Schiedam Centrum station

Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway
Platforms	4
Connections	RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B, C RET Rotterdam Tram: 21, 24 RET: 38, 51, 53, 54, 126, 226, B2, B3, B9 EBS: 456, 824, 826
Other information
Station code	Sdm
History
Opened	1847
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse Spoorwegen Following station Amsterdam Centraal NS Intercity 2200 Rotterdam Centraal towards Vlissingen Delft towards Lelystad Centrum NS Intercity 2400 Rotterdam Centraal towards Dordrecht Delft Campus towards Den Haag Centraal NS Sprinter 5000 NS Sprinter 5100 Rotterdam Centraal towards Roosendaal Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station Terminus Line A Not on evenings and early weekend mornings Marconiplein towards Binnenhof Schiedam Nieuwland towards Hoek van Holland Strand Line B Marconiplein towards Nesselande Parkweg towards De Akkers Line C Marconiplein towards De Terp
Location Schiedam Centrum Location within Southwest Randstad Show map of Southwest Randstad Schiedam Centrum Schiedam Centrum (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands

Schiedam Centrum is a

The station opened on 3 June 1847 as Schiedam, with The Hague – Rotterdam railway line. The branch to Maassluis opened in 1891, extended to Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland) two years later. In 1967 the station was renamed Schiedam-Rotterdam West, and in 1998 it was renamed again to Schiedam Centrum.

In 2000, the railway building was completely renewed as part of the extension of the East-West Line of the Rotterdam Metro, which has called at Schiedam Centrum since November 2002.

In 2017, railway services to Hook of Holland ceased as the line would be converted for metro operations. Service to Hook of Holland resumed on 30 September 2019, now operated by RET Metro Line B.

Incidents

In 1856 the first major train accident in the Netherlands occurred near Schiedam causing three deaths.^[1]

In 1976 there was a major train disaster near the station, resulting in 24 deaths.

Services

Train services

The following services call at Schiedam Centrum:

• 2× per hour intercity Amsterdam – Haarlem – Leiden – The Hague – Rotterdam – Dordrecht – Roosendaal – Vlissingen
• 2× per hour intercity Lelystad – Almere – Amsterdam South – Schiphol – The Hague – Rotterdam – Dordrecht (not in the evening and Sundays)
• 2× per hour intercity Venlo – Eindhoven - ‘s-Hertogenbosch – Utrecht – Amsterdam – Schiphol – Leiden – The Hague – Rotterdam – Dordrecht (only in the evening and Sundays).
• 4× per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague – Rotterdam – Dordrecht

Metro services

Schiedam Centrum is an important station on Rotterdam Metro lines A, B, and C. Just west of the station is the junction where Lines A and B diverge from Line C to head toward Hoek van Holland Haven metro station. Outside of peak periods, it is also the western terminus of Line A.

Tram and bus services

Several Rotterdam tram and bus lines call at Schiedam Centrum. A tram stop for RET lines 21 and 23 is near the entrances of the railway and the metro station.

References

External links

• NS website (in Dutch)
• Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)