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Berkel Westpolder RandstadRail station

Coordinates: 51°59′22″N 4°27′18″E / 51.98944°N 4.45500°E / 51.98944; 4.45500
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Berkel Westpolder
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°59′22″N 4°27′18″E / 51.98944°N 4.45500°E / 51.98944; 4.45500
Line(s)E
Platforms2
History
Opened19 December 2008
Services
Preceding station RandstadRail Following station
Rodenrijs
towards Slinge
Line E
(RET)
Pijnacker Zuid
Location
Berkel Westpolder is located in RandstadRail network
Berkel Westpolder
Berkel Westpolder
Location within RandstadRail network

Berkel Westpolder is a metro station, as a part of the Rotterdam metro and the regional light rail system RandstadRail, located in Berkel en Rodenrijs, the Netherlands.

History

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The RandstadRail station opened on 19 December 2008 for the RET Erasmuslijn metro service, currently line E. The station features 2 platforms, that are the same height as the train doors.

The station lies at the heart of a new housing development, called Westpolder/Bolwerk. The station was officially opened on 19 January 2009.

The guarded bicycle parking station was closed at the end of 2023 due to budget cuts.[1]

Train services

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The following services currently call at Berkel Westpolder:

Service Route Material Frequency
E Den Haag Centraal - Laan van NOI - Voorburg 't Loo - Leidschendam-Voorburg - Forepark - Leidschenveen - Nootdorp - Pijnacker Centrum - Pijnacker Zuid - Berkel Westpolder - Rodenrijs - Meijersplein - Melanchthonweg - Blijdorp - Rotterdam Centraal - Stadhuis - Beurs - Leuvehaven - Wilhelminaplein - Rijnhaven - Maashaven - Zuidplein - Slinge RET Metro 6x per hour (every 10 minutes), evenings and Sundays: 4x per hour (every 15 minutes)

Bus services

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  • 174 (Delft station - Delft TU (University) - Station Westpolder - Berkel en Rodenrijs - Bleiswijk - Bergschenhoek - Berkel en Rodenrijs - Station Westpolder - Delft TU (University) - Delft station)

Operated by Qbuzz, see www.qbuzz.nl or https://web.archive.org/web/20100305175339/http://www.qbuzz.nl/regio%2Brotterdam/cDU3_default.aspx

References

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  1. ^ "Biesieklette Berkel Westpolder gaat weg". hartvanlansingerland.nl (in Dutch). 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024.