metro dating from 1967. Since 2010 the Rotterdam public transport museum is housed in the monumental tram depot Hillegersberg from 1923. Waterbus The Waterbus network consists of seven lines. The mainline (Line 20) stretches from Rotterdam to Dordrecht. The ferry carries about 130 passengers, and there is space for 60 bicycles. The stops between Rotterdam and Dordrecht are: Rotterdam Erasmusbrug – Krimpen aan den IJssel Stormpolder – Ridderkerk De Schans – Alblasserdam Kade – Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Noordeinde – Papendrecht Westeind – Dordrecht Merwekade. Ferry P&O Ferries have daily sailings from Europoort to Kingston upon Hull in the UK. International relations The town of Rotterdam was founded in 1661 by Dutch settlers, who named it after the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where many immigrants last touched European grounds. The town borders the city of Schenectady. Founded as a 'first class town' in 1942, Rotterdam has since adopted the Old World Rotterdam coat of arms along with the motto Sterker door Strijd (Stronger through Effort). Rotterdam has city and port connections throughout the world. In 2008, the city had 13 sister cities, 12 partner cities, and 4 sister ports. Since 2008, the City of Rotterdam doesn't forge new sister or partner connections. Sister and partner cities are not a priority in international relations. On 15 March 2017, the Turkish president expressed his wish that Istanbul should no longer be the twin town of Rotterdam. A speaker of the Rotterdam municipality then explained that the two cities have no official partnership. Both authorities do cooperate often. Twin towns – Sister cities Rotterdam is twinned with: Baltimore (since 1985) Burgas (since 1976) Cologne (since 1958) Constanța (since 1976) Dresden (since 1988) Esch-sur-Alzette (since 1958) Gdańsk (since 1977) Havana (since 1983) Lille (since 1958) Liège (since 1958) Shanghai (since 1979) Saint Petersburg (since 1984) Turin (since 1958) Şanlıurfa (since 2023) Partner cities Antwerp (since 1940) Basel (since 1945) Bratislava (since 1991) Budapest (since 1991) Duisburg (since 1950) Durban (since 1991) Hull (since 1936) Jakarta (since 1983) Nuremberg (since 1961) Osaka Prefecture (since 1984) Oslo (since 1945) Prague (since 1991) Sister ports Kobe (since 1967) Busan (since 1987) Seattle (since 1969) Tokyo (since 1989) Places named after Rotterdam Nieuw Rotterdam, Nickerie District, Suriname (1866-1875) Rotterdam, New York, United States Rotterdam, Limpopo, South Africa Notable residents Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), enlightenment philosopher. Leo Beenhakker (born 1942), football coach. Giovanni van Bronckhorst (born 1975), former footballer with Feyenoord.