Pernis is an above-ground
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 ...
of the
Rotterdam Metro Line C. The station is located in the village of
Pernis, near the centre 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 station was opened in November 2002, as a result of an extension of the East-West Line (also formerly called Caland line). This extension connected the former terminus
Marconiplein to the North-South Line (also Erasmus line) at
Tussenwater
Tussenwater is an above-ground subway station of the Rotterdam Metro lines C and D. The station is located in the borough Hoogvliet in Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and munici ...
station.
Rotterdam Metro stations located above ground
Railway stations opened in 2002
2002 establishments in the Netherlands
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