De Leyens is a
RandstadRail
RandstadRail () is a light rail network in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area in the west of the Netherlands that is jointly operated by HTM Personenvervoer (HTM) and Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET). It connects the cities of Rotte ...
station in
Zoetermeer
Zoetermeer () is a city in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. A small village until the late 1960s, it had 6,392 inhabitants in 1950. By 2013 this had grown to 123,328 ...
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History
The station opened, as a railway station, on 29 September 1979 as part of the
Zoetermeerlijn, operating
Zoetermeer Stadslijn
Zoetermeer Stadslijn is a light-rail line converted from a former commuter rail line in the Netherlands, between The Hague and Zoetermeer.
History
Originally, the line was managed by the Dutch Railways (NS). Since June 2006, it has served as a l ...
services. The train station closed on 3 June 2006 and reopened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2007.
The station features 2 platforms. These platforms are low, and the same level as the tram doors, therefore making it step free.
Train services
The following services currently call at De Leyens:
Gallery
{{commons category, Station De Leyens in Zoetermeer
Image:RandstadRail netwerk 2009.svg, RandstadRail Network Map
Image:RR Ternoot 02072007.jpg, A RegioCitadis on RR4
Image:Hofplein 21-08-07.jpg, An RET Metro set that was converted for RandstadRail operation.
Image:Randstadrail Nootdorp 2.jpg, A new RET RandstadRail set, which replaced the Metro sets.
Image:2008 Station De Leijens (6).JPG, De Leyens station.
Railway stations opened in 1979
RandstadRail stations in Zoetermeer
Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 1970s