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Pijnacker Pijnacker () is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is bordered Zoetermeer to the north, by Nootdorp to the northwest, by Delfgauw to the southwest, by Rotterdam (specifically Overschie) to the south and by Berkel en Rodenrijs to th ...

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History

The railway station opened here on 1 October 1908 as part of the

Hofpleinlijn The Hofpleinlijn ''(Spoorlijn Rotterdam Hofplein - Scheveningen)'' was one of the two railways between the Dutch cities of The Hague and Rotterdam. In 2006 it was converted to metro-like operation as RandstadRail line E. History The Zuid-Hollan ...

. This station was closed on 3 June 2006 for conversion to a RandstadRail metro station. The RandstadRail station opened on 10 September 2006 for the RET Erasmuslijn metro service, currently line E. The station features 2 platforms, that are the same height as the train doors. In 2006 and 2007 the service was operated as a shuttle Rotterdam Hofplein - Nootdorp. The station lies in the centre of Pijnacker, near the Oostlaan.

Train services

The following services currently call at Pijnacker Centrum:

Bus service

These service departs from near the station, on the Oostlaan, one level higher than the station: * 455 ( Zoetermeer Centrum West - Zoetermeer NS - Pijnacker Centrum - Delfgauw -

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Gallery

Image:Station Pijnacker (Centrum).jpg, The old station building. Image:Station Pijnacker 002.png, An Olympic ICM train set at the temporary station in May 2006. Railway stations opened in 1908 RandstadRail stations Railway stations closed in 2006 1908 establishments in the Netherlands Pijnacker-Nootdorp {{Netherlands-railstation-stub