Forepark RandstadRail station

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Forepark
Station Forepark 1.jpg
A RR tram leaving Forepark for Den Haag.
General information
Location Netherlands
Coordinates 52°04′12″N4°23′33″E / 52.07000°N 4.39250°E / 52.07000; 4.39250
Line(s) E 3 4
Platforms2
History
Opened3 September 2007
Services
Preceding station RandstadRail Following station
Leidschenveen
towards Slinge
Line E
(RET)
Leidschendam-Voorburg
Leidschenveen
towards Centrum-West
Line 3
(HTM)
Leidschendam-Voorburg
Leidschenveen Line 4
(HTM)
Leidschendam-Voorburg
towards De Uithof
Location
Outline map RandstadRail.png
Red pog.svg
Forepark
Location within RandstadRail network

Forepark is the RandstadRail station in the industrial area of Leidschenveen-Ypenburg, a neighbourhood in The Hague, Netherlands. The station features 2 platforms on either side of a viaduct. These have a high and a low platform, with RandstadRail 3 and RandstadRail 4 using the lower platforms, and line E using the higher platforms.

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History

The station opened, as part of the RandstadRail project, on 3 September 2007 for the RET metro service (line E) and the HTM tram services (3 & 4)

Train services

The following services currently call at Forepark:

ServiceRouteMaterialFrequency
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 Tram6x 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 - van Tuyllpark - Lansingerland-Zoetermeer HTM RegioCitadis Tram6x 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 Metro6x per hour (every 10 minutes), evenings and Sundays: 4x per hour (every 15 minutes)

Bus service

This service departs from street level, 50m north of the station at the bus stop Loire.

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