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History

The station opened, as a railway station, on 22 May 1977 as part of the Zoetermeerlijn, operating

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services. The train station closed on 3 June 2006 and reopened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2006 for the HTM tram services (4), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3. The station features 3 platforms, these platforms are low, and the same level as the tram doors. The terminating platform is for RR3 services starting at Centrum-West and then stopping at Dorp, Delftsewallen etc. The two through tracks are: Westbound - towards Voorweg and Den Haag, and the Eastbound platform for services to Zoetermeer Javalaan and the Stadslijn. These services call at Stadhuis and Palenstein etc. These two tracks are for RR3 and RR4 services. Passengers from Den Haag can change at this station for Dorp, Delftsewallen and Driemanspolder and Vice Versa, to get there quicker.

Train services

The following services currently call at Centrum-West: RR3 starts at Centrum-West, operates around the Zoetermeer Circuit, then passes Centrum-West again and finally continues to Den Haag.

Bus services

A bus station is next to the station (connected by the footbridge). The following services serve the bus station: * 32 (Centrum-West -

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* 54 (Centrum-West - Driemanspolder RR - Den Haag HS/Hoge School) - Veolia * 70 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer Hospital - Zoetermeer Noordhove - Zoetermeer Hospital - Centrum-West) - Veolia * 71 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer NS - Zoetermeer Rokkeveen West - Zoetermeer Rokkeveen Oost - Zoetermeer Oost NS - Centrum-West) - Veolia * 72 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer Oost NS - Zoetermeer Rokkeveen Oost - Zoetermeer Rokkeveen Oost - Zoetermeer NS - Centrum-West) - Veolia * 74 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer Oost NS - Zoetermeer Lansinghage - Centrum-West) - Veolia * 77 (Centrum-West - Voorweg RR - Meerzicht RR - Driemanspolder RR - Dorp RR - Zoetermeer Hoornerhage - Zoetermeer Oosterheem) - Veolia * 121 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer NS - Pijnacker Centrum -

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- Delft NS) - Veolia * 165 (Centrum-West - Palenstein RR - Willem Dreeslaan RR -

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- Hazerwoude - Hazerwoude Rijndijk - Alphen a/d Rijn NS) - Connexxion * 170 (Centrum-West - Delftsewallen RR - Zoetermeer Oost NS - Zoetermeer NS -

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* 173 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer Hoornerhage -

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- Rotterdam Noord NS - Rotterdam Centraal NS) - Qbuzz * 177 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer Hoornerhage -

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- Waddinxveen South - Gouda NS) - Connexxion * 204 (Centrum-West - Zoetermeer NS - Zoetermeer Oost NS - Lansinghage - Bergschenhoek - Rotterdam Centraal NS) - Qbuzz (Fastbus) * 206 (Centrum-West - Zoeterwoude-Dorp - Leiden Lammenschans - Leiden Centraal) - Connexxion

Gallery

Image:RandstadRail netwerk 2009.svg, RandstadRail Network Map Image:RR Ternoot 02072007.jpg, A RegioCitadis on RR4 Image:Station Centrum West.jpg, The station before it was closed for refurbishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Centrum-West Randstadrail Station Railway stations opened in 1977 RandstadRail stations in Zoetermeer