Rodenrijs is a

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, 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

Rodenrijs 270px, Town sign Berkel en Rodenrijs () is a town and former municipality in the municipality of Lansingerland, in the province of South Holland, The Netherlands. The town is very close to ROTTERDAM History Berkel en Rodenrijs was founded in t ...

, the

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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 ...

. As the nearby station Berkel was closed in 1965, the name of the Rodenrijs station was changed into Berkel en Rodenrijs. This station was closed on 3 June 2006 for refurbishment work to a RandstadRail metro station. The RandstadRail station opened on 10 September 2006 for the RET Erasmuslijn metro service, currently line E, now under the name of Rodenrijs again, as at the same time the new station Berkel Westpolder was opened. 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 south west of Rodenrijs. As of 2008 the service was after Nootdorp extended to The Hague Central station. In 2010 the route on the Rotterdam side changed to Rotterdam Central and in 2011 to Rotterdam Slinge.

Train services

The following services currently call at Rodenrijs:

Bus services

These services depart from near the station, on the Oostlaan: * 172 (Rodenrijs Town Service (Anticlockwise) - Rodenrijs RR -

Berkel en Rodenrijs 270px, Town sign Berkel en Rodenrijs () is a town and former municipality in the municipality of Lansingerland, in the province of South Holland, The Netherlands. The town is very close to ROTTERDAM History Berkel en Rodenrijs was founded in t ...

Bergschenhoek 270px, Town sign Bergschenhoek () is a town and former municipality in the municipality of Lansingerland, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is situated roughly 10 km to the north of Rotterdam. The town had a population of 18, ...

- Rodenrijs RR) (operated by

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) * 174 (Rodenrijs Town Service (Clockwise) - Rodenrijs RR -

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