De Tochten metro station

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De Tochten
RET metro logo.svg
Rotterdam Metro station
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General information
Coordinates 51°58′7.37″N4°34′41.32″E / 51.9687139°N 4.5781444°E / 51.9687139; 4.5781444
Owned by RET
Platforms Island platform
Tracks2
History
Opened1984
Services
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station
Ambachtsland Line B Nesselande
Terminus

De Tochten is a station on Line B of the Rotterdam Metro and is situated in Rotterdam-Zevenkamp. [1]

The station was opened on 19 April 1984. It served as terminus for over twenty years until the opening of the one-station extension towards the new Nesselande station on 29 August 2005. [2] De Tochten lies on the section where traction power is received from overhead wires, although trains have to switch back to third rail power just east of the station for their journey to Nesselande.

The station consists of one island platform between the two running tracks.

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References

  1. "Halte De Tochten". www.ret.nl. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  2. "Metro Rotterdam 50 jaar". NVBS (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-11-12.