Vlaardingen Centrum metro station

Vlaardingen Centrum is a metro station in Vlaardingen in the Netherlands. The station is located on the Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway.

Vlaardingen Centrum
Rotterdam Metro station
General information
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°54′11″N 4°20′40″E
Line(s)	Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
History
Opened	17 August 1891
Closed	1 April 2017
Rebuilt	30 September 2019
Services
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station Vlaardingen West Terminus Line A Only during peak periods Vlaardingen Oost towards Binnenhof Vlaardingen West towards Hoek van Holland Strand Line B Vlaardingen Oost towards Nesselande
Location Vlaardingen Centrum Location within Southwest Randstad Show map of Southwest Randstad Vlaardingen Centrum Vlaardingen Centrum (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands

History

Vlaardingen Centrum was first opened as a train station on 17 August 1891.

The Nederlandse Spoorwegen stopped operating the line, including Vlaardingen Centrum 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] The station had a yard connected that was used during the early days of the Schiedam-Hoek van Holland railway (Hoekse Lijn). Later the yard got abandoned and removed during the train-metro transition.

Metro services

As of 2019, Vlaardingen Centrum 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 served by Line A, with 6 trains per hour travelling as far as Vlaardingen West.

Bus services

Bus services are operated by RET.

Buslines with stops on Vlaardingen West

Line	Route	Via	Details
526	Vlaardingen Centrum - Vlaardingen Centrum (ring)	Liesveldviaduct	STOPandGO line

References

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

External links

• Dutch Public Transport journey planner