Voorburg 't Loo is the
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 of
Voorburg
Voorburg is a town and former municipality in the west part of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Together with Leidschendam and Stompwijk, it makes up the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. It has a population of about 39,000 people ...
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History
The station opened, as a railway station, in 1974 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 ...
(Den Haag - Rotterdam Hofplein). From 20 May 1977 the station was also served by services from Den Haag operating on 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 railway station closed on 3 June 2006 and reopened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2006 for the
HTM tram services (3 & 4) and on 11 November 2006 for the
RET metro service (line E).
The station features 2 platforms on either side of a viaduct. These have a high and a low platform, with
RandstadRail 3 and
RandstadRail 4 using the lower platforms, and
line E using the higher platforms.
Train services
The following services currently call at Voorburg 't Loo:
Tram and bus services
These services depart from street level, with the tram running on the grass section between the road.
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R-net Tram 2 (Dillenburgsingel - Leidsenhage - Voorburg 't Loo - Station Laan van NOI - Centraal Station - Grote Markt - Medisch Centrum Haaglanden - Loosduinen - Krayensteinweg)
* Bus 46 (Prinsenhof - Leidschendam - Voorburg 't Loo -
Station Voorburg)
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Railway stations opened in 1974
RandstadRail stations
Leidschendam-Voorburg