Leidschenveen RandstadRail station

Leidschenveen
The station's platform
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	52°03′53″N4°24′00″E / 52.06472°N 4.40000°E / 52.06472; 4.40000
Line(s)	E 3 4
Platforms	2
History
Opened	29 October 2006;18 years ago (2006-10-29)
Services
Preceding station RandstadRail Following station Nootdorp towards Slinge Line E (RET) Forepark towards Den Haag Centraal Voorweg towards Centrum-West Line 3 (HTM) Forepark towards Arnold Spoelplein Voorweg towards Lansingerland-Zoetermeer Line 4 (HTM) Forepark towards De Uithof
Location Leidschenveen Location within RandstadRail network

Leidschenveen is the RandstadRail station in the centre of Leidschenveen in the neighbourhood Leidschenveen-Ypenburg in The Hague, Netherlands. The station features 2 platforms on a viaduct. These have a high and a low platform, with tram lines RandstadRail 3 and RandstadRail 4 using the lower platforms, and metro line E using the higher platforms. Leidschenveen is the station where the metro and the tram lines split, with the metro (line E) continuing to Rotterdam, while the trams (3 & 4) continue to Zoetermeer. ^[1]

History

Leidschenveen opened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2006 for the HTM tram services (4) and for the RET metro service (line E), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3. In 2014 a pilot study focused on means to reduce litter, prompting measures that improved the perception of cleanliness. ^[2] Neighbourhood organizations complained in 2020 about safety issues related to loitering teens. ^[3]

Train services

The following services currently call at Leidschenveen:

Service	Route	Material	Frequency
RR3	Arnold Spoelplein - Pisuissestraat - Mozartlaan - Heliotrooplaan - Muurbloemweg - Hoefbladlaan - De Savornin Lohmanplein - Appelstraat - Zonnebloemstraat - Azaleaplein - Goudenregenstraat - Fahrenheitstraat - Valkenbosplein - Conradkade - Van Speijkstraat - Elandstraat - MCH Westeinde - Brouwersgracht - Grote Markt - Spui - Den Haag Centraal - Beatrixkwartier - Laan van NOI - Voorburg 't Loo - Leidschendam-Voorburg - Forepark - Leidschenveen - Voorweg (Low Level) - Centrum West - Stadhuis - Palenstein - Seghwaert - Leidsewallen - De Leyens - Buytenwegh - Voorweg (High Level) - Meerzicht - Driemanspolder - Delftsewallen - Dorp - Centrum West	HTM RegioCidatis Tram	6x per hour (Monday - Saturday, Every 10 Minutes), 5x per hour (Sundays, Every 12 Minutes), 4x per hour (Evenings, after 8pm, Every 15 Minutes)
RR4	De Uithof - Beresteinaan - Bouwlustlaan - De Rade - Dedemsvaart - Zuidwoldepad - Leyenburg - Monnickendamplein - Tienhovenselaan - Dierenselaan - De La Reyweg - Monstersestraat - MCH Westeinde - Brouwersgracht - Grote Markt - Spui - Den Haag Centraal - Beatrixkwartier - Laan van NOI - Voorburg 't Loo - Leidschendam-Voorburg - Forepark - Leidschenveen - Voorweg (Low Level) - Centrum West - Stadhuis - Palenstein - Seghwaert - Willem Dreeslaan - Oosterheem - Javalaan	HTM RegioCitadis Tram	6x per hour (Monday - Saturday, Every 10 Minutes), 5x per hour (Sundays, Every 12 Minutes), 4x per hour (Evenings, after 8pm, Every 15 Minutes)
E	Den Haag Centraal - Laan van NOI - Voorburg 't Loo - Leidschendam-Voorburg - Forepark - Leidschenveen - Nootdorp - Pijnacker Centrum - Pijnacker Zuid - Berkel Westpolder - Rodenrijs - Meijersplein - Melanchthonweg - Blijdorp - Rotterdam Centraal - Stadhuis - Beurs - Leuvehaven - Wilhelminaplein - Rijnhaven - Maashaven - Zuidplein - Slinge	RET Metro	6x per hour (every 10 minutes), 4x per hour (every 15 minutes) in evenings and on Sundays

Tram & Bus Services

These services depart from street level, directly below the station.

• Tram 19 (Leidschendam - Station Leidschenveen - Station Ypenburg - Ypenburg - Delft - Station Delft - Delft University)
• Bus 33 (Leidschenveen - Station Leidschenveen - Station Ypenburg - Ypenburg - Rijswijk - Station Rijswijk - Rijswijk De Schilp)

Gallery

• 
  An RR4 Tram at Leidschenveen, leaving the Tram Platforms.
• 
  Leidschenveen Station, before completion.
• 
  Leidschenveen Station, with a service 33 at the stop. The tram tracks have already been built for tram 19, which started in 2009.

References

1. studioSK. "Station Leidschenveen". architectenweb.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
2. "Adviesrapport pilot bus- en tramhalte op station Leidschenveen". Supporter van Schoon (in Dutch). 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
3. Brinkman, Bob (2020-10-23). "Hangjongeren zorgen voor problemen rond station Leidschenveen". denhaagfm.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-19.