Editing Transport in the Netherlands (section)

==Public transport==
[[File:Waterbus.jpg|thumb|A waterbus connects Rotterdam to some towns to its south-east]]
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For longer distances the main [[public transport]] in the Netherlands is the train. Long-distance buses are limited to a few missing railway connections. Regional and rural public transport, serving small(er) towns is by bus. Local and urban public transport is also generally by bus, but the three largest cities ([[Amsterdam]], [[Rotterdam]] and [[The Hague]]) all have extensive [[tram]] systems, that in each case also connect with adjacent cities in their respective [[urban agglomeration]]s.{{#tag:ref|There were many more [[List of town tramway systems in the Netherlands|town tram systems]] in the past, but most shut down before or just after [[World War II|WW II]]. |group="nb"}}

In addition, Amsterdam and Rotterdam also have several [[Metro (rapid transit)|metro]] lines. [[Amsterdam Metro|Amsterdam's subway]] was expanded by a new ''"North-South"'' line in July 2018, after 15 years of construction, costing €3.1 billion.
[[Image:Lijn19.4055.Leidsenhage.2013.jpg|thumb|left|RandstadRail light rail near [[Delft]]]]
Additionally, Rotterdam, The Hague and suburbs in between are connected by a [[light rail]] system called [[RandstadRail]], and one line of the Rotterdam metro system connects all the way to [[Den Haag Centraal railway station|The Hague Central station]]. [[Utrecht]] has its [[Utrecht sneltram|own light rail system]], called [[fast tram]], connecting the city with adjacent [[Nieuwegein]] and [[IJsselstein]]. [[Arnhem]] is the only Dutch city that still operates a [[Trolleybuses in Arnhem|trolleybus system]].

Due to the large amount of waterways in the Netherlands, not every road connection has been bridged, and there are still some ferries in operation. In the Rotterdam and [[Drechtsteden|''-Drecht'' towns]] region, a [[water taxi|water bus]] public transport service operates as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.rotterdam.info/visitors/places-to-go/detail/?id=14527&prefix=attractions&name=waterbus |title=Waterbus |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Rotterdam Tourism & Convention Board |access-date=28 January 2015}}</ref>

Public transport operators are both the public transport companies run by the local government of the cities: [[Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf|GVB]] (Amsterdam), [[Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram|RET]] (Rotterdam) and [[HTM Personenvervoer|HTM]] (The Hague), as well as private enterprise companies like [[Arriva#Netherlands|Arriva]], [[Connexxion]], [[Qbuzz]] and [[Keolis Nederland]].