Centrum-West | |
|---|---|
 The refurbished station. Platform 1 for Den Haag, Platform 2 for Zoetermeer (towards Stadhuis), Platform 3 for Zoetermeer (towards Dorp). | |
| General information | |
| Location | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°3′38″N4°29′01″E / 52.06056°N 4.48361°E |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 22 May 1977, reopened 29 October 2006 |
| Closed | 3 June 2006 |
| Location | |
  Centrum-West Location within RandstadRail network | |
Centrum-West is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
The station opened, as a railway station, on 22 May 1977 as part of the Zoetermeerlijn, operating Zoetermeer Stadslijn services. [1] The train station closed on 3 June 2006 and reopened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2006 for the HTM tram services (4), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3. [2]
The station features 3 platforms, these platforms are low, and the same level as the tram doors. The terminating platform is for RR3 services starting at Centrum-West and then stopping at Dorp, Delftsewallen etc. The two through tracks are: Westbound - towards Voorweg and Den Haag, and the Eastbound platform for services to Zoetermeer Javalaan and the Stadslijn. These services call at Stadhuis and Palenstein etc. These two tracks are for RR3 and RR4 services.
Passengers from Den Haag can change at this station for Dorp, Delftsewallen and Driemanspolder and Vice Versa, to get there quicker.
The Dutch television programme Opsporing Verzocht (Wanted) of 8 November 2023 aired surveillance camera images and requested tips to identify two persons who assaulted a train driver on Centrum-West station on 2 November 2023. [3]
The following services currently call at Centrum-West:
RR3 starts at Centrum-West, operates around the Zoetermeer Circuit, then passes Centrum-West again and finally continues to Den Haag.
| Preceding station | RandstadRail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadhuis towards Centrum-West | Line 3 (HTM) | Voorweg towards Arnold Spoelplein | ||
| Terminus | Dorp towards Arnold Spoelplein | |||
| Stadhuis towards Lansingerland-Zoetermeer | Line 4 (HTM) | Voorweg towards De Uithof | ||
A bus station is next to the station (connected by the footbridge). [4] The following services serve the bus station:
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