Rotterdam Alexander station

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Coordinates: 51°57′7″N 4°33′10″E / 51.95194°N 4.55278°E / 51.95194; 4.55278
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Rotterdam Alexander
Entrance of Rotterdam Alexander
General information
LocationNetherlands
Coordinates51°57′7″N 4°33′10″E / 51.95194°N 4.55278°E / 51.95194; 4.55278
LineUtrecht–Rotterdam railway
Platforms2
ConnectionsMainline rail interchange RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B
Bus transport Arriva: 175, 190
Bus transport RET: 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, B5
Other information
Station codeRta
History
Opened1968
Services
Preceding station Nederlandse SpoorwegenFollowing station
Rotterdam Centraal
Terminus
NS Intercity 2000
Until 20:30
Gouda
towards Utrecht Centraal
NS Intercity 2800
Rotterdam Noord
towards Rotterdam Centraal
NS Sprinter 4000
Capelle Schollevaar
towards Uitgeest
Preceding stationRotterdam MetroFollowing station
Oosterflank
towards Vlaardingen West
Line A
Not on evenings and early weekend mornings
Graskruid
towards Binnenhof
Oosterflank
towards Kralingse Zoom
Line A
Evenings and early weekend mornings only
Oosterflank
towards Hoek van Holland Strand
Line BGraskruid
towards Nesselande
Location
Rotterdam Alexander is located in Southwest Randstad
Rotterdam Alexander
Rotterdam Alexander
Location within Southwest Randstad
Rotterdam Alexander is located in Netherlands
Rotterdam Alexander
Rotterdam Alexander
Rotterdam Alexander (Netherlands)

Rotterdam Alexander is a combined metro and railway station in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is located on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It is named after Prins Alexander borough, and therefore indirectly after Alexander, Prince of Orange. Near the station is shopping mall Alexandrium situated.[1]

Train services

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The following services currently call at Rotterdam Alexander:

  • 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Groningen
  • 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Leeuwarden
  • 2x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda-Goverwelle – Woerden – Amsterdam – Uitgeest
  • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda-Goverwelle (Peak hours only)
Rotterdam Alexander, railway platforms

Metro service

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Rotterdam Alexander station is also located on the Rotterdam Metro, a rapid transit system operated by RET. It is served by trains of lines A and B and is located on the former Caland line or east–west line (Dutch: Calandlijn / Oost-Westlijn).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rotterdam Alexander". Treinstationinfo.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rotterdam_Alexander_station&oldid=1280851090"
    Rotterdam Alexander
    Entrance of Rotterdam Alexander
    General information
    LocationNetherlands
    Coordinates51°57′7″N 4°33′10″E / 51.95194°N 4.55278°E / 51.95194; 4.55278
    LineUtrecht–Rotterdam railway
    Platforms2
    ConnectionsMainline rail interchange RET Rotterdam Metro: A, B
    Bus transport Arriva: 175, 190
    Bus transport RET: 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, B5
    Other information
    Station codeRta
    History
    Opened1968
    Services
    Preceding station Nederlandse SpoorwegenFollowing station
    Rotterdam Centraal
    Terminus
    		NS Intercity 2000
    Until 20:30
    		Gouda
    towards Utrecht Centraal
    NS Intercity 2800
    Rotterdam Noord
    towards Rotterdam Centraal
    		NS Sprinter 4000
    		Capelle Schollevaar
    towards Uitgeest
    Preceding stationRotterdam MetroFollowing station
    Oosterflank
    towards Vlaardingen West
    		Line A
    Not on evenings and early weekend mornings
    		Graskruid
    towards Binnenhof
    Oosterflank
    towards Kralingse Zoom
    		Line A
    Evenings and early weekend mornings only
    Oosterflank
    towards Hoek van Holland Strand
    		Line BGraskruid
    towards Nesselande
    Location
    Rotterdam Alexander is located in Southwest Randstad
    Rotterdam Alexander
    Rotterdam Alexander
    Location within Southwest Randstad
    Rotterdam Alexander is located in Netherlands
    Rotterdam Alexander
    Rotterdam Alexander
    Rotterdam Alexander (Netherlands)

    Rotterdam Alexander is a combined metro and railway station in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is located on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It is named after Prins Alexander borough, and therefore indirectly after Alexander, Prince of Orange. Near the station is shopping mall Alexandrium situated.[1]

    Train services

    The following services currently call at Rotterdam Alexander:

    • 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Groningen
    • 1x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht – Amersfoort – Zwolle – Leeuwarden
    • 2x per hour intercity service Rotterdam – Utrecht
    • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda-Goverwelle – Woerden – Amsterdam – Uitgeest
    • 2x per hour local service (sprinter) Rotterdam – Gouda – Gouda-Goverwelle (Peak hours only)
    Rotterdam Alexander, railway platforms

    Metro service

    Rotterdam Alexander station is also located on the Rotterdam Metro, a rapid transit system operated by RET. It is served by trains of lines A and B and is located on the former Caland line or east–west line (Dutch: Calandlijn / Oost-Westlijn).

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Rotterdam Alexander". Treinstationinfo.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
    • NS website (in Dutch)
    • Dutch Public Transport journey planner (in Dutch)
    • (in Dutch) NS station information
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rotterdam_Alexander_station&oldid=1280851090"