Rotterdam Alexander station

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
Line(s)Utrecht–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 Spoorwegen Following station
Rotterdam Centraal
Terminus
NS Intercity 500 Gouda
towards Groningen
NS Intercity 600 Gouda
towards Leeuwarden
NS Intercity 2800 Gouda
Rotterdam Noord NS Sprinter 4000
Capelle Schollevaar
towards Uitgeest
Preceding station Rotterdam Metro Following station
Oosterflank Line A
Not on evenings and early weekend mornings
Graskruid
towards Binnenhof
Oosterflank Line A
Evenings and early weekend mornings only
Oosterflank Line B Graskruid
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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