Stadler's TINA Tram Begins Phased Passenger Service on The Hague's Line 2

HTM carried its first fare-paying passengers on a Stadler TINA tram on September 4, running from the Scheveningen depot to Kerkplein in The Hague, and began daily service on Line 2 alongside the existing timetable from September 7 — the start of what HTM describes as a step-by-step rollout rather than a full-fleet switch.

The Hague ordered 62 TINA trams from Stadler, financed by regional transport authority MRDH — Stadler's largest order for the model to date. Each low-floor, step-free tram seats 84 and carries up to 246 passengers with two wheelchair spaces, and two units can be coupled together for high-demand routes such as the Scheveningen beach line. The trams are built in Siedlce, Poland, run on a roof-mounted battery for up to 1.26km on sections without overhead power, and are rated 94% recyclable, with regenerative braking feeding the onboard batteries.

Of The Hague's 14 tram lines, 11 are largely ready for low-floor TINA trams; lines 6 and 12 still need track and stop modifications before the new trams can run on them, meaning the rollout will extend across the network over time rather than replace the existing fleet at once.

"After years of preparation and testing, passengers are riding with our new TINA tram for the first time today," said Thea de Vries, HTM's managing director. Stadler Group deputy chief executive Ansgar Brockmeyer said: "Together with HTM, we have developed a vehicle that reflects the needs of a modern city."