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| Rotterdam Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°55′20″N 4°22′58″E / 51.92222°N 4.38278°E | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 June 1975 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1 April 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 30 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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  Schiedam Nieuwland Location within Southwest Randstad  Schiedam Nieuwland Schiedam Nieuwland (Netherlands) | ||||||||||||||||
Schiedam Nieuwland is a metro station in Schiedam in the Netherlands. Located on the Hoekse Lijn, it is served by RET Metro Line B at all times, and Line A during peak periods.
The station is built on the bridge over the Nieuwe Damlaan, one of the principal streets northwest of the city centre of Schiedam.
History[edit]
The station was opened on 1 June 1975 as a railway station and was operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen until 31 March 2017. The station and other infrastructure was then handed over to the Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET) and closed for a 2-year period of renovation and adapting to their metro mode of transportation. The station reopened on 30 September 2019 as part of the Rotterdam Metro.[1]
Services[edit]
As of 2019, Schiedam Nieuwland is served by 6 trains per hour on RET Metro Line B, of which 3 per hour travel the full length of the route, and 3 travel only as far as Steendijkpolder[2]
During peak periods, the station is also served by 6 trains per hour on Line a, which travel as far as Vlaardingen West.
References[edit]
- ^ "Hoekse Lijn" (in Dutch). Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Information about the Hoekse Lijn". Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram. Retrieved 29 September 2019.