Coolhaven metro station

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Coolhaven
RET metro logo.svg
Rotterdam Metro station
Metrostation Coolhaven.jpg
General information
Coordinates 51°54′35″N4°27′29″E / 51.90972°N 4.45806°E / 51.90972; 4.45806
Owned by RET
Platforms Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened1982
Services
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station
Delfshaven Line A
Not on evenings and early weekend mornings
Dijkzigt
towards Binnenhof
Delfshaven Line B Dijkzigt
towards Nesselande
Delfshaven
towards De Akkers
Line C Dijkzigt
towards De Terp

Coolhaven is an underground subway station in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. It is served by Rotterdam Metro lines A, B, and C. The station, with one island platform, opened on 10 May 1982 as the western terminus of the East-West Line (also formerly called Calandlijn). Coolhaven was the terminus until 1986, when the line was extended to Marconiplein . [1] The station is named for the adjacent Coolhaven harbour basin. It also has images of Rotterdam along its platforms. [2]

At the end of 2006 the station was renovated. The walls now show pictures of Rotterdam and the pillars in the middle of the station were repainted.

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References

  1. "UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Netherlands > ROTTERDAM Metro". www.urbanrail.net. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  2. Kido, Ewa Maria. ART, ADVERTISEMENTS AND SIGNS AS A PART OF AESTHETIC DESIGN OF RAILWAY STATIONS.