Rotterdam Noord railway station
Rotterdam Noord | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°56′32″N 4°28′53″E / 51.94222°N 4.48139°E | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Utrecht–Rotterdam railway | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | Rtn | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 4 October 1953 | |||||||||||||||
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Rotterdam Noord is a
railway station in the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, located on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It sits at the border between the two Rotterdam boroughs Noord and Hillegersberg-Schiebroek
.
History
In 1899, the railway station Hillegersberg was opened on the new connecting line (Ceintuurbaan) between the railway from
Eindhoven
, and many other railway stations and buildings in the Netherlands. The station was opened on 4 October 1953.
The building
The platform that leads to Utrecht is connected to a building, where there used to be an NS office that sold tickets. When this office disappeared and the tickets could only be bought at a ticket machine, the building was closed down. Since a few years back[when?] the building is used for an art-exposition.
Train services
Rotterdam Noord is a station for
local trains
(Stoptrein and Sprinter in Dutch).
The following services currently call at Rotterdam Noord.
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Uitgeest - Amsterdam - Woerden - Rotterdam
- 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam - Gouda Goverwelle (Peak hours only)
Tram and bus services
Rotterdam Noord is a stop for the following Rotterdam tram and bus lines on the RET network.
Tram Service | Route |
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4 | Molenlaan - Marconiplein
|
8 | Kleiweg - Spangen |
Bus Service | Operator | Route |
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35 | RET | Station Alexander - Station Noord |
174 | RET | Rotterdam Noord - Berkel Westpolder - Delft |
At Night, Rotterdam Noord is connected by the Bob bus, operated by RET. Bob is a drink or drive campaign.
Bob Busline | Route | Notes |
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BOB 10 | Rotterdam Centraal - Berkel - Pijnacker | Only in weekends. |
BOB 17 | Rotterdam Centraal - Bleiswijk | Only on Saturday Night |
References
External links
- NS website (in Dutch)
- Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)