Palenstein 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 22 May 1977 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 2006 for the
HTM tram services (4), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3.
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 Palenstein:
Bus service
* 177 (
Gouda
Gouda may refer to:
* Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands
** Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda
** Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda
** Gouda railway station
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- Waddinxveen - Zevenhuizen - Moerkapelle - Kruisweg - Zoetermeer) - operated by
Arrivva
* 577 (
Gouda
Gouda may refer to:
* Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands
** Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda
** Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda
** Gouda railway station
* Gouda, Western Cape, a s ...
- Waddinxveen - Zevenhuizen - Moerkapelle - Kruisweg - Zoetermeer) - operated by
Arrivva
Gallery
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 Palenstein (1).JPG, An RR3 service calls at the rebuilt station.
Image:2008 Station Palenstein (6).JPG, Station with Du Meelaan behind. Bus stop is also visible
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Railway stations opened in 1977
RandstadRail stations in Zoetermeer