Meijersplein / Airport is a
metro station
A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase Train ticket, tickets, board trains, and Emergency eva ...
, as a part of the
Rotterdam metro and the regional light rail system
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 ...
, located in
Schiebroek
Schiebroek is a former village in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is now a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, and part of the borough of Hillegersberg-Schiebroek
Hillegersberg-Schiebroek is a borough in northern Rotterdam. The borough has ...
, a borough of
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...
, the
Netherlands
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History
Construction of Meijersplein station began in January 2008. The station was built to replace
Wilgenplas station, located approximately north. Wilgenplas was served by railway trains on the
Hofplein line before that line was converted for use by metro trains and the station was temporarily kept in service after this conversion took place in 2006.
In May 2010 construction of Meijersplein station completed and Wilgenplas station was duly closed down on 12 May. Meijersplein station was opened on 17 May and it is now being served by metro trains of line E. It has an Airport Shuttle service to and from
Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (formerly ''Rotterdam Airport'', ''Vliegveld Zestienhoven'' in Dutch language, Dutch), is a minor international airport serving Rotterdam, the Netherlands' second largest city, and The Hague, its administrative and ...
.
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
*RandstadRail Line E ''Den Haag Centraal - Voorburg - Leidscheveen - Pijnacker - Meijersplein - Rotterdam Centraal - Beurs - Zuidplein - Slinge
Bus services
*33 (RET) ''Meijersplein - Rotterdam-The Hague Airport - Overschie - Rotterdam Centraal''
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Railway stations opened in 2010
RandstadRail stations in Rotterdam
Airport railway stations