lombardijen, Zuidplein
125	Schiebroek - Feijenoord Stadion	Melanchtonweg, Rotterdam Central, Beurs, Weena	Service extends to Rotterdam International Airport and is replaced with articulated buses during football matches.
200	Hook of Holland - Rotterdam Central	Maassluis, Vlaardingen Central, Schiedam Central, Marconiplein
205	Gouda Central - Rotterdam Central	Blaak, Capelseburg, Moordrecht
400	Waalhaven Airport - Rotterdam International Airport	Zuidplein, Stadion, Feijenoord, Leuvehaven, Rotterdam Central, Melanchtonweg

Tram

Line	Route	Via (notable only)	Details
T1	Honingerdijk - Aelbrechtsplein	Beukelsdijk
T2	Keizerswaard - Charlois	Maashaven
T3	Melanchtonweg - Diergaarde Blijdorp	Weena, Rotterdam Central, Stadhuis
T4	Molenlaan - Rotterdam Central	Weena, Eind-Bergweg
T5	Willemsplein - Zestienhoven	Eendrachtsplein, Rotterdam Central, Weena
T6		Maashaven
T7	Melanchtonweg - Diergaarde Blijdorp	Weena, Rotterdam Central, Stadhuis
T8	Molenlaan - Rotterdam Central	Weena, Eind-Bergweg

Metro/subway

Express

The RRB's 'Express' lines are serviced by ex-NS rolling stock, specifically ICM units, which the RRB has 28 of. Initial plans considered adding 'double-decker' DDZ, DD-AR, and VIRM rolling stock as they had increased capacity, but these plans were retracted upon the discovery that the DDZ, DD-AR, and VIRM would not fit inside the subway tunnels of the RRB.

Train

Boat