Hoek van Holland Haven metro station
Hoek van Holland Haven (Hook of Holland Harbour) is a metro station on Line B of the Rotterdam Metro, in Hoek van Holland, Rotterdam, South Holland. Trains connect with the Stena Line Dutchflyer boat service to Harwich International in England. Until 1 April 2017, it was a railway station served by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. On 30 September 2019, it reopened as the western terminus of RET Metro Line B. [1] Work is underway to extend the line further west to a new Hoek van Holland Strand station.
Rotterdam Metro station | |||||||||||
Location | Netherlands | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°58′41″N 4°7′42″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | RET | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 staggered side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Architect | M.A. van Wadenoijen | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | Hld | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 June 1893 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1 April 2017 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 30 September 2019 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1935 | ||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
Hoek van Holland Haven Location within Southwest Randstad Hoek van Holland Haven Hoek van Holland Haven (Netherlands) |
Train services
As of 2019, metro service operates every 20 minutes throughout the day to Nesselande, via Beurs.[1]
Until 2017 rail service from Rotterdam Centraal railway station operated every 30 minutes. The service continued on to Hoek van Holland Strand railway station 600 metres further west.
Ferry services
Previous | Line | Next | ||
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Harwich International via Stena Line |
Dutchflyer London-Amsterdam |
Rotterdam Centraal | ||
Harwich International | Stena Line Ferry |
Terminus |
References
- "Information about the Hoekse Lijn" [Information about the Hoek van Holland line]. Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.