Vlaardingen Centrum is a

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 tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in the ...

Vlaardingen Vlaardingen () is a city in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is located on the north bank of the Nieuwe Maas river at the confluence with the Oude Maas. The municipality administers an area of , of which is land, with residents in . Geog ...

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. The station is located on the

Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway The Schiedam–Hoek van Holland railway (also called the ''Hoekse Lijn'') is a former railway line and current rapid transit line of the Rotterdam Metro between Schiedam and Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland) along the Nieuwe Maas, in the west of ...

History

Vlaardingen Centrum was first opened as a train station on 17 August 1891. The Nederlandse Spoorwegen stopped operating the line, including Vlaardingen Centrum railway station, on 1 April 2017 to enable conversion for metro train operations. The station was reopened by RET on 30 September 2019, with preview services operating on 28 September. The station had a yard connected that was used during the early days of the Schiedam-Hoek van Holland railway (''Hoekse Lijn''). Later the yard got abandoned and removed during the train-metro transition.

Metro services

As of 2019, Vlaardingen Centrum is served by 6 trains per hour on RET Metro Line B, of which 3 per hour travel the full length of the route, and 3 travel only as far as Steendijkpolder During peak periods, the station is also served by Line A, with 6 trains per hour travelling as far as Vlaardingen West.

Bus services

Bus services are operated by RET.

References

External links

Dutch Public Transport journey planner
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vlaardingen Centrum Railway Station Rotterdam Metro stations located above ground Railway stations opened in 1891 Railway stations on the Hoekse Lijn Vlaardingen