Lansingerland-Zoetermeer railway station

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Lansingerland-Zoetermeer
Station Lansingerland-Zoetermeer.jpg
Railway station Lansingerland-Zoetermeer in 2018
General information
Location Netherlands
Coordinates 52°02′22″N4°31′32″E / 52.03944°N 4.52556°E / 52.03944; 4.52556
Line(s) Gouda–Den Haag railway
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga railtransportation 25.svg HTM Den Haag Tram: 4
Aiga bus trans.svgEBS: 71, 73
Aiga bus trans.svg RET: 170, 173
Aiga bus trans.svg Arriva: 380, 381, 383, 384, 386
History
Opened2018
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station
Zoetermeer Oost NS Sprinter 6800
2x/hour
Gouda
NS Sprinter 6900
2x/hour
Gouda
towards Tiel
Preceding station RandstadRail Following station
Terminus Line 4
(HTM)
Van Tuyllpark
towards De Uithof
Location
Randstad ZW.png
Red pog.svg
Lansingerland-Zoetermeer
Location within Southwest Randstad
Netherlands location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Lansingerland-Zoetermeer
Lansingerland-Zoetermeer (Netherlands)

Lansingerland-Zoetermeer railway station is a railway station on the borders of Bleiswijk and Zoetermeer, Netherlands. It was previously known under its conceptual name BleiZo. [1] The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

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History

The opening had been planned for 2014, but this was delayed until 2018 [2] and the first train stopped at the station at 9 December 2018. RandstadRail extension opened at 19 May 2019.

The station lies on the Den Haag – Gouda line and is located between Zoetermeer Oost and Gouda railway stations. RandstadRail line 4 from The Hague De Uithof terminates over here.

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References

  1. "BleiZo wordt Lansingerland-Zoetermeer". OV-Magazine (in Dutch). 22 February 2017.
  2. Mansveld, Wilma J. "Uitkomst besluitvorming station BleiZo" (PDF). Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu. Retrieved 22 March 2015.