Dijkzigt metro station

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Dijkzigt
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Rotterdam Metro station
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General information
Coordinates 51°54′44″N4°27′58″E / 51.91222°N 4.46611°E / 51.91222; 4.46611
Owned by RET
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened1982
Services
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station
Coolhaven Line A
Not on evenings and early weekend mornings
Eendrachtsplein
towards Binnenhof
Coolhaven Line B Eendrachtsplein
towards Nesselande
Coolhaven
towards De Akkers
Line C Eendrachtsplein
towards De Terp

Dijkzigt is an underground subway station in the city of Rotterdam, and is served by Rotterdam Metro lines A, B, and C. The station is located next to the Erasmus MC (the biggest hospital in the Netherlands) and the Erasmus University. Dijkzigt station was opened on 10 May 1982 as a station of the East-West Line (or Caland line). The station is located underneath the Rochussenstraat and there is interchange with busline s 44 and 46.

Contents

The station hall houses a small RET office and a few shops.

Public Art

In 2015, artist Peter Jansen and PolyVision were commissioned to create the "Flat Earth" mural for the Dijkzigt Metro Station. "Flat Earth" consists of 1,250 digital prints of photographs taken by Jansen during the 20 years he spent traveling around the world. The images are arranged in a panorama-like manner. The mural was unveiled in April 2016. [1]

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References

  1. Jansen, Peter. "Flat Earth". Peter Jansen. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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