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Vlaardingen West metro station

Coordinates: 51°54′14″N 4°18′51″E / 51.90389°N 4.31417°E / 51.90389; 4.31417
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Vlaardingen West
Rotterdam Metro station
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°54′14″N 4°18′51″E / 51.90389°N 4.31417°E / 51.90389; 4.31417
Line(s)Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway
Platforms1 island platform
1 side platform
Tracks3
History
Opened1 June 1969
Closed1 April 2017
Rebuilt30 September 2019
Services
Preceding station   Rotterdam Metro   Following station
  From January 2019  
TerminusTemplate:Rotterdam Metro lines
From January 2019
Not on evenings and early weekend mornings
Template:Rotterdam Metro lines
From January 2019
Location
Vlaardingen West is located in Southwest Randstad
Vlaardingen West
Vlaardingen West
Location within Southwest Randstad
Vlaardingen West is located in Netherlands
Vlaardingen West
Vlaardingen West
Vlaardingen West (Netherlands)

Vlaardingen West is a metro station in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands. Located on the Hoekse Lijn, it is served by RET Metro Line B at all times, and Line A during peak periods.

History

The station was opened on 1 June 1969 by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, as a local railway station on the Hoekse Lijn. NS stopped operating the line, including Vlaardingen West railway station, on 1 April 2017 to enable conversion for metro train operations. The station was reopened by RET on 30 September 2019, with preview services operating on 28 September.[1]

Services

As of 2019, Vlaardingen West 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[1]

During peak periods, the station is also the western terminus of Line A, with 6 trains per hour making use of the centre track and platform to turn back eastbound.

Bus services

Bus services are operated by RET.

  • 56 Vlaardingen West - Holy Noord

References

  1. ^ a b "Information about the Hoekse Lijn". Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram. Retrieved 29 September 2019.


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