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The RijnGouweLijn ((英語:The Rhine-Gouwe Line)), or RGL, is a proposed light rail project in South Holland, Netherlands, that uses some new tracks and some existing tracks from the Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway and the Woerden–Leiden railway. However, the new section may use bus rapid transit (BRT) instead. From 2003 to 2009 light rail vehicles have operated on the Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway, sharing these tracks with regular NS stock. As of 2013, only NS stock is used on the railway. ==Original plan== It will be the first system in the Netherlands where light rail vehicles will share heavy rail tracks with heavy rail trains, similar to the tram-train systems around Karlsruhe and Saarbrücken, Germany. This shared track is from Gouda through Alphen aan den Rijn to Leiden. The existing heavy rail track will be adapted and seven additional stops will be added. For Leiden, the plan was to have new track through the centre (Breestraat) at street level (alternatives that have been proposed were around the centre on existing track, or in a tunnel through the centre). The province of South Holland is in favour of this, but based on a referendum in March 2007 among the Leiden population, the municipality is against it. The province has threatened to force the municipality to accept a trajectory through Leiden. Following that, the municipality agreed to accept the RGL through the city. The province and municipality have now agreed that this will be the route through Hooigracht and Langegracht. The proposed line passes through Leiden Centraal railway station and then uses the new tracks to Katwijk with a branch to Noordwijk. The light-rail vehicles used are of the Flexity Swift model, produced by Bombardier Transportation in Vienna. The LRVs were originally meant for SL (lines 12 & 22) in Stockholm, Sweden (hence the usage of the designation A32). They are used in the regular railway service between Gouda and Alphen aan den Rijn in the beginning. The stations have been adapted: new low level platforms have been added, either as extensions to existing high level platforms or by building them on the opposite side of the track of the high level platforms. From 2003 to 2009 there was test traffic with light rail vehicles on the heavy rail track from Gouda to Alphen aan den Rijn. The RGL is divided into two subprojects: RGL-East (Gouda - Leiden Transferium 't Schouw A44) and RGL-West (Leiden Transferium' t Schouw A44 - Katwijk / Noordwijk). The completion of both sections is planned for late 2015. Completion is dependent on financial support from the national government. The decision came about in the autumn of 2009. State Secretary of Transport Tineke Huizinga indicated that the line to Katwijk will cost € 45,000,000. The line to Noordwijk will be served by buses in the meantime. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RijnGouweLijn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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