Voorburg 't Loo is the
RandstadRail
RandstadRail () is a tram-train 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 Rott ...
station of
Voorburg
Voorburg () is a town and former municipality in the west part of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Together with the town Leidschendam and the village Stompwijk, it merged into the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg in 2002. Sit ...
, the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
.
History
The station opened, as a railway station, in 1974 as part of the
Hofpleinlijn (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.
*
R-net
The main public transport in the Netherlands for longer distances is by train. Long-distance buses are limited to a few missing railway connections. Regional and local public transport is by bus and in some cities by metro and tram. There are also ...
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)
References
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RandstadRail stations
Leidschendam-Voorburg
Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in 1974