Rotterdam Alexander station

Rotterdam Alexander
Entrance of Rotterdam Alexander
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°57′7″N 4°33′10″E
Line(s)	Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
Platforms	2
Connections	RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B Arriva: 175, 190 RET: 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, B5
Other information
Station code	Rta
History
Opened	1968
Services
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Location Rotterdam Alexander Location within Southwest Randstad Rotterdam Alexander Rotterdam Alexander (Netherlands)

Rotterdam Alexander is a combined metro and railway station in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is located on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It is named after Prins Alexander borough, and therefore indirectly after Alexander, Prince of Orange. Near the station is shopping mall Alexandrium situated.

Train services

The following services currently call at Rotterdam Alexander:

• 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Groningen
• 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Leeuwarden
• 2x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle – Woerden – Amsterdam – Uitgeest
• 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda Goverwelle (Peak hours only)

Rotterdam Alexander, railway platforms

Metro service

Rotterdam Alexander station is also located on the Rotterdam Metro, a rapid transit system operated by RET. It is served by trains of lines A and B and is located on the former Caland line or East-West line (Dutch: Calandlijn / Oost-Westlijn).

See also

• Nederlandse Spoorwegen

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)
• (in Dutch) NS station information