Vlaardingen West metro station

Vlaardingen West
Rotterdam Metro station
Location	Netherlands
Coordinates	51°54′14″N 4°18′51″E / 51.90389°N 4.31417°E / 51.90389; 4.31417Coordinates: 51°54′14″N 4°18′51″E / 51.90389°N 4.31417°E / 51.90389; 4.31417
Line(s)	Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway
Platforms	1 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks	3
History
Opened	1 June 1969
Closed	1 April 2017
Rebuilt	30 September 2019
Services
Preceding station   Rotterdam Metro   Following station   From January 2019   Terminus Line A Not on evenings and early weekend mornings Vlaardingen Centrum towards Binnenhof Maassluis Centrum towards Hoek van Holland Haven Line B Vlaardingen Centrum towards Nesselande
Location
Vlaardingen West Location within Southwest Randstad Vlaardingen West Vlaardingen West (Netherlands) Show map of Southwest RandstadShow map of NetherlandsShow all

Vlaardingen West is a metro station in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands. Located on the Hoekse Lijn, it is served by RET Metro Line B at all times, and Line A during peak periods.

History[]

The station was opened on 1 June 1969 by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, as a local railway station on the Hoekse Lijn. NS stopped operating the line, including Vlaardingen West 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]

Metro services[]

As of 2019, Vlaardingen West 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 the western terminus of Line A, with 6 trains per hour making use of the centre track and platform to turn back eastbound.

Bus services[]

Bus services are operated by RET.

• 56 Vlaardingen West - Holy Noord

References[]

External links[]

• Dutch Public Transport journey planner

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