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The Netkous or Fishnets is the popular name for the
tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
in
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...
district
Bezuidenhout built between 2004 and 2006. The viaduct is along the Prinses Beatrixlaan.
An important part of light rail is the coupling of the
Hague tram to the Zoetermeer City Line (formerly part of the
NS). To make this possible, it was decided to build a branch of the Hague tram elevated between
Ternoot to the railway station
Laan van NOI, where it connects to the existing line. In the business area
Beatrixkwartier to improve access, a station was built halfway along the viaduct.
Before construction could begin the first station
Ternoot was moved a few hundred meters, otherwise, there would be no room for the curve CS Beatrixlaan.
Both the viaduct and the integrated station were designed by
Zwarts & Jansma Architects. The overpass is built up of an open tubular structure, which is reminiscent of a
fishnet stocking
In the field of textiles, fishnet is hosiery with an open, diamond-shaped knit; it is most often used as a material for stockings, tights, gloves or bodystockings. Fishnet is available in a multitude of colors, although it is most often sported ...
. Due to this strong construction are relatively large spans possible and the number of columns can remain limited. The viaduct segments are assembled on site, prefabricated steel rings and tubes. To do this, a temporary assembly was built on the route. In a special conserving hall (composed of
shipping container
A shipping container is a container with strength suitable to withstand shipment, storage, and handling. Shipping containers range from large reusable steel boxes used for intermodal shipments to the ubiquitous corrugated boxes. In the context of ...
s) the viaduct parts were provided with a protective coating.
The viaduct is ridden by
light rail 3 and
4.
A similar fishnet structure applied in 2014 at the
Railway bridge over the Dieze and
The Royal Welsh Bridge in
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
, and is applied to the complete 2016 terminal of the
Rotterdam metro line E between
Slinge and
The Hague Central.
Photo gallery
File:Den Haag RandstadRail halte.jpg , The Netkous under construction.
File:RandstadRail Den Haag 073289.JPG , The Netkous under construction.
File:RandstadNetkous.JPG , The Netkous - April 2007.
File:RandstadRail_Den_Haag_netkous.jpg , The Netkous - June 2007.
See also
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Light rail
External links
Haagsetrams.com - pictures of the construction of the viaduct
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Light rail
Buildings and structures in The Hague
Transport in The Hague
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