Vlaardingen West metro station

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Vlaardingen West
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Rotterdam Metro station
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General information
Location Netherlands
Coordinates 51°54′14″N4°18′51″E / 51.90389°N 4.31417°E / 51.90389; 4.31417
Line(s) Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway
Platforms1 island platform
1 side platform
Tracks3
History
Opened1 June 1969
Closed1 April 2017
Rebuilt30 September 2019
Services
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station
From January 2019
Terminus Line A
Not on evenings and early weekend mornings
Vlaardingen Centrum
towards Binnenhof
Maassluis Centrum Line B Vlaardingen Centrum
towards Nesselande
Location
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Vlaardingen West
Location within Southwest Randstad
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Vlaardingen West
Vlaardingen West (Netherlands)

Vlaardingen West is a metro station in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands. Located on the Hoekse Lijn, it is served by RET Metro Line B at all times, and Line A during peak periods.

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History

The station was opened on 1 June 1969 by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, as a local railway station on the Hoekse Lijn. NS stopped operating the line, including Vlaardingen West railway station, on 1 April 2017 to enable conversion for metro train operations. The station was reopened by RET on 30 September 2019, with preview services operating on 28 September. [1]

Metro services

As of 2019, Vlaardingen West is served by 6 trains per hour on RET Metro Line B, of which 3 per hour travel the full length of the route, and 3 travel only as far as Steendijkpolder [1]

During peak periods, the station is also the western terminus of Line A, with 6 trains per hour making use of the centre track and platform to turn back eastbound.

Bus services

Bus services are operated by RET.

Bus services stopping at Vlaardingen West
LineRouteViaDetails
56Vlaardingen West - Holy-Noord Vlaardingen Oost, Overdrevenpad
156Vlaardingen West - Holy-Noord Vlaardingen Oost, Jean MonnetringNot on Sundays
B2 Rotterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Centraal (ring) Vijfsluizen, Vlaardingen Oost, Vlaardingen WestFriday- and Saturday evenings only

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References

  1. 1 2 "Information about the Hoekse Lijn". Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram. Retrieved 29 September 2019.