Schiedam Nieuwland metro station
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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 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
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
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
- ^ "Hoekse Lijn" (in Dutch). Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Information about the Hoekse Lijn". Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram. Retrieved 29 September 2019.