Rotterdam Alexander station

Rotterdam Alexander
Entrance of Rotterdam Alexander
General information
Location	Netherlands
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
Preceding station   Nederlandse Spoorwegen   Following station Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity lines 1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 12500 on section Rotterdam Centraal-Zwolle. Transfer to Intercity 12600/12700 to/from Leeuwarden at Zwolle Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity lines 2x/hour; Not on late evenings and early weekend mornings Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Intercity lines 1x/hour; Combined half-hourly service with Intercity 500 on section Rotterdam Centraal-Zwolle. Transfer to Intercity 700/12600 to/from Groningen at Zwolle Template:NS Intercity stations toward Template:NS Intercity stations Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein lines 2x/hour Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Template:NS Stoptrein lines 2x/hour; Weekdays rush hours only Template:NS Stoptrein stations toward Template:NS Stoptrein stations Rotterdam Metro Template:Rotterdam Metro stations toward Template:Rotterdam Metro stations Template:Rotterdam Metro lines Not on evenings and early weekend mornings Template:Rotterdam Metro stations toward Template:Rotterdam Metro stations Template:Rotterdam Metro stations toward Template:Rotterdam Metro stations Template:Rotterdam Metro lines Evenings and early weekend mornings only Evenings and early weekend mornings only Template:Rotterdam Metro stations toward Template:Rotterdam Metro stations Template:Rotterdam Metro lines Template:Rotterdam Metro stations toward Template:Rotterdam Metro stations
Location Rotterdam Alexander Location within Southwest Randstad

Rotterdam Alexander, railway platforms.

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

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)

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 Template:Nl icon
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner Template:Nl icon
• Template:Nl icon NS station information