Maassluis Steendijkpolder metro station

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Steendijkpolder
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Rotterdam Metro station
Steendijkpolder sporen.jpg
General information
Coordinates 51°58′44.6″N4°13′37″E / 51.979056°N 4.22694°E / 51.979056; 4.22694
Owned by RET
Platforms1 Island platform
1 Side platform
Tracks3
History
Opened30 September 2019
Services
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station
Hoek van Holland Haven Line B Maassluis West
towards Nesselande

Steendijkpolder is a metro station on Line B of the Rotterdam Metro located in Maassluis, South Holland. The station entered regular service on 30 September 2019. [1] Whereas located on the former Hoekse Lijn, converted from a railway, this is the only station of the line which never was a railway station and was constructed in 2019, when the railway was converted into rapid transit. Steendijkpolder consists of a side platform for westbound services toward Hook of Holland, and an island platform used by eastbound services toward Nesselande.

Services

Three trains per hour operate on Line B through Steendijkpolder between Hoek van Holland Haven and Nesselande, and an additional three trains per hour operate only between Steendijkpolder and Nesselande. [2] Services terminating at Steendijkpolder use the centre track while the outer tracks are used by through services.

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References

  1. "Information about the Hoekse Lijn". Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. https://www.ret.nl/en/home/travelling-with-the-ret/departure-times-per-stop/metro-b/heen/steendijkpolder-HA8213 [ bare URL ]