Parkweg metro station

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Parkweg
RET metro logo.svg
Rotterdam Metro station
Metrostation Parkweg.jpg
General information
Coordinates 51°55′17.19″N4°23′39.93″E / 51.9214417°N 4.3944250°E / 51.9214417; 4.3944250
Owned by RET
Platforms Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened2002
Services
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station
Troelstralaan
towards De Akkers
Line C Schiedam Centrum
towards De Terp

Parkweg is an underground subway station in the Dutch town of Schiedam, located just west of Rotterdam. The station is part of Rotterdam Metro line C and was opened as a result of an extension of the East-West Line (also formerly called Caland line) which opened in November 2002. This extension connected the former terminus Marconiplein to the North-South Line (also Erasmus line) at Tussenwater station.

The southern entrance to Parkweg station Parkweg Schiedam.jpg
The southern entrance to Parkweg station


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